Software Engineer

Epitec is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our automotive client's team. As a Software Engineer, the candidate will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, testing and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs. This is a hands-on senior engineering role focused on Golang, CLI tooling, and DevOps pipelines.

• This is an onsite position in Oakville, ON
• This is an ongoing contract

Top Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications and developer‑focused tools.
• Build and enhance Golang‑based CLI tools, DevOps automation, and infrastructure.
• Engage directly with customers to understand use cases, pain points, and requirements.
• Architect high‑level software designs, system components, and integration patterns.
• Develop unit, integration, and end‑to‑end test coverage with a strong quality mindset.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements, toolchain upgrades, and automation workflows.
• Integrate systems and services via REST, gRPC, microservices, or event‑driven patterns.
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies and support continuous improvement culture.
• Write clear technical specifications for new features and enhancements.
• Ensure solutions fit cohesively into the larger system architecture (systems thinking).

Top Qualifications:

• 8+ years total software engineering experience.
• 5+ years production Golang experience, especially building CLI tooling, DevOps solutions, or APIs.
• Strong hands‑on engineering mindset — not an architecture‑only or managerial role.
• Proven success building developer tooling, automation pipelines, and infrastructure.
• Deep SQL expertise: complex queries, stored procedures, and scalable relational design.
• Full‑stack development understanding (front‑end ↔ back‑end communication).
• Experience integrating with Azure, GCP, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
• Strong testing background (unit, integration, E2E) with a “test‑to‑break” mindset.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and systems integration.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly, solve unfamiliar problems, and work autonomously.
• Strong communication skills for explaining complex concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Fully onsite role.