Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Montreal (Province of Quebec, Canada)
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
Build the services at the heart of the Coveo Platform™
Want to build backend systems that other developers rely on every day? As a Senior Backend Software Developer in the Platform Identity & Entitlements (PIE) team, you’ll work at the core of the Coveo Platform™, building and evolving the central services that enable our customers to create, manage, secure and govern their Coveo organization.
Your work will span backend development and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability and maintainability. Because the PIE team develops foundational systems core to our customer journey and used across research and development, you’ll collaborate closely with other development teams and help them successfully build on the services your team provides.
Requirements
As a Senior Backend Developers, you will
- Design, develop and maintain backend services that power core capabilities of the Coveo Platform™ (like user management, groups and permissions, licensing, etc.) .
- Own services throughout their lifecycle, from technical design and implementation to deployment, monitoring and ongoing maintenance in production.
- Build reliable and scalable systems while proactively identifying performance, availability and operational risks.
- Collaborate with other development teams to design solutions that integrate effectively with the services and capabilities owned by your team.
- Monitor the health, performance and availability of production systems, investigating issues and implementing sustainable improvements.
- Contribute your backend expertise to technical discussions, code reviews and continuous improvements while sharing knowledge with other developers.
Here is what will qualify you for the role
- At least 5 years of software development experience, with strong experience developing backend systems in a cloud environment and solid Java knowledge.
- Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining reusable services for large-scale systems with complex infrastructure or a significant user base.
- Experience taking ownership of production services, including their reliability, performance, deployment and ongoing evolution.
- Strong problem-solving skills, resourcefulness and the ability to independently navigate complex technical challenges while collaborating effectively with others.
What will make you stand out
- Experience developing backend applications with Spring Boot.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud-native architectures.
- Familiarity with infrastructure and orchestration technologies such as Terraform and Kubernetes.
- Experience with continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions or equivalent.
- You bring a product-oriented mindset
- Do you think you can bring this role to life? Send us your application, we want to hear from you!
- Join the Coveolife!
- We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of, for example, age, gender, disability, gaps in CV, national or ethnic background.
- This job description was written by humans, assisted by AI. We may leverage technology in our hiring process to help us see the person behind the resume.
- Coveo is committed to providing accessible employment practices. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any point during the recruitment process, please contact HR@Coveo.com to discuss your needs.
- Role:
- Senior Backend Developer - Platform Identity and Entitlements
Company profile

Coveo
coveo.comCoveo (Coveoen) is a Canadian software as a service company that provides e-commerce and enterprise search software for ecommerce, customer service, digital workplaces and websites. Coveo Solutions Inc. began as a spin-off of Copernic Technologies Inc, with about 30 employees moving into the new company and offices in Quebec City and Palo Alto, California. Louis TĂŞtu, former CEO of Taleo and Baan, joined as CEO in 2008. The company has opened an office in Montreal and acquired Tooso and Qubit, both working on AI for digital commerce and personalization.
- Headquarters
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Founded
- 2005
- Founders
- Laurent Simoneau, Richard Tessier, Marc Sanfaçon
- Funding Stage
- Public