Mid SW Developer

About the role

Join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team uses a modern development stack and various open-source technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices, design and develop microservice architectures, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and test and deploy solutions to AWS cloud environments
• Contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of a modern cloud-native applications built with technologies such as Angular and Java/Spring Boot
• Write clean, well-organized code following best practices while sharing knowledge with the team to grow collective skills in building robust full applications
• Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, estimation, coding, code reviews, and testing
• Author and review frontend code leveraging AI-assisted paired programming techniques
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS using containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs, gaining experience in API design patterns and microservice communication
• Develop a solid understanding of data structures, problem solving, algorithm design, and data formats (JSON, YAML)
• Engage in daily standups, code collaboration sessions, and sprint ceremonies to promote continuous progress
• Author automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) for both frontend and backend
• Take direction from solution architects and technical leads on development activities while contributing technical insights and recommendations

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience with modern coding languages and technologies (e.g. HTML, Angular, Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript)
• Solid understanding of design patterns and microservice architecture
• Positive, can-do attitude with a desire to contribute to team success
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and within a dynamic team, continuously delivering quality code for team review and product owner demonstration
• Eagerness to research, learn, and apply emerging technologies
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs in a microservices environment
• Self-starter who can quickly research, learn, and apply emerging technologies
• Strong consulting skills with ability to work effectively with various organizations in pursuit of problem solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred
• Directly related experience in software development
• Exposure to modern development environment tools: Maven/Gradle, Git, IntelliJ/VS Code
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q)
• Basic understanding of containerization (Docker) and cloud deployment (AWS)
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, or similar)
• Backend Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA (Hibernate), REST API design, JSON
• Frontend Technologies: Angular (v14+), TypeScript, Angular Material or Bootstrap
• Databases: PostgreSQL, familiarity with database migration tools (Flyway, Liquibase)
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
• Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar
• Authentication & Authorization: OAuth 2.0 / OIDC (e.g., Okta, AWS Cognito, Keycloak)
• Testing: JUnit, Mockito, or Cypress
• Event-Driven Architecture: SQS/SNS, Kafka (exposure)
• Code Management: Git, GitHub, pull request workflows
• Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Confluence
• AWS & Cloud: Core services: ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, SQS, SNS, Lambda, CloudWatch
• Infrastructure as Code: CloudFormation or Terraform
• Serverless patterns and event-driven architecture
• Analytics & data: AWS Glue, Databricks, Tableau, Sagemaker, Quicksight
• DevOps & Tooling: CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
• Code quality: SonarQube, Nexus/Artifactory
• Messaging: SQS/SNS, Kafka (exposure)
• Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, X-Ray
• Code management: Git, GitHub
• Security: OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, JWT-based authentication
• Experience with identity providers (Okta, SecureAuth, or AWS Cognito)
• Other: Load/performance testing: JMeter, Gatling
• Collaboration tools: JIRA, Confluence
• Consulting or client-facing experience is an asset

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive insurance options

Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

Paid parental leave

Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

Wellness and Well-being programs