Senior Software Developer (Machine Guidance)

Wenco (a Hitachi Construction Machinery subsidiary); Richmond; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wenco, a Hitachi Construction Machinery subsidiary, seeks a Senior Software Developer to join our agile team and help evolve our machine guidance products. You will design and implement robust services across C++/C#, contribute to releases, and work closely with Product, QA, and other technical stakeholders.

The role emphasizes cross-platform development, backend focus, and experience with Agile methods. Some travel may be required in a mining technology environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years software development experience with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Experience across design, development, testing, deployment and monitoring.
• Proficiency in C++ and C#, with back-end focus and some front-end exposure.
• Familiarity with Kanban or Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Play a major role in an agile cross-functional team with Product, QA and other stakeholders.
• Design and implement solutions for complex mining problems.
• Deliver value by planning and packaging software releases.
• Investigate and resolve challenging customer issues using modern tooling.
• Lead technical initiatives to boost productivity and quality.

Skills

Senior role

C++/C#

Back-end focus

Agile Kanban Scrum

Cross-platform

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Systems/Electronics/Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

As Wenco continues to build our next generation of technology, we need a wide range of professionals to help us achieve our objectives. We are currently looking for a full-time Senior Software Developer with skills in the development, deployment and monitoring of highly available, highly robust services.

Reporting to the Software Development Manager, the Senior Software Developer will work as a member of an agile software development team and will contribute to improving and evolving Wencoʼs commercially established Machine Guidance suite of products.

Key Responsibilities

• Play a major role in our cross-functional, agile development team alongside Product, QA, and other technical stakeholders
• Design and implement solutions for complex mining problems
• Deliver tangible value to our customers by helping plan and design software release packages
• Leverage modern tools to investigate and resolve challenging customer issues
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence within the development team
• Lead key technical initiatives to enhance team productivity and improve quality

Qualification & Skills

• A minimum of 7 years of work experience as a software developer with at least 2 years in a senior role
• Experience across the entire development lifecycle including design, development, unit and automated testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Proficiency in developing cross-platform applications in C++ and C#
• An affinity for back-end development with some front-end experience
• Experience using Kanban or Scrum methodologies

Nice to Have

• Experience using cloud platforms such as AWS
• Experience with behavior-driven development
• Knowledge of the mining industry or related sectors

Education & Eligibility

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Systems/Electronics/Software Engineering orequivalent
• Must be eligible to work in Canada
• This role may require some international travel (<10%)

Base salary of $110,000 - $150,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.