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# Junior Software Developer at Hootsuite

- **Company:** Hootsuite
- **Location:** Toronto Ontario Canada Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
- **Compensation:** $68k–$95k
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hootsuite/jobs/8359647

## Job description

We’re looking for a Junior Software Developer who can design, build, test, and ship high quality software that delivers value to our customers. You’ll work on a small and agile team that continuously incorporates feedback to refine and improve the products and features you deliver. You will learn and follow established patterns and best practices and be supported in delivering high quality work as part of the team. The team will own the entire delivery lifecycle from beta releases to production ready, scalable products suitable for new and existing customers. This job is open to candidates across Canada, in provinces where we can legally hire and will report to the Senior Manager, Software Development.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO:

- Deliver low-complexity projects ensuring alignment with coding and design standards, testing practices, and company guidelines for security, accessibility, and privacy.
- Contribute to the successful execution of the team's roadmap by asking questions, providing input, and promptly escalating identified risks and scope changes.
- Actively engage in team activities, working out loud, learning from peers, contributing to code reviews and documentation as you work towards achieving team goals.
- Actively engage in troubleshooting, addressing minor bugs independently, and collaborating with senior team members to resolve more complex issues.
- Work within a cross-functional team, fostering positive team relationships, and maintain effective communication with peers and stakeholders.

## WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

- A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and 1-2 years of experience developing and maintaining software (including co-op terms and internships) or an equivalent level of education or work experience.
- Learn and follow existing patterns and best practices in delivering code and writing tests for individual stories.
- Experience with Java or a functional programming language.
- Ability to learn about and use root cause analysis to identify and address bugs and outages. Follow logging, monitoring and debugging best practices in the components and classes you work on.
- Learn and follow existing architecture concepts and best practices to extend existing software modules and components that meet system performance, modifiability, maintainability and reliability needs.
- Learn about and follow basic security and compliance practices in daily work.
- Follow common agile processes and continuous integration and delivery practices to ship stories and own low complexity epics/projects.
- You can collaborate and communicate effectively within a team. Participate in technical discussions, listen actively and understand non-technical input from design and product.
- Actively seek guidance, feedback, and learning opportunities within the team to foster personal and professional growth.
- Display eagerness to learn and collaborate on goal-setting. Supported in creating and aligning goals with personal development.
- Understand roadmaps and participate in delivering on them effectively by communicating risks and opportunities at the individual level.
- Customer Focus: demonstrates a desire to proactively help and serve internal/external customers meet their needs
- Perseverance: pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish—doesn’t give up
- Resilience, Tolerance for Change/Ambiguity: can effectively cope with change, finding ways to advance work and projects

## WHO YOU ARE:

- Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
- Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
- Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
- Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
- Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
- Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
- Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
- Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
- Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

Step Up: Dare to go beyond the expected to achieve greatness. #StepUp

One Team: Make Hootsuite a place we soar together by respecting each other's individuality, building trust, and showing up for the team. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe

Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed

Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile

Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses

Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This posting is for a current vacancy for which we are actively hiring.

#LI-Remote Canada Pay Range For This Role $67,700—$94,700 CAD

Use of AI in Hiring

Hootsuite uses artificial intelligence (AI) to support our recruitment process. These tools may assist with screening and assessing applicants and / or summarizing interview feedback. All final hiring decisions are made by human decision-makers who use their professional judgement to review and evaluate relevant candidate information in addition to AI outputs. For more information about how we use AI and your rights, please see our [Careers Privacy Policy.](https://careers.hootsuite.com/privacy-policy/)

## About Hootsuite

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hootsuite is a social media management platform that helps organizations schedule posts, engage audiences, analyze performance, and deliver customer care across multiple social networks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped initially, later venture-backed; funding details not publicly disclosed in available sources)
- **Headquarters**: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **Founded**: 2008
- **Founders**: Ryan Holmes

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Social media marketing, social customer service, employee advocacy, social listening
- **Target customers**: B2B – from small businesses to large enterprises (200,000+ customers including 6,000+ enterprise accounts)
- **Mission / Purpose**: “Helping organizations unlock the value of their social media relationships, turning social insights into clear action and measurable business impact.”

## Products & Services
- **[Hootsuite Platform](https://www.hootsuite.com/)**: SaaS suite for creating, scheduling, publishing, and managing content and ad campaigns across social networks from a single dashboard. Includes real-time social listening, AI-powered writing and messaging, and conversational AI for customer care.
- **Social Customer Care**: A messaging platform that combines AI with human agents to deliver scalable, personalized customer service.
- **Employee Advocacy**: Tools that enable employees to share brand content on their own social channels.
- **Integrations**: Over 100 integrations with tools like Salesforce, CRM systems, and other marketing platforms – the largest integration library in the industry.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metrics**: 25 million total users; 200,000+ customers; 6,000+ enterprise customers; 18 years of operation
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in available sources (integration partners include major social networks and business tools)
- **Growth Signals**: Continued market leadership for 18 years; expansion into AI-powered features; customer base spans 200+ countries; employee rating improved 5% over the past 12 months on Glassdoor

## Competitive Advantages
- **First mover advantage**: Pioneered the social media management category in 2008.
- **Largest integration ecosystem**: More than 100 integrations – significantly more than any competing platform.
- **Enterprise‑grade security and support**: Award‑winning customer support, enterprise‑grade security, and industry‑leading service.
- **AI‑first approach**: Proprietary AI designed specifically for social media pros, covering writing, posting, messaging, and listening.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities across the entire platform to accelerate content creation and customer engagement.
- Scaling enterprise sales and expanding mid‑market and enterprise customer base.
- Enhancing social listening and business intelligence features to turn social data into actionable insights.
- Growing the partner ecosystem and integration network.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexible work model**: Hootsuite offers in‑person, hybrid, and fully remote options depending on role and location; hybrid teams near offices follow a flexible schedule.
- **Culture & values**: Six guiding principles – One Team, Go Fast Be Agile, Play to Win, Neighbours & Allies, Step Up, Customer Obsessed. Strong emphasis on DEI, including annual pay equity assessments and employee resource groups (ERGs).
- **Perks & benefits**: Holistic compensation (salary + equity), health & wellness benefits, generous vacation and leave policies, learning & growth opportunities.
- **Glassdoor ratings**: 4.0/5 overall (703+ reviews); 72% would recommend to a friend; Work/Life Balance 4.3, Culture & Values 4.1, Compensation & Benefits 3.9, Career Opportunities 3.8.
- **CEO approval**: 75% approval rating.

## Sources
1. [careers.hootsuite.com](https://careers.hootsuite.com/)
2. [hootsuite.com/about](https://www.hootsuite.com/about)
3. [hootsuite.com](https://www.hootsuite.com/)
4. [glassdoor.ca](https://www.glassdoor.ca/Reviews/Hootsuite-Reviews-E617216.htm)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/hootsuite)

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