Senior Software Engineer

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) of Companies is committed to helping our customers become much more financially successful and secure.

We are everything a traditional financial institution is not. At QFG, you will be constantly moving forward, bringing the future of fintech into existence. You will be a part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about our mission and each other. Your team members will help you conquer challenges, push boundaries and discover what you are truly capable of.

This is a place where you can explore, discover and learn with continuous growth. As a diverse and inclusive place to work, there are flexible working arrangements so you can unleash your creativity and curiosity with no limits. If you share the same sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at Questrade. **

What's in it for you as an employee of QFG?**

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to community causes
• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

We’re looking for our next Software Engineer Could It Be You?

The Software Engineer is a champion for putting the customer first and has a deep passion in understanding customer behaviour. They will create lifecycle journeys to improve the customer experience, engagement and retention as we deliver on our promise to help customers keep more of their money as they become more financially successful and secure.

he Software Engineer is experienced in designing and developing highly performing and scalable web and mobile Insurance applications that meet the business requirements. The Software Engineer will be involved in large scale projects through all stages of the software development life cycle. **

Questrade is looking for someone with:**

• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
• A strong commitment to upgrading technical skills on an ongoing basis and a willingness to share their knowledge with others

They will need strong skills in modern Software technologies in order to handle a variety of projects through all stages of the software development life cycle. The Software Engineer is responsible for building the structure of a software application. This role involves writing business logic, server scripts, and application programming interfaces (APIs) that will eventually be utilized by other applications. The Software Engineer will also be expected to contribute ideas and solutions in a creative agile team environment, superlative communication and collaboration skills are essential.

They show a strong awareness of: operational and automation mindsets. Demonstrate a strong understanding of cloud native concepts, data management lifecycles and security engineering practices **

Need more details? Please keep reading…**

• Be part of the solutioning and implementation team for new application features and functionality by writing API's and making scalability and maintainability improvements
• Participate, follow and implement solution design exercises with designers, enterprise architects and other engineers in order to thoroughly understand, document and implement requirements
• Provide support and expertise for a multi-tiered environment; evaluate/recommend any additional infrastructure or software required to support our web applications.
• Play an active role in defining and implementing best practices, standards and procedures including quality and delivery methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with the documented software processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of software products.
• Develop unit tests, extend and enhance existing automated testing frameworks
• Assist in developing and refining CI/CD pipelines for web applications, participate in deployment and release activities.
• Roll out patches and upgrades in order to maintain the security and integrity of our applications
• Conduct research and proof of concepts for new features and processes
• Willing to share knowledge, lessons learned with team members

So are YOU our next Software Engineer? You are if you…

• 2+ years of experience in backend technologies.
• Solid software engineering knowledge
• Strong knowledge in backend application development technologies.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented development.
• Ability to quickly learn and adopt new languages as needed

• Hands-on experience and proficient knowledge of the following:

  • Technologies:NodeJS and Socket.IO.
  • NodeJS, Java and satellite technologies, i.e. Web API

• System environment: Windows and Mac OS X.

• Experience with unit testing frameworks and supporting tools, i.e. Jasmine, Jest.
• Exposure to the full software development life cycle, ideally including design, configuration, integration, testing and support including, but not limited to, gathering requirements, designing the future state solution, the development work breakdown, as well as supporting quality assurance and post-production efforts.
• Experience in technical stack:
• Technical: REST APIs using microservices in Node.js. (Potentially other languages being considered.)

• Data: MongoDB, Google Cloud Firestore, Redis Cache, SQL Server, MemSQL.

• Infrastructure: Google Kubernetes Engine, and other Google Cloud Platform components.

• Tools: Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, automated CI/CD.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks.
• Strong skills at performance application tuning.
• Preferred technical stack:
• Back-end: nodeJS
• Database: MongoDB or similar SQL and NoSQL Databases, MS SQL Server,
• Tools: Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, preferably automated CI/CD
• Strong experience creating REST APIs
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform is a plus
• Experience with Google Analytics is a plus

At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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