Sr. API Developer/Lead

Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Position ID: J0424-1764
Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

This role is hybrid and requires you to be in our downtown Toronto office (250 Yonge Street) 2-3 times per week - subject to change at any time.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, use cases and develop prototypes, or proof of concepts.
• Independently design the components that they are responsible for a given deliverable with minimal guidance.
• Actively seeks and incorporates design review feedback, also actively reviews design of peers and SWEs.
• Conduct code reviews, promote code quality, and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimize architecture & code.
• Provide recommendations and best practices for Software Development
• Actively stay abreast of industry best practices, share learnings, and experiment and apply cutting edge technologies.
• Act in a technical leadership capacity: Mentoring junior engineers, new team members, and applying technical expertise to challenging programming and design problems.
• Roughly 90% hands-on coding and code reviews.
• Resolve defects/bugs during testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches.
• Work cross-functionally with various Definity teams: product management, QA/QE, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results
• Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Must Have:

1. GCP
2. AWS
3. APIGee

• Bachelor or master’s in computer science or related area or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of professional experience delivering enterprise class applications with 5+ years of experience in building Highly Scalable Distributed Solutions using Java, Python, NodeJS.
• Strong hands-on experience of design and development of highly scalable could microservices aligning with industry standards using Main Cloud Providers Services such as GCP and AWS
• Strong hands-on experience with API Management Platforms such as Apigee.
• Profound experience in developing scalable enterprise streaming platform capabilities using Kafka.



Nice to have skills:

• Team player possessing strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes & Docker
• Expertise with unit testing & Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Expertise in building CI/CD pipelines and using DevOps Tools
• A passion for well written code and engineering best practices.
• A win-together mindset. You cherish opportunities to help your customers and teammates to be successful.
• Ability to articulate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficient in programming, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, troubleshooting.
• Strong hands-on experience of operating and supporting applications/Services in Production
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, complex technical environment with high adaptability and flexibility.
• "Self-starter" attitude and the ability to make decisions independently.
• Develops talent and skills on the team through reviews, documenting and sharing standards, industry best practices and knowledge of Definity capabilities.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering their growth and development.


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Skills:

  • Code Review
  • Code Review
  • Database Design
  • Leadership
  • Prototyping
  • SCRUM
  • Software Design Patterns
  • Use cases
  • Use Cases

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.