Senior Developer, CMS

Porter Airlines Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Porter Airlines as a Senior Developer, CMS, and be a technical leader in our agile development team. You'll lead the design and implementation of customer-facing digital experiences, focusing on scalable, cloud-native services while mentoring junior developers. This role involves integrating innovative technologies to enhance our digital presence, fostering collaboration, and maintaining high coding standards in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack development experience required.
• Experience with headless CMS platforms preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable software solutions.
• Lead integration of headless CMS platforms.
• Mentor developers and establish coding standards.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET Core MVC

React

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

SQL Server

Entity Framework

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

Docker

Terraform

AWS CDK

Git

Jira

Job description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Development and Delivery, the Senior Developer, CMS is a technical leader within the agile development team, responsible for designing, building, and optimizing customer-facing digital experiences using modern web architecture. This role combines hands-on development with architectural input and mentorship responsibilities. You will lead the implementation of scalable, API-driven services and content delivery solutions, guide technical decisions, and help shape Porter’s composable digital strategy. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating our adoption of headless CMS, microservices, and cloud-native tools that support modular, high-performance user experiences.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions using modern web frameworks and architectural patterns
• Lead the integration of headless CMS platforms with Porter’s digital ecosystem, ensuring flexible and localized content delivery
• Architect and develop modular services and APIs, supporting both front-end and back-end systems across multiple customer touchpoints
• Champion MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) principles and composable architecture across the team
• Collaborate with product, design, and platform teams to define requirements and drive technical planning for digital initiatives
• Establish and enforce development best practices, coding standards, and peer review processes to maintain code quality and stability
• Support DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments, and monitoring of production systems
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural improvements
• Mentor developers, providing technical guidance and helping grow team capabilities
• Participate in roadmap discussions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Development and Delivery
• Actively participate in Porter’s Safety Management System (SMS) including reporting hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations; understand, comply and promote the Company Safety Policy

Behavioural Competencies

• Concern for Safety: Identifying hazardous or potentially hazardous situations and taking appropriate action to maintain a safe environment for self and others.

• Teamwork: Working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals.

• Passenger/Customer Service: Providing service excellence to internal and/or external customers (passengers).

• Initiative: Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.

• Results Focus: Focusing efforts on achieving high quality results consistent with the organization’s standards.

• Fostering Communication: Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of full-stack development experience in enterprise or high-availability environments
• Demonstrated experience in designing and scaling component-based architectures and API ecosystems
• Proven ability to lead development efforts, collaborate across disciplines, and influence technical direction
• Strong organizational and communication skills; able to clearly articulate architectural trade-offs and technical decisions
• Comfortable balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Aviation industry experience considered an asset
• Expert-level proficiency in C# and ASP.NET Core MVC
• Strong front-end development skills, with experience in React (preferred), Vue.js, or Angular
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and API gateway management
• Hands-on experience with headless CMS platforms (e.g., Contentful, Sanity, Strapi)
• Cloud-native mindset, with experience deploying applications on AWS or similar cloud providers
• Familiar with containerization (Docker) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK)
• Proficient in database design and optimization using SQL Server and Entity Framework
• Strong focus on web performance, accessibility (WCAG), and responsive design
• Comfortable working with version control (Git) and Agile project tools like Jira
• Occasional on-call availability and/or the need to work outside of regular office hours may be required to support business needs and ensure continuity of operations.

Location

Toronto Downtown Office (250 Yonge Street) #LI-Hybrid

Company Description

Since 2006, Porter Airlines has been elevating the experience of economy air travel for every passenger, providing genuine hospitality with style, care and charm. Porter’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft serves a North American network from Eastern Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline in the World Airline Star Rating. Visit www.flyporter.com or follow @porterairlines on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.