Technical Lead - Full Stack Developer

Electric Mind Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in consulting, Electric Mind Inc. seeks a Full Stack Developer - Technical Lead for their Toronto office. The role involves leading projects, designing large-scale applications, and collaborating in an Agile environment. Candidates should possess strong software development leadership skills, be fluent in Java or JavaScript, and have significant cloud experience. Embrace an inclusive workplace culture at Electric Mind, with ample opportunities for growth and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Proven software development leadership experience.
• Experience designing and developing scalable applications.
• Fluent in Java and/or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and direction for the development team.
• Facilitating design and architecture discussions.
• Designing high quality, scalable applications.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Cloud platforms

Apache Spark

Kafka

Kinesis

Hadoop

Computer Science Algorithms

Data Structures

Design Patterns

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics

Tools

NoSQL

Relational databases

SQL

UNIX

Linux

W3C technologies

Automated testing tools

Continuous integration tools

Job description

Electric Mind, formerly Intelliware, is a business andtechnology consulting leader in providing innovative, practical solutions driven by engineering excellence.

Join our team to work on everything from front-end to server-side code and database architecture. We have an exceptional 30+ year delivery track record, deep technical expertise and disciplined delivery and technical engineering practices.

At Electric Mind you’ll build a wide variety of enterprise/consumer facing applications within a team-based Agile environment. The way we build software is strongly influenced by the values of Extreme Programming: feedback, respect, courage, communication and simplicity. We have virtual collaborative project rooms where you’ll work closely with a cross functional team including clients. You’ll find continuous opportunities to learn, share knowledge and teach within your team and within the developer community at Electric Mind via educational sessions, study groups and hands-on R&D initiatives.

As Full Stack Developer - Technical Lead, you will work closely with clients to understand their business challenges and define solutions, direction, and technical project scope. You will lead a project team, facilitate architecture and technology decisions and deliver stories (hands-on coding). You will provide strategic and hands-on leadership on engagements ranging from proof-of-concept prototypes to bulletproof, long living, high volume production applications.

While working within a team in an Agile environment, you will be:

• Providing technical leadership, clarity and direction for the development team
• Facilitating design/architecture discussions
• Designing high quality applications that are highly scalable and extensible
• Estimating, tasking and prototyping
• Contributing clear and maintainable code to a shared codebase
• Collaborating with cross-functional team members on features, design and implementation
• Investigating, learning and applying new technologies and processes
• Clarifying requirements with team and client representatives
• Communicating with senior management and clients specifically related to project scope and technical soundness of solutions
• Developing and presenting technical assessments and architectural/product roadmaps
• Coaching team members to help develop their technical and leadership skills

’Must Have’ Skills/Experience:

• Proven software development leadership experience
• Proven experience designing and developing complex applicationsthat are highly scalable and extensible
• Experience facilitating design/architecture discussions with current and prospective clients
• Fluent in Java and/or JavaScript
• Significant cloud platform experience, preferably with AWS
• Strong fundamental knowledge of computer science algorithms, data structures and design patterns
• Experience designing distributed systems at scale handling large data sets leveraging Apache Spark, Kafka, Kinesis, and Hadoop toolsets
• Attention to well-crafted software
• Bachelor’s Degree in: Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics (or equivalent education/experience)

’Nice to Have’ Skills/Experience:

• Exposure to and interest in Agile approaches to software development e.g. automated testing, continuous integration, project rooms, pair programming, etc.
• Fluent and current in HTML5, CSS and JavaScript frameworks
• Relational and/or noSQL databases, SQL queries and object relational mapping tools
• Distributed computing and platform as a service
• UNIX, Linux and W3C technologies including HTTP and XML
• Automated build, test and deployment tools

For more info on Electric Mind, check out our Careers Page and Instagram.

Electric Mind is committed to diversity in the workplace. We are an inclusive employer and welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. Applicants’ needs will be accommodated during our recruitment and selection process so please advise us if you require accommodation.