Job Description

About Us:

Founded in 2020, FIKA's origin is a lifestyle brand redefining cannabis retail including flagship locations in Toronto's Union Station and Distillery District. The FIKA Company is the home of 10 + Canadian retail banners, with over 200+ stores across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C., and Yukon. At FIKA we provide exceptional service in a variety of welcoming, intuitive, and diversified store environments, this has allowed The FIKA Company retail family to evolve into the destination for every type of cannabis consumer.



Mid-Level Developer - Retail Platform

Hifyre has created the cannabis industry's most advanced retail sales platform, leveraging data to deliver personalized, effective, consumer & partner engagements. We have developed the industry leading online and in-shop digital toolset for North American cannabis dispensaries and are constantly pushing boundaries, innovating, and delivering custom and scalable solutions.

We're engaged in interesting builds for recognized brands, rapidly expanding e-commerce and lots in between. You'll work closely with other like-minded, skilled individuals to create dynamic & cutting-edge products, supporting our larger retail parent, The FIKA Company.

We're seeking an enthusiastic mid-level developer who's eager to build and enhance our retail platform solutions. You'll have the opportunity to work across both frontend and backend, contributing to numerous systems. While we provide mentorship, we value developers who can quickly work independently, raise issues, take corrective action, and maintain high quality standards through testing their own work.

You will work closely with our QA team, development team, product & project managers, helping to build features with a customer-first focus. You'll develop a sense of ownership for both the code you write and the user experience it creates.

What you'll do:

Develop and maintain features for our retail platform Work with Elixir, Phoenix Framework, and Phoenix LiveView for backend and real-time features Write and maintain tests for your code and participate in testing peer contributions Collaborate with QA and development teams while also independently tackling assignments Participate in code reviews Estimate, prioritize, and plan development tasks Verify builds for quality prior to production deployment Document technical decisions and contribute to team knowledge sharing

What you'll bring:

Understanding of web development fundamentals (HTTP, REST APIs, databases) Experience with or willingness to quickly learn functional programming concepts Familiarity with version control (Git/GitHub), issue tracking (Jira), and documentation tools (Confluence) Basic understanding of testing principles and commitment to code quality Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail Autonomous nature - trying new things, iterating, and learning at a fast pace Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment A sense of ownership and pride in your code and its impact on user experience

Bonus:

Experience with Elixir, Phoenix Framework, or Phoenix LiveView Familiarity with functional programming languages Experience with e-commerce or retail technology Knowledge of testing frameworks and QA methodologies

What we offer:

An equally balanced team of solid, hard-working humans - diverse in talents and actively growing.

Technology Agnostic - if you believe in it, build it.

Comprehensive benefits - your health is important to us. Our benefits include health, dental, mental health support and more!

Generous vacation and wellness time off. We offer our employees 3 weeks PTO - effective in your first year and we encourage you to use it.

Remote work environment with full option to come into an office if you wish.

Team member discount with several cannabis retailers.



The FIKA Company respects the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Inclusion to us means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person's talents and strengths.



Thank you for your interest and application, only those selected for next steps will be contacted.