About Showpad

At Showpad, we empower others to be at their best. As a business, that means the Showpad sales enablement platform allows revenue teams to engage buyers through industry-leading training and coaching software as well as innovative sales content and engagement solutions. We provide sales and marketing with the software and support they need to enable their teams, drive more revenue and deliver incredible buying experiences. 

Founded in 2011 in Belgium, Showpad is a team of more than 400 people working from our headquarters in Ghent and Chicago or regional offices in London, Munich, San Francisco and Wroclaw.

As an employer who understands the importance of diversity, we are committed to proudly representing the various identities of the communities in which we work and the clients that we serve. We have been recognized as a top workplace by Built In Chicago, Built In San Francisco and Inc. Magazine,  as a top 10 software company in the Inc. 5000 Europe list and won the award for “Most Sustainable Growth Company” by Deloitte Belgium.

About the position

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will shape the future of the Showpad product by maintaining the core functionalities and API's of the Showpad platform. Rather than a monolithic environment, you will contribute to teams developing an ecosystem of services. Your decisions will not only have an impact on the way we build our product in a test-driven environment but also on the end-user experience of all our customers. You are a strong individual contributor who is committed to improving the technical craft of your colleagues and designing quality code from the start.

Key responsibilities as a Principal Software Engineer at Showpad

• Design, analyze and execute architectural improvements
• Work in a cross-functional manner to help support efforts from multiple engineering teams
• Conduct research and development by experimenting with and implementing the latest technologies in one of the most faced-paced areas in software engineering
• Be a role model for all parts of the software engineering discipline, from design, development, validation and delivery
• Function as a strong individual contributor while mentoring other engineers to deliver quality and reliable code
• Serve as a strong technical counterpart for Engineering Leads in determining capabilities, priority and functionality of software
• Have lots of fun with your passionate developer colleagues

Skills and Qualifications we are looking for

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in writing software
• Experience mentoring engineers at different stages of their careers in the craft of software engineering
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and software teams simultaneously
• Strong experience designing and implementing scalable architecture across teams
• Strong understanding and experience in build tools like gulp/webpack
• Experience in working with Python, Java, Scala or other back-end languages
• Experience in using modern Javascript frameworks e.g: React/Angular
• Strong experience of version control with Gitlab and/or Github
• Experience with using CD/CI
• Understanding of TDD, Unit tests and functional tests
• Solid comprehension of HTTP/x and the full web technology stack
• Understanding of asynchronous communication via queues (e.g. RabbitMQ)
• The ability to learn new technology in a short amount of time and prototype new technologies, design patterns and architectures
• Experience with Docker
• Experience in working with the cloud environment (AWS/GCP/AZURE)
• Ability to share the knowledge with the team and mentor engineers at all levels
• Willingness to work across global teams in both Ghent and North America
• The desire to grow yourself, your team, the Showpad product and the company

What you can expect from Showpad

We welcome every voice and are committed to building a truly inclusive environment where your differences are not just welcomed, they are celebrated. We’re building a best-in-class experience for our employees and are always identifying opportunities to encourage our team to be their authentic selves. Whether that’s paid parental leave, paid holidays (including Juneteenth and paid time off to vote), paid time off to volunteer at non-profit organizations, personal development opportunities or professional stretch assignments, you can expect Showpad to support you. 

Showpad’s Commitment

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other dimensions of identity.

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