Software Developer (RQ11439) Central Agencies Cluster

Softline™ Technology Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Softline Technology Inc. is seeking an experienced full-stack engineer to translate complex technical specifications into scalable applications. You will design and implement both frontend and backend components, ensuring robust, secure code and high-quality data-driven services.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the SDLC, apply modern design patterns, and contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and tooling. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience developing multi-tier enterprise applications
• Expertness in JPA/Hibernate and SpringBoot
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and SQL development
• Strong JS frameworks such as React/Angular
• Experience gathering requirements from stakeholders and subject matter experts

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements and technical specifications into scalable, secure, and fully tested full-stack applications
• Develop detailed technical designs and programming specifications
• Write and maintain clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Build and enhance data-driven applications and backend services
• Design and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
• Design and implement modern, responsive frontend components using React
• Develop robust backend services and APIs using SpringBoot
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across development, testing, and production environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams through code reviews and agile ceremonies
• Ensure solutions meet security, performance, scalability, and accessibility standards

Skills

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

SpringBoot

Angular

React

SQL development

OOP

Azure CosmosDB

Tools

Angular

React

JPA/Hibernate

SQL tooling

Job description

OnsiteWorkEnvironment:

Thispositionislistedas“Onsite”;theresourceisexpectedtowork7.25hourspercalendardaybetweenthestandardworkinghoursof8:00-5:00PM(excludinglunchbreaks)everyMondaytoFridayinclusiveattheidentifiedOPSofficelocation”.

Responsibilities:

Requiredtotranslatetechnicalsystemsspecificationsintoworking,testedapplications.Thisincludes:
Developingdetailedprogrammingspecifications,writingand/orgeneratingcode,compilingdata-drivenprograms,maintainingandconductingunittests.
Resolvesandtroubleshootstechnicalproblemswhichariseduringtheuseandoperationofsoftwarepackages,includingtechnicalassistanceinimplementation,conversionandmigrations.

GeneralSkills:

Experienceinprogrammingandanalysis;specializedsoftwarepackagesupportatthespecifiedexperiencelevel.
AbilitytocollaboratewithITProfessionalsthroughouttheSoftwareDevelopmentLifeCycle.
Experienceinstructuredmethodologiesforthedevelopment,design,implementationandmaintenanceofapplications.
Experienceindesign,code,test,debuganddocumentapplications.
Experienceintheuseofobjectand/orthirdgenerationlanguagedevelopmenttools.
Experienceinoneormoreprogramminglanguages.
Experienceinapplicationdesign,latestdesignpatters,deploymentandtroubleshooting.
Experiencewithrelationalandhierarchicaldatabasetechnologies.
Experienceintheuseofinformationretrievalpackagesusingquerylanguages.
Experiencewithoneormorecommunicationsprotocols.
Experienceinstructuredmethodologiesforthedesign,development,implementationandmaintenanceofapplications.
Experienceelicitinganddocumentinginformationfromdiversebusinessareastakeholdersandsubjectmatterexperts.
Excellentanalytical,problem-solvinganddecision-makingskills;verbalandwrittencommunicationskills;interpersonalandnegotiationskills.
Ateamplayerwithatrackrecordformeetingdeadlines.

DesirableSkills:

KnowledgeandexperiencewithprogrammingInternet-readyapplications.
Knowledgeandexperienceinrapidapplicationdevelopment(RAD)methodologies.
KnowledgeandunderstandingofInformationManagementprinciples,concepts,policiesandpractices.
Experiencewithmiddlewareandgateways.
Experiencereviewing,analyzing,andmodifyingproductinstallationscriptsincludingencoding,testing,debugging.
Abilitytoprovidepost-implementationsupportandresolveanypost-implementationtechnicalissues.
Experienceconductingdesignwalkthroughsessionswithprojectteam.
KnowledgeandunderstandingofAccessibilityforOntarianswithDisabilityAct(AODA)andrelatedregulationsandstandards.
FamiliarwiththePaymentCardIndustryDataSecurityStandard(PCIDSS).
Abilitytoprovideuserandsystemdocumentationasrequired.

