Senior Software Developer

PAL Aerospace Ltd.; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal travel privileges with PAL

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Tuition Assistance Program

Employee and Family Assistance Program

PAL days

Job summary

CarteNav Solutions, a PAL company, is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Halifax, NS or St. John's, NL. You will work on full-stack development using Angular and Spring Boot, delivering secure APIs and scalable applications.

You will collaborate with DevOps, QA, and Product teams, participate in code reviews, and provide Tier 3 support during business hours, applying Docker, Kubernetes, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect to ensure reliability.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of hands-on software development experience with modern web tech.
• Proficiency in Angular (TypeScript), Spring Boot (Java), and Docker.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes operations and reactive programming.
• Experience with RESTful API design and OAuth2/OpenID Connect.
• Knowledge of geo-spatial concepts and PostGIS.
• DevOps practices and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Angular frontends and Spring Boot backends.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs with security and performance in mind.
• Containerize with Docker and manage orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Provide Tier 3 support, analyze metrics, and improve logging/alerting.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and Product teams.

Skills

Angular

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

RESTful APIs

Git

Reactive programming

Geo-spatial concepts

Tools

PostGIS

Job description

CarteNav Solutions , a PAL company, is an international leader in situational awareness solutions for the maritime, land and air environments. The company has established a reputation for providing high-value solutions that can be deployed on a wide variety of platforms for multiple mission types for government, military, and commercial customers. With a hand on the pulse of innovation, CarteNav Solutions is always seeking to develop new solutions for complex needs and environments.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developerto join our team in Halifax, NSorSt. John's, NL.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer with strong expertise in Angular, Spring Boot, and Docker, combined with a solid understanding of Kubernetes, reactive programming, and secure API design. This role is primarily focused on full-stack development but includes a secondary responsibility of Tier 3 support, where you'll handle escalated issues that require in-depth technical knowledge and problem-solving during regular office hours.

You’ll work with modern technologies to build scalable, secure, and data-driven applications while also collaborating with operations and support teams to ensure production reliability and high system availability.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Application Development:
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain web applications using Angular for the frontend and Spring Boot for backend services.
  • Build and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring best practices in security and performance.
  • Apply data-driven and reactive programming principles to build responsive, scalable applications.
• System Integration and Architecture:
  • Utilize Docker to containerize applications and ensure environment consistency.
  • Apply a working knowledge of Kubernetes concepts to collaborate with infrastructure teams on container orchestration.
  • Incorporate OAuth2 and OpenID Connect standards to manage secure authentication and authorization workflows.
• Support and Reliability (Tier 3):
  • Serve as a Tier 3 escalation point for complex issues that require expert-level investigation and resolution.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to analyze metrics, troubleshoot production issues, and enhance logging and alerting mechanisms.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Translate business and user requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, QA, and Product, to deliver end‑to‑end functionality.
  • Contribute to code reviews, architectural discussions, and documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of hands‑on experience in software development, with a focus on modern web technologies.
• Proficiency in:
  • Angular (TypeScript)
  • Spring Boot (Java)
  • Docker
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes operations and concepts.
• Experience with data-driven design and reactive programming (e.g., using Project Reactor or RxJS).
• Proficiency in RESTful API design and consumption.
• Knowledge of OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.
• Understanding of geo‑spatial concepts and working with geo‑spatial databases.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including observability tools (metrics, logging, alerting).
• Ability to interpret business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
• Proficient with Git and related version control workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cloud hosting platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Understanding of various OIDC flows and their use cases.
• Hands‑on experience with PostGIS or other geo‑spatial extensions to relational databases.

What CarteNav offers you:

• Personal travel privileges with PAL and interline agreements with other airlines
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• PAL days

CarteNav is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment that celebrates and encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion whereby individuals are recognized, supported, and respected. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.