SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER WEB Full-time Job

 

Reporting to the Chapter Lead of Application Services, the Senior Software Developer is an integrated role within the IT solution delivery team. The Developer must participate in the full development cycle, starting with planning and estimates, developing, implementing, and deploying complex services, orchestrations, and integrations following 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 joining the team as a Senior Software Developer will be part of a group responsible for supporting and improving our public portal, especially in relation to the Backend.

 

The work takes place in a complex environment, as our public portal is extremely vast. A solid knowledge of the Backend development world is essential to meet our evolution needs. Knowledge of Optimizely version 12 CMS will be a plus. Additionally, knowledge of the banking world is an important asset to understand the context of our activities.

 

Experience in 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 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 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 across 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, evolutions, to maintain the sustainability of software operation from an infrastructure and configuration perspective

• Actively participate in daily Scrums

• Adapt to evolving technology, learning and applying new methods to achieve organizational goals and follow best practices for the financial and IT industry

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

 

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

• Experience as an Episerver developer (version 12) is an asset

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

 

Knowledge and skills

• Experience in software development and coding in various languages (.NET MVC, .NET Core, HTML, SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, etc.) 

• 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 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 8.

• Knowledge of YAML & XML 9.

• Experience with Splunk and Dynatrace is an asset 10.

• Knowledge of various protocols such as REST, HTTP, MQ, AMQP, JSON, and SOA 11.

• Knowledge of web standards and security related to APIs (OAuth, OIDC, SSL, CORS, JWT) is an asset 12.

• 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 domain

BDC is a bank unlike any other. We are the only bank dedicated exclusively to the development of Canadian businesses. The only institution whose purpose is to promote the growth of the Canadian economy by focusing on the success of small and medium-sized businesses, with a human touch and a genuine presence. At BDC, were changing peoples and businesses lives for the better. Thats what makes us unique as a bank.