Responsibilities

• Translatebusinessrequirementsandtechnicalspecificationsintoscalable,secure,andfullytestedfull-stackapplications
• Developdetailedtechnicaldesignsandprogrammingspecifications
• Write,review,andmaintainclean,efficient,andmaintainablecodefollowingbestpractices
• Buildandenhancedata-drivenapplicationsandbackendservices
• Designandexecuteunit,integration,andend-to-endteststoensurequalityandreliability
• Designandimplementmodern,responsivefrontendcomponentsusingReact
• DeveloprobustbackendservicesandAPIsusingSpringBoot
• BuildandmaintainRESTfulAPIsandmicroservicesarchitectures
• Troubleshootandresolvetechnicalissuesacrossdevelopment,testing,andproductionenvironments
• Supportapplicationdeployment,datamigration,andsystemintegrationactivities
• Collaboratewithcross-functionalteamsthroughcodereviews,designsessions,andAgileceremonies
• Ensureallsolutionsmeetsecurity,performance,scalability,andaccessibilitystandards(AODAcompliance)
• Contributetocontinuousimprovementofdevelopmentprocesses,tools,andstandards
• Providetechnicalsupportforimplementation,systemintegration,dataconversion,andmigrationactivities

GeneralSkills

• Experienceinprogrammingandsystemsanalysiswithinenterpriseapplicationenvironments
• StrongabilitytocollaboratewithITprofessionalsacrosstheSoftwareDevelopmentLifeCycle(SDLC)
• Experienceinapplicationdesign,moderndesignpatterns,deployment,andtroubleshooting
• Experiencedesigning,coding,testing,debugging,anddocumentingapplications
• Proficiencyinobject-orientedprogramminglanguages(e.g.,Java)andmodernscriptinglanguages(JavaScript/TypeScript)
• Experiencewithrelationaldatabasetechnologies(e.g.,PostgreSQL)andSQLdevelopment
• Experiencebuildingandsupportingdata-drivenapplications
• ExperienceworkingwithAPI-basedandwebapplications(REST/HTTPprotocols)
• Experienceusingquerylanguagesanddataaccesstools
• Experiencewithstructuredmethodologies(Agile/Waterfall)fordesign,development,implementation,andmaintenance
• Abilitytoelicit,analyze,anddocumentrequirementsfrombusinessstakeholdersandsubjectmatterexperts
• Experienceinapplicationdeploymentandenvironmentmanagement
• Experiencetroubleshootingandresolvingapplicationandintegrationissues
• Abilitytoworkwithintegrationpatternsandcommunicationprotocols
• Experienceproducingtechnicaldocumentationanddesignartifacts
• Stronganalytical,problem-solving,anddecision-makingskills
• Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskills
• Stronginterpersonalandcollaborationskills
• Abilitytoworkeffectivelyinateam-basedenvironment
• Provenabilitytomanagecompetingprioritiesandmeetdeadlines

MandatorySkills

• 10+years’experienceindevelopingn-tierEnterpriseapplications
• Expertiseinapplicationdesign,latestdesignpatterns,deploymentandtroubleshooting
• ExpertiseinJPAorHibernate,andSpringBootFramework
• ProficientindatabasedesignandSQLdevelopment,withsolidexpertiseinPostgreSQL,PL/pgSQL,AzureCosmosDB
• JavaScript/TypeScriptframeworkssuchasReact,Angular
• Experiencegatheringanddocumentingrequirementsfrombusinessstakeholders
• Stronganalytical,problem-solving,andcommunicationskills

NicetoHaveSkills

• Experiencebuildingcloud-native,internet-facingapplications
• Agiledevelopmentexperience–Scrum,UserStories,CI,andtestautomationetc.
• Experiencewithmiddleware,APIgateways,orintegrationservices
• Experienceleadingdesignwalkthroughsandtechnicaldiscussions
• KnowledgeofAccessibilityforOnt