Junior Software Developer - Engineering

Summary:

You’ll be part of a team that is responsible for all web, mobile, back-end software systems, integration pipes and various other digital properties for the organization. You are passionate about developing clean, efficient and high-quality code. You are a great communicator and someone who takes initiative to see projects through from start to finish working in all areas of the software engineering lifecycle.

Specifically, you will:

• Analyze, design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software in an agile environment.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Provide quality assurance testing.
• Help produce technology demonstrations to key stakeholders.
• Contribute creative and fresh ideas that will help TuGo engage our web and mobile users.
• Maintain best practices for secure handling of confidential data.
• Continuously analyze system performance metrics to make improvements
• Perform maintenance and make enhancements to existing applications.
• Achieve performance targets.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and all other teams.
• Responsively and effectively handle issues.
• Look for ways to improve customer experience.
• Promote and model TuGo culture, values, and brand promise.
• Continuously build professional and technical expertise.
• Other duties as required.

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• 1-2+ years of experience in software development
• Experience working with agile and test-driven methodologies
• Familiar with REST based web service APIs, understand web semantics translation into a REST API
• Preferred knowledge of architecture patterns such as Microservices, API gateway, MVC, Reactive, Event Driven/Storming and Messaging
• Preferred knowledge of Java enterprise technology: Java, Restful APIs, Spring Boot, Hibernate, CDI, Elastic Search, Gradle, Drools
• Preferred knowledge of web frameworks such as Grails, Node.js, Meteor, Play, Bootstrap, Angular
• Preferred knowledgeable of big data technologies such as Kafka, Couchbase, Mongo, Elastic Search, Akka, Hadoop, Spark
• Familiar with the concept of cloud computing.
• Familiar with security standards and technologies such as CI, OAuth2, OpenID, SAML, JWT Web Token
• Familiar using Git version
• Previous Scrum or Kanban training considered an asset
• Excellent written and verbal English skills
• Strong team player and positive contributor
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and able to learn applications quickly
• Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Able to consistently live our values of valued, effective and trusted
• A strong customer experience focus
• A passion for continuous learning and professional achievement
• Successful completion of a criminal record check