RQ00781 - Software Developer - Full Stack - Senior

Socket.dev; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Toronto is seeking a senior software engineer to design and deliver scalable .NET-based solutions, leveraging Azure services and modern frontend stacks to create high-quality user experiences. You will mentor junior developers, perform code reviews, contribute to architecture, and collaborate with product teams to translate requirements into robust technical designs.

Strong expertise in React 18, ASP.NET Core, Azure, microservices, and DevOps is required, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of relevant software development experience.
• 8+ years in .NET development, healthcare or regulated industries preferred.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with digital marketing components (Campaigns, Email, SMS, Chatbots) is a plus.
• Proficiency in designing and managing APIs with Azure API Management (APIM).

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise and technical guidance to project and product teams.
• Delivers high-quality user experiences and ensures product quality for customers.
• Mentors Software Development I roles and discusses engineering practices.
• Shares new trends and techniques through forums and chapters.
• Develops documentation and supports technical documentation standards.
• Provides input to QA on application testing and quality.

Skills

React 18

HTML 5

CSS

ASP.NET Core / MinimalAPI / LINQ

Azure APIM

Azure Service Bus

Azure Containers Apps/Jobs

Azure DevOps

Microservices / Docker

SQL Server / Redis

Git

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Provides subject matter expertise and technical guidance to project and product teams.
  
• Delivers the best user experiences possible and is jointly accountable for the quality of the products and services that they deliver for the customers.
  
• Provides mentoring to specific Software Development I and potentially Software Engineer I to discuss specific engineering practices and problems that may arise during day-to-day work. Provides context and perspective to Software Development I and Software Engineer I regarding engineering design decisions as well as business requirements that influence implementation details.
  
• Shares new trends and techniques via various forums, like chapters.
  
• Develops supporting and configuration documentation and provides guidance in delivering technical documentation.
  
• Provides input and expertise to QA team on application testing.
  
• Provides work estimates for their own development tasks and verifies work estimates of others.
  
• Performs code reviews and walkthroughs of system designand developed code.
  
• Participates in and contributes to requirement definition working sessions, specification development and solution design.
  
• Develops applications to specifications within the required timeframe and budget.
  
• Identifies risks and escalates to project/product leadership on a timely basis.
  
• Pinpoints strengths and weaknesses of various design alternatives and selects or recommends appropriate solutions.
  
• Proactively suggests alternative methods or resources for getting work done when obstacles arise.
  
• Reviews systems for completion and system performance objectives.
  
• Recommends changes across the engineering practices to improve the team's cycle time as well as lead time for the team's product backlog.
  
• Supports the change in the adoption of new engineering practices.
  
• Independently engages and actively participates in project-related discussion with product management teams to recommend product features and changes to product features to improve the user experience, operation and maintainability of the product.
  
• Participates in development of engineering plans and systems specifications with Lead Engineers.
  
• Collaborates with project members to ensure alignment of practices, patterns, and solutions.
  
• Ensures work aligns to broader roadmaps and systems strategies.
  
• Stays abreast of evolving technology, architecture, and design, patterns, practices, and platforms.
  
• Makes decisions where results have substantial impact across the organization requiring sophisticated solutions and long‑term correction. Occasionally has cross-portfolio and external stakeholder interactions.
  

Required Skills:

• React 18/ HTML 5 / CSS
  
• ASP.NETCore/MinimalAPI's/LINQ(.NET8+)
  
• Azure APIM
  
• Azure Service Bus
  
• Azure Containers Apps/Jobs
  
• Azure DevOps
  
• Microservices/Docker
  
• SQL Server / REDIS Cache
  
• GIT
  

Desired Skills:

• 8 - 10 years of relevant and extensive technical experience developing software solutions.
  
• 8+ years of experience in .NET development, preferably in healthcare or regulated industries
  
• Strong understanding of Microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems
  
• Hands-on experience working with digital Marketing (Campaigns, Email, Sms, Chatbots).
  
• Strong on managing and designing API's using Azure APIM.
  
• Proficiency in React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and front-end best practices
  
• Proficiency in managing and designing Complex multistage Azure DevOps pipelines.
  
• Experience with Azure cloud services, including Azure App Container, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Azure APIM, Azure Service Bus
  
• Experience with developing and managing .NET-based message producers and consumers using the Azure Service Bus SDK.
  
• Experience with using and developing and maintaining monitoring tools in Azure (Application insights, Log Analytics Etc.)
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, and Relational Database Analysis & Design (OOD/OOP).
  
• Hands-on experience with Azure Service Bus or similar messaging platforms
  
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) is a plus
  
• Hands-on experience with CRM is a plus
  
• Microsoft certifications in Azure or .NET technologies is a plus
  
• Knowledge of security and compliance in healthcare applications
  
• Provide support for production systems, ensuring high availability, timely incident resolution, and proactive monitoring to maintain service continuity and performance
  
• In-depth knowledge of software development and all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  
• In-depth knowledge of distributed system solution development and experience in agile development.
  
• Subject matter expert of relevant software development tool and framework.
  
• Knowledge of software security principles.
  
• Knowledge of quality assurance testing and risk assessment.
  
• Knowledge of privacy legislation, regulations (specifically the Protection of Personal Health Information Act, Ontario 2004), policies, procedures, guidelines, and communication material relevant to the
  
• Protection of confidential information
  
• Knowledge of relational database development techniques.
  
• Knowledge of system administration and networking (i.e., Windows Server, Linux, IP, firewall)
  

Requirements

Deliverables Include:

• Create technical documentation (architecture, APIs, workflows)
  
• Maintain code-level documentation and README files
  
• Provide deployment and rollback procedures
  
• Document known issues and resolutions
  

Must Haves:

• React 18/ HTML 5 / CSS
  
• ASP.NETCore/MinimalAPI's/LINQ(.NET8+)
  
• Azure APIM
  
• Azure Service Bus
  
• Azure Containers Apps/Jobs