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GD-3884 Principal Recently added

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
12 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented distributed systems for high-frequency trading platforms, focusing on low-latency data processing. Spearheaded the integration of domain-driven design principles into microservices architecture, enhancing scalability and maintainability. Developed a real-time analytics engine processing millions of events per second using functional programming techniques.

  • Optimized JVM performance for large-scale financial applications
  • Led migration from monolithic to microservices architecture
  • Implemented event sourcing for complex transaction processing
Scala Java Functional Programming OOP DDD TDD
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MX-9522 Lead Recently added

Lead Backend Developer

Canada
8 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Led the development of backend systems leveraging Play and Akka frameworks for scalable web applications. Streamlined server-side logic in Scala to support high concurrency environments.

  • Integrated reactive programming models for improved performance
  • Designed RESTful APIs with Spring and Kotlin
  • Optimized JVM performance for low-latency operations
Scala Java Kotlin Play Akka Spring
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#HIRED Senior Recently hired

Staff Backend Developer

Canada
8 years
On-site
Employee
Experienced software engineer with strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture. Proven track record delivering production systems at scale. Skilled in designing fault-tolerant services, optimising CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior developers across cross-functional teams.
  • Led migration of monolithic system to microservices architecture
  • Built high-throughput data pipeline processing 1M+ events per second
  • Designed and implemented real-time monitoring and alerting platform
Scala ZIO gRPC Redis Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Docker
Hired Salary: $XXX,XXX
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WZ-4811 Principal

Software Engineer / Data Engineer

Canada
22 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Developed large-scale distributed data processing systems for real-time analytics. Specialized in building high-performance ETL pipelines and data warehousing solutions. Designed and optimized custom consensus protocols for fault-tolerant systems.

  • Implemented complex event-driven architectures for financial services.
  • Architected scalable microservices using Go and Rust.
  • Enhanced database internals for improved query performance.
Java Scala Go Rust C++ TypeScript
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JE-7413 Principal

Staff Software Engineer

Canada
20 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected a distributed financial trading platform using Rust, handling real-time data processing with millisecond latency. Developed a cross-platform mobile application backend in Dart, integrating with cloud-based microservices. Led the redesign of a legacy system in C# to a modern microservices architecture, improving scalability and reliability.

  • Implemented a messaging protocol in Erlang for telecom systems
  • Optimized Python scripts for data analytics pipelines
  • Built a real-time game server in Java handling thousands of connections
Rust Python Dart Java C# Erlang
Available in 2 weeks $150k-175k/yr
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FY-8687 Lead

Senior Software Engineer

Canada
10 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented scalable microservices architecture for a high-traffic e-commerce platform, optimizing API performance with both REST and GraphQL. Developed a real-time data processing pipeline that processes millions of events daily, utilizing gRPC for efficient inter-service communication. Spearheaded the transition of a legacy monolithic application to a distributed system, improving fault tolerance and reducing downtime.

  • Architected a high-throughput event-driven messaging system.
  • Led the integration of third-party APIs using GraphQL.
  • Optimized gRPC for low-latency communication in distributed systems.
  • Implemented caching strategies to enhance API response times.
Software Architecture System Design API Design REST GraphQL gRPC
Interviewing now $65k-85k/yr
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SQ-1614 Senior

Senior Software Developer

Canada
10 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Designed and implemented a distributed microservices architecture for a large-scale e-commerce platform, utilizing CQRS and Event Sourcing to enhance system resilience and scalability. Developed enterprise integration solutions using event-driven patterns to synchronize complex business workflows across multiple domains.

  • Optimized event-driven systems for high throughput and low latency
  • Architected domain-driven design for financial transaction processing
  • Implemented microservices with fault tolerance and dynamic scaling
Event-Driven Architecture Domain-Driven Design CQRS Event Sourcing Enterprise Integration Patterns Microservices
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SR-8711 Principal

Senior Software Engineer / Solution Architect / Trainer

Canada
20 years
Remote
Employee / Freelancer

Architected and implemented large-scale distributed systems for real-time data processing in the telecommunications domain. Developed scalable, fault-tolerant microservices using Scala and Java, optimizing for high throughput and low latency. Played a key role in migrating legacy systems to cloud-native architectures using functional programming paradigms.

  • Designed a custom DSL for domain-specific data transformations
  • Led the development of a real-time analytics platform handling millions of events
  • Implemented a multi-tenant solution for scalable SaaS applications
  • Conducted workshops on functional programming for enterprise teams
Scala Java Typescript Functional Programming Object Oriented Programming Distributed Architectures
Available in 2 weeks $180-225/hr
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AB-8227 Principal

Solution Architect

Canada
23 years
Flexible
Employee / Freelancer

Architected advanced AI/ML pipelines for predictive analytics using Databricks and Snowflake. Optimized data architecture to support large-scale data processing and storage.

  • Architected AI/ML pipelines for predictive analytics
  • Optimized data architecture
  • Supported large-scale data processing and storage
AI/ML Data Architecture Databricks Snowflake DBT ClickHouse
Available in 2 weeks $160k-180k/yr
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