Software Developer

We are looking for a Software Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract
Title: Software Developer
Term: 6-month contarct
Location: Toronto or Montreal – Hybrid, 2-days on site
Job ID number: C1076

Brief description of duties:

• Develop software that either automates functions that are being conducted manually today by the Ad Operations team or enables new functions.
• Deliver bug-free software validated through unit tests integrated in an automated CICD pipeline.
• Collaborate with the Operations teams in the capture of new requirements.
• Write integration APIs to bridge connectivity between existing software components.
• Provide testing support as needed for staging and production deployments.
• Provide support and maintenance for updates or new rollouts.
• Provide accurate estimates based on business requirements.
• Understand and apply Agile Scrum guidelines and principles throughout the delivery.
• Support existing and new workflows, including investigation into internal and external customer advertising-related issues.
• Suggest enhancements to improve customer and operations teams’ experience based on investigations or lessons learned from prior issues.
• Work closely with development managers to ensure successful delivery of solutions, focusing on ensuring that all committed requirements are met and are implemented.
• All other duties as assigned.

MUST haves:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Prior experience working in an Agile or Scaled Agile environment.
• 3+ years’ experience in software development utilizing one or many of the following programming languages and technologies: Python, Java, JavaScript, Swift, Nexus, SonarQube, Selenium, Cucumber, Junit.
• Experience with Advertising Technologies like SSPs, DSPs, DMP, Google Ad Manager, Cadent or Freewheel
• Experience with Ad viewability verification
• 2+ years of experience working with one or many of the environments and/or services offered by public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• 2+ years of experience in writing unit and integration tests
• Direct understanding of application lifecycle; SDLC and High availability and Sustained Resiliency
• Ability to consult and build CI/CD DevOps Pipelines (Gitlab CI)
• Operational experience, troubleshooting and support, Incident Management (Jira, Service Now)
• Ability to analyze, articulate and solve complex problems.
• Advanced knowledge of JavaScript, Web Services/Microservices
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment for some of Canada’s favorite media brands.
• Excellent communication skills.

Nice to haves:

• Bilingualism is an asset (English and French)