Lead Software Developer

Seequent; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Professional development opportunities

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion commitment

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Lead Software Developer, where you will mentor a dynamic team, lead innovative cloud technologies, and drive the development of market-leading solutions. Your role will emphasize technical leadership with responsibilities ranging from software development to team management, ensuring high standards in agile environments. This hybrid role allows for collaboration while promoting a culture of inclusivity and creativity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years working with cloud providers and technologies.
• Experience leading a team of Software Engineers is advantageous.
• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Driver product team and oversee software development.
• Participate actively in software coding and architecture decisions.
• Mentor and coach team members for professional development.

Skills

Agile Development

Team Management

Interpersonal Skills

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Python

C++

Kubernetes

React

Typescript

Cypress

Job description

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The Role

As a Lead Software Developer, you will have the opportunity to lead your team as they work on cutting-edge cloud technologies and be at the forefront of innovation for Seequent. You'll play a crucial role in developing our market-leading eco-system of solutions, Seequent Evo. You’ll be a motivator, mentor and a leader, overseeing the development process and its outcomes.

Specifically, you will be leading our Driver product team. Driver is a cloud-based geoscience auto modeling application that leverages advanced machine learning techniques to help users quickly derive insights from their geoscience drilling data.

As a key member of this small, dynamic development team, you'll have the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation, directly contributing to the development of our market-leading solutions. While you'll have people-management responsibilities, this role emphasizes technical leadership—meaning you'll actively code, contribute to software architecture decisions, and guide technical direction within the team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Oversee Development

• Working with Product Managers and Product Designers in the selection, specification, scheduling and estimation of product features.
• Prioritisation and allocation of feature development and quality assurance work within the pod.
• Coordination of quality assurance and production stability along with automated testing of the products.
• Actively participating in day-to-day software development, providing technical leadership, and directly contributing code to product features.

Participate in Software Maintenance and Development

• Develop and maintain software for various projects and libraries as requested and application of commercial computer programming skills.
• Actively maintain the health and reliability of the web application through live monitoring, observability tools, and timely response to incidents or outages in production environments.
• Participate in code reviews, pair-programming, automation, and other activities to promote mastery of software engineering best practices.

Lead and Manage People

• Contribute to strategic technical leadership in decisions affecting the development of software products.
• Mentor, coach, and provide opportunities for professional development to your team members. Working closely with the Software Engineering Manager on long term team goals.
• Manage the team effectively by providing operational direction in their day-to-day work and ensuring their work is aligned with the wider company goals.
• Complete annual Talent Reviews for pod members and conduct quarterly career conversations and Success Sessions.
• Champion of Seequent’s culture and set a good example for others.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Experience and enthusiasm for agile development methodologies.
• Ability to operate as a coach and mentor.
• Ability to manage a team’s workflow.
• Motivated to work to a high standard and ensure others are working to the same high standards.
• Ability to provide and receive feedback from a number of sources and to grow personally and professionally from it.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and build sustainable working relationships.
• The ability to be persistent, patient, innovative, and work in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.
• Absolute discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive work.

In addition, the following technical qualifications, experience and skills set is required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years working with cloud providers and technologies
• 1+ year as a lead or technical leader of a team of Software Engineers would be an advantage
• Experience with or curiosity to learn the following tools: Python, C++, Kubernetes, React, Typescript, Cypress
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code
• Experience working with cloud providers like Azure and AWS or GCP
• Familiarity with CI/CD Pipelines (i.e. GitHub, Gitlab, etc.)
• Experience with or desire to learn 3D rendering and spatial data modelling techniques

Additional Information

Our Software Development Manager is here to provide support, direction, and inspiration. This is a hybrid role, and so you are required to be in the Vancouver or Calgary Seequent office 2 days a week.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Seequent, we champion the uniqueness of each individual. Our commitment to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility is fundamental to who we are. If you require accommodation during our recruitment process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We are here to ensure a fair opportunity for all.

Research underscores that some individuals, especially women and underrepresented groups, may hesitate to apply for roles if they don't meet every requirement. Please don't count yourself out if you don’t tick every box. We are committed to hiring a diverse team and encourage individuals of all background and abilities to apply. Thank you for considering us as your potential employer; we're excited to see what you can bring to our team!

Benefits of being a Seequenteer and why you’ll love being on our team.

We aspire to be pioneers of positive change in the way organisations work with the underground. We work collaboratively, stay curious, make change happen and have a global impact. We bring our authentic selves to work and are enthusiastic about what we do. Plus, you can expect great benefits; these benefits are unique to each location Seequent resides in. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Specialist.

If this posting gets you excited about joining Seequent please apply now!

For more information about everything Seequent, please visit Seequent.com.

How to apply

If this sounds like the role for you, apply today with a covering letter and CV.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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