About Us
The Ontario Cannabis Store provides safe, responsible access to recreational cannabis for adults 19 and older. We operate the sole legal online store for recreational cannabis in Ontario and are the provincial wholesaler of cannabis for private retail stores.
Working at the OCS is a unique opportunity to be part of an agile start-up in a ground-breaking new industry. We're a diverse team passionate about delivering a great customer experience, working together with mutual respect and building value out of our differences. We're an inclusive organization that understands that delivering great results comes out of ensuring every voice is heard.
About the Role
We're seeking a Software Engineer to join our team! The Software Engineer will be a member of the IT Development team and will be responsible for developing individual projects and applications (e.g., Omnichannel, D365, etc.).
They will be highly proficient in specific applications and technologies and will be able to identify emerging technologies that could benefit this domain. They will also collaborate with other Software Engineers to troubleshoot technical issues effectively.
Additionally, they will foster strong relationships with Architects, the Strategy & Transformation team, and business leads at OCS to understand project designs and deliver on all technology requirements. They will execute development plans in alignment with solution designs and work closely with the Quality Assurance team to ensure defect-free code.
The Software Engineer will also coordinate with the Quality Assurance and DevOps teams for transition planning to the support team and will provide Level 3 support for completed development work
About Your Day
Provides input from a systems perspective
Develops and provides effort estimates for design and development activities across their area of expertise
Refactor and migrate legacy code and systems to new cutting-edge technologies
Proficient knowledge in the application domain
Practiced ability to influence strategy within the application domain and related domain
Designs components within their specific software application/technology
Translate functional requirements and wireframes into working technology
Deploy established development tools, guidelines, and conventions and advocate solutions for the application/solution
Develops real time and batch interface programs and scalable and high-performance interfaces
Develops small/midsize applications where there is no commercially available solution
Analyzes current and new information systems requirements
Writes programs to extract, translate, load, and verify data using an enterprise messaging layer (i.e. Kafka)
Develops programs to address requirements for data conversions and other data transformations
Ability to configure SaaS, COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) Software with training
Participates in system and application upgrades and other support activities as needed
Assists users in solving programs and answers systems and application-related questions
Develops programs for automatic correction of erroneous data
Adheres to programming standards when performing analysis, writing documentation, and testing components
Develop code utilizing modern development practices such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and agile methodologies
Participate in Secure Code reviews
Develop Unit test cases and validates test results during testing
Tests and debugs application in conjunction with business
Utilize test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
Develops documentation for the programs written or modified
Provide input for training materials
Participate in triage meetings involving all the required stakeholders, to discuss actions on any defects and issues the testing team has found during testing
Investigate, resolve and escalate problems and develop recommendations for resolution.
Identifies need for technical assistance to help in problem resolution
Escalates issues as appropriate
About You
Post-Secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology or related areas OR equivalent combination of education and experience
Significant experience in Systems Integration and Application Development
Experience within the Retail or B2B Systems industry is an asset
Certification in Microsoft Dynamics AX and D365 is an asset
3+ years of experience with developing websites and web-based applications
Experience with database technologies such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL
Strong working proficiency in cloud- based services (Azure / AWS / GCP) environment
3+ years of experience of Java application and programming best practices
Ability to provide production support and respond quickly
Resolve production incidents with SME level of knowledge
Comfortable to use Jira, Confluence, Figma and related tools in day-to-day activities
Ability to work in Agile methodology
Strong analytical data-driven thinking skills
HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React. Shopify Liquid Theme development with 3+ years of modern JavaScript framework experience
Experience with Shopify API specifications and development skills including RESTful API (OpenAPI, Admin API, Storefront API and Ajax API)
Experience with Shopify liquid themes, Algolia, Canada Post, Google API's, Google Analytics and Middleware back-end integration
Experience building on eCommerce Platforms
Experience building and integrating web-interfaces with Web APIs using REST (JSON) and XML / JSON parsing techniques
Experience with Visual Studio Code, Accessibility Tool like Axe, NVDA, Jaws, VoiceOver in Safari, TalkBack in Android, Shopify CLI Tools and Gulp
Experience with Apache, Maven, RabbitMQ queues, Spring and SpringBoot, Swagger, and Postman.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
Strong understanding of Shopify and Java Modules
Strong understanding of day-to-day agile operations, month end and year end close process
About the Job
This position currently offers a fully remote work schedule. (The in-office requirement is depending on business needs. The OCS office is located near York Mills and Yonge St. However, OCS reserves the right to change this policy and its office location at any time.)
City: Toronto, ON
Employment Type: 8-Month Contract, Full- Time
Required Travel: Rare, usually within the GTA
Compensation
The target hiring range for this position is $95,000- $110,000. This is a pay grade 7 role, with a salary range of $81,805.90 - $ 122,284.74 . Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions, internal equity, and candidate experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role.
We are committed to providing an accessible, equitable and inclusive candidate and employee experience. We provide reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process and in employment. If you require an accommodation please let us know, we will work with you to meet your needs.
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