Co-Op Full Stack Developer

Gastronomous Technologies Inc.; Oakville; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gastronomous Technologies Inc. in Oakville, Ontario, seeks a senior software developer to lead development efforts on a high-technology product line, coordinating with architects, engineers and QA to scale to enterprise-level deployment.

This role combines hands-on coding with occasional supervision of a small developer team in a fast-paced, agile environment. The position is contract for 6 months with option for permanent, full-time.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on software development experience.
• Minimum 2 years of leading a team of professional software engineers.
• Experience with .NET 3.5/4.0, C#, WCF.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software developers, including architecture direction and mentoring.
• Participate in Scrum planning and track progress.
• Design, implement, and unit-test software to requirements.
• Debugging and second-tier production support.
• Create and maintain design and technical documentation.
• Perform research and prototyping for new features.

Skills

Team leadership

Software development

Agile / Scrum

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

.NET 3.5/4.0

C#

WCF

SQL Server

MSMQ

Java EE

Linux

Glassfish

Job description

Type

Contract; 6 months. This role is also available on a Permanent, Full time basis.

Location

Oakville, ON

Reports to: Senior Director

Start Date: Immediate

Overview

Our client is seeking a highly skilled, motivated and dynamic individual to join their Development team. This role includes an active role in software development at a senior level, with the additional occasional supervision of a small team of developers. The successful candidate will work with an experienced entrepreneurial team and be given extensive responsibility in a fast paced, agile development environment, working with product specialists, software architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, and quality assurance analysts to help get a high technology product line scaled to enterprise-level. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial, results-driven environment!

Platform

• Much of the existing development environment is Microsoft-oriented (.NET 3.5/4.0, C#, MSMQ, SQL Server, WCF), but includes a rapidly-increasing mix of other technologies (Linux, Java EE, Glassfish, Android) as the organizations network is extended into other medical devices and platform offerings.
• This position has a focus on the applications and middleware services that provide network functionality including stocking, inventory control, call centers, video infrastructure, workflow and other edge devices. That said, expertise in multiple areas, especially including build, continuous integration, and Scrum / Agile project management are especially welcome!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work with a team of software developers including architectural direction, mentoring, task assignment and coordination
• Participating in the preparation of project plans and tracking to that plan using Scrum
• Analysis, application architecture, design, development, and unit-testing of software to prescribed technical and business requirements
• Debugging and second-tier production support (first-line support may be required in low-scale scenarios)
• Design and support documentation
• Research and prototyping

Requirements

• University Degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited educational institution
• Minimum 5 years of relevant and recent hands on work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading a team of professional software engineers
• Eligibility to work in Canada
• Exposure to enterprise-level software development, including security and scalability aspects
• Solid understanding of Web Services, WS-I standards, and SOA architectural patterns
• Experience with .NET 3.5/4.0, C#, WCF
• Experience with Java EE and Linux I (nice to have but not mandatory)
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Effective English language verbal and written communications, with an ability to effectively convey information, concepts and ideas to others
• Ability to work effectively inside a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work activities, to completion, while meeting or exceeding deadlines
• Ability to effectively navigate dynamic requirements and priorities
• Strong organization skills, dependability, pro-active, self-motivated, and goal-oriented with attention to detail
• Eligibility for security clearance (police employment check)

Assets

• Experience with Enterprise Service Bus architecture (Glassfish) and messaging (MSMQ, JMS) or equivalent
• Experience with Team Foundation Server, Kiln (Mercurial), and FogBugz
• Familiarity with Unified Communications and video conferencing including protocols such as SIP
• Familiarity with the pharmaceutical and health industries including policy and regulatory requirements