Senior Applications Developer

Jace Holdings Ltd.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 73,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Applications Developer to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves designing and developing Azure-based applications and microservices, ensuring seamless integrations with third-party systems, and optimizing application performance. You will play a crucial part in delivering high-quality solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth, and contribute to their mission of enhancing customer experiences.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Health and dental coverage

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Access to Virtual Health Care

Retirement and Savings Plan

10% in-store discount

Learning and Development Resources

Parental leave top-up

Paid Vacation and Days-off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Azure application development experience.
• Proficiency in C# and knowledge of Java is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance Azure-based applications and microservices.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure quality software delivery.

Skills

C#

Azure application development

REST APIs

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Research skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Engineering degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD Pipelines

ARM templates

Bicep

Job description

Requisition ID: 188312
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Solutions - SS & E-commerce
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; British Columbia; Nova Scotia
City: Mississauga / Calgary / Burnaby / Stellarton

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Senior Applications Developer. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; Burnaby, BC; Calgary, AB.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Design, develop, and enhance Azure-based applications and microservices to support platform functionality.
• Build and maintain seamless integrations with third-party systems and APIs.
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure the solution delivered conforms to IT and team standards and quality software delivery practices.
• Create unit test plans with detailed test cases.
• Provide accurate estimates from analysis and design specifications for yourself and other team members to work on.
• Ensure application scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness by optimizing Azure resources.
• Ensure solutions align with security and compliance standards.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
• Address and resolve bugs and performance issues promptly to ensure system reliability.
• Resolve problems with increasingly less supervision.
• Maintain application performance and availability to support system uptime.
• Provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 production support of cloud applications.
• Support the application outside business hours in case of critical issues.
• Work closely with DevOps, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to implement new features and improvements.
• Support analyst in converting business requirements into technical specifications and solutions.
• Capture and define technical and operational requirements for solutions.
• Ensure the development of detailed functional, technical and operational specifications for delivery of recommended solutions.
• Ensure all documentation is created, up to date and correct before solutions or changes are implemented into production.
• Provide user, operational and system documentation for implementation.

What you have to offer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in Azure application development: Proficiency in C#. Good to have basic Java knowledge.
• Strong experience with cloud-native development and APIs: Experience with secure data exchange over REST APIs (encryption, security best practices).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases: Understanding of Cosmos DB (container partition strategy, query optimization, DB caching).
• Experience in Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines including hands-on experience with ARM templates and Bicep for infrastructure automation and deployment.
• Experience in load balancing and auto-scaling.
• Experience in Monitoring and Observability capabilities.
• Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in learning and understanding new technologies.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and standard development processes.

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

The salary range for this position in British Columbia is $73,334.00 - $101,000.00. We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure that you are paid fairly and competitively.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up.
• Paid Vacation and Days-off.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.