The Opportunity
As a Senior Web Developer your mission is to deliver and maintain innovative, creative, high quality software to address the needs of our customers. You will participate in our agile development process analyzing and defining user stories and translate them into a design consistent with the prescribed architecture. Working effectively with other team members to ensure that a high quality product is developed on time and within budget.
More specifically you will be able to:
Provide well documented, innovative and creative, high quality software solutions that meet the defined requirements, satisfying our customers’ needs.
Participate in Agile/Scrum development sprints developing incremental improvements to our software. Working with customers to understand their needs.
Work to thoroughly test and improve software quality. Make suggestions for changes to established procedures and methods to improve quality and increase productivity.
Mentor junior developers as needed. Maintain effective working relationships with other colleagues, including developers, service, sales and support staff. Support other team members in resolving client and application issues.
Maintain a continuing knowledge of the latest technologies/methodologies applicable to L4U & SRB software. Use them to improve our product.
Key development tools for this position include: Strong knowledge and vast experience and in web front end technologies including JavaScript, Ajax, HTML, CSS, jQuery, jQueryUI framework.
Combined with your experience, knowledge, and passion for working with or learning these toolsets, you have the willingness, agility and technical competence to quickly ramp up your skills.
This full-time position may be based out of one of our SRB offices in Kelowna, BC (L4U)or Markham, Ontario. Remote, home-based developers within Canada are also welcome to apply.
The Individual
In addition, you possess the following qualifications:
Deep understanding and development experience with hand-written JavaScript code.
Proficiency in web development with SQL database backend and server-side development.
Good understanding of XML, DOM, RESTful services, SOAP, Unicode and PHP.
General understanding of other mainstream languages.
Expertise in working independently and/or within teams throughout all phases of the Software Application Development lifecycle.
Good software engineering background and proven web development experience.
Working knowledge of various computer platforms: Windows, MAC OS X, etc.
Superior software documentation skills.
Understanding of Library or School Information Systems is a bonus.
University degree or college diploma in computer science, programming, systems or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 years of database-driven Web development experience.
And the following personal characteristics:
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Strong collaboration skills in a team environment.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Proven ability to be innovative.
Willing to participate in industry conferences and strong desire to learn
How to Apply
SRB welcomes resumes from skilled and talented professionals who are engaged and dedicated to continued growth, and who are committed to providing the best products on the market and exceptional service to our clients. Joining SRB gives you the opportunity to contribute to an industry-leading technology company. Future-focused, open minded and collaborative – we believe our people are the key to our success.
If you would like to join our team and become part of a successful company, please visit our Career page on our website.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
