Full Stack Developer - Remote

Aurora Cannabis Inc.; Alberta; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a talented Full Stack Developer to join their dynamic team. This role involves designing and developing scalable web applications, ensuring high performance and user-friendly interfaces. You will collaborate with various teams to deliver exceptional solutions while adhering to best practices in software development. The company values flexibility and work-life balance, offering remote work options and a supportive environment. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Remote work options

Professional development opportunities

Team activities

Modern technology

Meeting-free Friday afternoons

Qualifications

• 7+ years of web application development experience.
• Experience leading development teams and projects.
• Strong debugging and optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain front-end and back-end applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project success.
• Ensure application performance and code quality.

Skills

Java

ReactJS

NodeJS

PHP

NoSQL (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB)

RESTful APIs

Shell Scripting

Debugging

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Bit Bucket

Shopify Platform

AWS

Azure

JIRA

Confluence

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Full Stack Developer

Division: IT
Job location: Remote (Ontario, Quebec, Alberta)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Employment type: Full-time Permanent

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!

We’re a global cannabis company with operations across Europe and North and South America. We’re driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day, so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Greybeard and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, IT Commercial Solutions, we are looking for a talented and motivated Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. As a Full Stack Developer, you will be responsible for designing, supporting, maintaining & developing front-end web applications and back-end database integrations including Shopify eCOMM Solution, websites and web-based user interfaces supporting automated processes. You will focus on designing and ensuring our systems are efficient, scalable, and user-friendly. Your responsibilities will also include providing support, recommending updates, and implementing optimizations based on feedback from stakeholders. You will play a crucial role in ensuring our products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance.

Sounds interesting? Here’s a little more…

As the Full Stack Developer you will be involved in:

• Building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth
• Communicating & collaborating regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, UI/UX design and marketing teams, and other developers regarding progress on long-term technology roadmap
• Developing new features and infrastructure to support rapidly emerging business and project requirements
• Ensuring customer-facing applications are highly available, observable, and resilient, adhering to software engineering best practices
• Leading new projects from conceptualization to deployment
• Ensuring application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintaining high standards for code quality and application design
• Working with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices, and pursuing continued learning opportunities
• Recommending system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchased alternatives
• Executing and adhering to software development lifecycle best practices
• Developing technical design documentation
• Providing ongoing support for existing systems, troubleshooting issues, and recommending solutions
• Participating in application auditing, user access reviews, and audit walkthrough meetings as part of IT General Controls and SOX compliance requirements

You would be the best fit for this role if you have…

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology
• 7+ years of experience in designing and developing web applications
• Experience in leading development teams
• Excellent knowledge of and experience with Java, ReactJS, NodeJS, PHP, NoSQL database services such as DynamoDB and Cosmos DB, RESTful APIs, version control tools such as GitHub and Bit Bucket, and Shell Scripting
• Experience working with Shopify Platform, including Liquid templates, ReactJS headless front-end, JavaScript, CSS, Shopify Ruby scripting, APIs, and custom private Shopify Apps
• Experience working in AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route53) and Azure
• Strong software development skills, including product design, development, testing, deployment, and long-term support
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and optimization skills
• Experience in unit, integration, regression, and performance testing

Bonus points if you have…

• Ability to think strategically, problem solve, and make quick decisions
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, AI Tools, or other project management and documentation software
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar incident management software
• Understanding of incident response, incident management, and change management processes and best practices. ITIL certification is considered an asset
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment
• Industry Experience: Working in the Cannabis industry or highly regulated industry would be considered an asset
• Environment: Comfortable in a start-up “like” environment, must be willing to wear multiple hats, be flexible, and pitch in whenever and wherever needed to help get the job done. We love people who are excited to get involved where needed.

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

• Flexibility: You will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, meeting-free Friday afternoons, and more!
• Total Rewards: We will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, company SWAG, team activities, and modern technology.
• Team: We are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies, and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with cannabis.

Next steps

Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team, and we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity. Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (hot tip: if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!).

Diversity and inclusion

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences, and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or an alternate format of the job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know!