Senior Software Developer (Contract)

Teck Resources Limited; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the mining sector is seeking a Senior Software Developer on a contract basis. The role involves utilizing agile practices and various technologies to enhance user experience and solve existing system problems. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in software development, particularly with Python, NodeJS, and cloud technologies, and will demonstrate strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of software development experience.
• Excellent understanding of Python and NodeJS.
• Experience with front end frameworks like React.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative and efficient solutions using agile practices.
• Communicate with business partners about agile processes.
• Ensure code follows latest coding practices and industry standards.

Skills

Python

NodeJS

TypeScript

React

REST

GraphQL

Git

Azure Pipelines

CI/CD

Postgres

Azure SQL

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python for data science

Grafana

Job description

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Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Use agile practices and various software and cloud native technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance Teck’s end-user experience.
• Solve and diagnose problems within existing systems using problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Communicate with business partners about agile processes to set and handle expectations about delivery methods and timelines.
• Ensure the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards.
• Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of software development experience, with knowledge of Agile software development process.
• Excellent understanding of Python and NodeJS with TypeScript.
• Experience with front end web frameworks such as React.
• Demonstrated success in crafting APIs using REST or GraphQL with Python (FastAPI) or Node (Loopback or NestJS).
• Deep knowledge of version control systems (Git), particularly GitHub.
• Strong understanding of Azure Pipelines and how to implement them.
• Explains CI/CD processes and can implement them, including deployment with containerization.
• Previous success in implementing (or has used and can recreate) end-to-end test strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and tests involving complex data engineering pipelines.
• Experience with relational (especially Postgres and Azure SQL) and NoSQL data stores.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process sophisticated information and present it clearly and simply.
• Applies team collaboration to build innovative solutions efficiently.
• Passionate about technology and excited about the impact of emerging or innovative technologies.
• Practices radical candor to communicate clearly and to build trust.
• Open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge skillset.
• Good understanding of the Kubernetes ecosystem (particularly Cloud Native Foundation projects), including: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps, and Kargo or Crossplane for IaC.
• Working understanding of Terraform.
• Experience with data engineering and data pipelines, including: Python for data science, NumPy, Pandas, Databricks, and/or Apache Spark, Azure Synapse, and Stream Analytics.
• Experience with time series databases, such as Influx or Timescale.
• Experience with visualization tools such as Grafana.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as pytest and Playwright.

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