Junior Software Developer jobs in Canada

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• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Chapter Lead of Application Services, the Senior Software Developer is an integrated role within the IT solutions delivery team. The Developer must participate in the complete development cycle, starting with planning and estimates, developing, implementing, and deploying complex services, orchestrations, and integrations following the requirements in a continuous integration and deployment context. Working smoothly in a fast-evolving environment and in a collaborative work mode will be the norm.

The person who joins the team as a Senior Software Developer will be part of a group responsible for supporting and improving our Client Portal, especially in relation to the Backend.

The work takes place in a complex environment, as our Client Portal offers several key processes to the organization that must always be available. A solid knowledge of the Backend development world is essential to meet our evolution needs. Additionally, knowledge of the banking world is an important asset to understand the context of our activities.

Experience working in an Agile model is essential to integrate well into our ecosystem. The Software Engineering Specialist must also collaborate and act as a leader with other developers on the team, as well as with Analysts and our internal clients.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Maintenance and evolution of existing components.

• Ensure that the team uses appropriate engineering practices, invests in continuous improvements of tooling or technical debt, and that the system evolves to meet its needs and changing environment.

• Compliance with architecture, security, and industry best practices standards by the application/product.

• Communication/collaboration with other teams and within the team.

• Define and review programming codes to ensure that development standards are met and compatible with software, analysis, and design, following "best practices" in documentation.

• Collaborate with the team to develop functional specifications to understand business solutions and complexities.

• Provide first-level technical support to resolve production issues and provide support according to established service levels.

• Develop, implement, and deploy complex services, orchestrations, and integrations following requirements and functional specifications in a continuous integration and deployment context in all environments up to Production.

• Design, document, develop, and implement appropriate technical solutions based on information architecture, taxonomic analysis, and functional and non-functional requirements.

• Develop unit tests and ensure their proper execution.

• Ensure the repair of failures before software delivery.

• Act as the API team representative in various initiatives, projects, and evolutions to maintain the sustainability of the software's operation from an infrastructure and configuration perspective.

• Actively participate in daily Scrums.

• Adapt to evolving technology, learn and apply new methods to achieve the organization's goals, and follow best practices for the financial sector and IT industry.

• Control the quality and stability of the IT systems provided by following standard product lifecycle (PLC) development practices.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Education and desired experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience.

• At least ten years of experience in development or information technology.

• Experience in the banking sector is an asset.

• Seven to ten years of experience as a Fullstack or Backend developer.

Knowledge and skills

• Strong experience in .NET Core.

• Practical experience with the Angular Framework.

• Experience with various Build tools (Gulp, NodeJS, Yaml, etc.).

• Experience with software engineering approaches such as TDD, Pair Programming, CI/CD, Release Pipeline, and Azure DevOps.

• Demonstrate a high level of collaboration with developers, quality assurance analysts, and product owners.

• Practical experience with Azure DevOps.

• Practical experience in Agile mode (Scrum, Kanban, INVEST).

• Practical experience with Mulesoft is an asset.

• Knowledge of RAML & Swagger is an asset.

• Knowledge of YAML & XML.

• Experience with Splunk and Dynatrace is an asset.

• Knowledge of various protocols such as REST, HTTP, MQ, AMQP, JSON, and SOA.

• Knowledge of web and security standards related to APIs (OAuth, OIDC, SSL, CORS, JWT) is an asset.

• Knowledge of SQL Server, Entity Framework, and Automapper.

• Knowledge of automated API testing is an asset.

Other desired skills:

• Assume responsibility for assigned work to advance action plans and resolutions.

• Autonomy, initiative, and organizational skills.

• Proficiency in analysis, documentation, and problem-solving.

• Ability to learn quickly.

• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, adaptability, and autonomy skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both official languages.

• Ability to work in a matrix and changing environment.

• Practical knowledge of various aspects of the IT/Web field.

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca .

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