API Developer

Job Title: API Developer

Location: Toronto, London or Winnipeg (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: 6 Months

Any specific tools/skillset: 

• API, microservices and event-based software development with proficiency in technologies such as Spring Boot, Apigee, Confluent / Kafka, Liquibase, Docker / Istio / Rancher / Kubernetes. Java programming language, SQL. RESTful and SOAP web services.
• 5+ years of Software Development experience
• University or College education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience interest in or active pursuit of related industry certifications are considered an asset
• Experience as a developer in a team environment
• Proficient experience with:

• Database systems and data access methods
• Source code management and build automation systems
• Test-driven development and test frameworks
• Working with production/application support during a critical incident

Role profile description: 
We are looking for a Senior Software Developer for the Enterprise Application Integration team within Data, Automation, AI, and Platforms.

Key Outputs:
Product Solution and Delivery (Development)

• Delivers code based on specifications and/or develops, modifies, configures, maintains or integrates solutions to meet design specifications to meet business functional requirements and non-functional engineering specifications
• Configures and integrates software components and third-party software products, tools and solutions
• Facilitates and actively participates in meetings, walkthroughs and reviews of software development deliverables
• Delivers fixes and improvements to existing software products, maintains environments and versions, adhering to standards and compile versions
• Ensures technical responsibility over assigned software products and codebases

Problem Solving and Analysis

• Analyzes current software products, produces or contributes to the design documentation and technical specifications for development
• Applies software engineering patterns to identify and troubleshoot problems, requiring analysis and exploration of options, recommending solutions or preparing documentation for escalation
• Conduct system support and change management activities
• Conduct impact analysis to support proactive identification of actions to minimize production system interruptions
• Ability to understand data designs, standards, and specifications

Quality Testing

• Delivers clean and efficient code, ensuring quality and accuracy of products
• Tests and deploys software products and fixes defects
• Works with QA team to automate and maintain software product test suites, maintaining test documentation, review as required
• Create and maintain test documentation, test strategy, review as required

Continual improvement

• Gains exposure to and learns new languages, frameworks and tools
• Evaluates and learns new technologies that provide business value
• Improves current practices and tools
• Adapts to organizational change, best practice and improvements across teams, including the effective implementation and adherence to software development processes and practices
• Participates in audits, governance and support activities

Customer focus

• Takes accountability for own and towards team deliverables
• Trains and collaborates with other developers in how to write effective code and solve problems
• Partners with product teams and/or architects to develop technical requirements and engineering/non-functional specifications
• Resolve client issues as they arise

Technical leadership and mentorship

• Provides training to new or less senior professionals or cross discipline practitioners on processes, tools and approaches
• Shares knowledge and experience with members of the team to identify and share opportunities to improve the work, identify better ways of doing things

Required Capabilities

• Rapidly acquires new knowledge, learns new skills, and applies creative thinking to solve problems while understanding the organization’s vision, purpose and values
• Adaptable to changing assignments and product outcomes process and prioritization
• Directs work of self through goal setting, time management, and planning
• Meets deadlines for work through use of time management
• Identifies prioritization conflicts and works with Project Managers, Program Managers, Senior Software Developers and leaders to resolve
• Leverages practices to manage and simplify work, and use resources effectively

Attention to Detail

• Ensures accuracy and completeness of work to maximize quality, build credibility, and avoid re-work
• Decision-making: understands the costs and benefits of actions, and makes recommendations towards the most appropriate one, uses collaboration and judgement to form conclusions
• Facilitates cooperation among peers and within the team, and builds relationships with colleagues quickly and confidently
• Builds effective relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders quickly and confidently, to positively influence outcomes
• Explains technical issues to diverse audiences
• Leverages feedback to improve
• Seeks to understand business needs, and delivers high quality service to the business while understanding the organization’s vision, purpose and values
• Is passionate about technology, the user experience, demonstrates inner self starter, and is accepting of and open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge