Software Developer Staff Engineer

1 month ago

British Columbia, Canada Improving Full time

Improving is a 15+ year technology management and consulting services firm deeply rooted in our commitment to establishing trust. We live out our values of Excellence, Dedication, and Involvement by providing each of our 1500 members across 16 locations on two continents a variety of opportunities and programs to grow in a way that's befitting their unique talents and interests, while supporting each one's unique path in life.
Improving Vancouver’s data and cloud team has been building strong relationships and expert technical knowledge with clients such as start-ups and established multi-nationals since 2017. From architecture to infrastructure to low level connector, we innovate and build out the world's data ecosystems. We thrive on crafting technical excellence.

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The interview approach we take for a Staff Developer addresses the technical mentor role you have played, but also the value you bring to the table as a specialist in one or more technologies. You can look forward to rich discussion and the mutual sharing of technology Pro Tips and insights - your interviewers are smart and caring people who want to help you feature your valuable skills and abilities. Furthermore we value your opinions, insights and questions and encourage you to share them both in anonymous surveys or within the direct discussions.

Scope and author designs for moderately complex features and drive to completion (spanning multiple months) including implementation, testing, and release.
• Independently come up with a vision to solve a complex problem and get buy-in with our stakeholders, including external customers and technical staff, to realize that vision.

Technical Acumen Responsibilities
Hands-on technical oversight of assigned client projects, including ownership for design, coding, reviews, testing and documentation.
Expected to become educated on project technologies to provide technical guidance to both our team and customer.
Recognize and specify all areas where tests should be written and ensure they are completed for each project.
Own code quality. Actively participate in code reviews and be the champion for high code quality.
Write complete and correct tests for all development projects. Meet programming standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.

Accountable to lead the team for assigned client projects to successful technical and deliverable outcomes.
Take ownership of projects that are assigned to them, prioritize and manage time effectively to meet schedules, including delegating tasks to other developers and asking for help from developers or management.
Gather specifications from clients on projects. Author scope of work documents that lay out deliverables, milestones and assumptions requiring time estimation, technical scope definition, and refinement with customers. Foster highly productive collaboration within your team on assigned projects.
Follow and lead efforts in improving company best practices, knowledge base, policies and processes to ensure the company is best positioned to satisfy client requirements.
Lead by example in pursuing projects that require learning new technologies, and continually expand your skills by educating yourself in development skills in terms of both process, technology, and language.
Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
~4+ years experience in a technical leadership role within a team.
~7+ years of industry experience with object-oriented programming in C++ or Java , both a plus.
~ Development experience on Window and macOS, Linux a plus
~ Experience documenting software design.
~ Experience defining and estimating software development requirements.
~ Experience writing tests, both unit and integration.
~ Proven record of successful on-time delivery of projects with a high degree of predictability and quality.
~ Experience mentoring others in design, coding, reviews, test and software development best practices.
~ Experience with Big Data and/or NoSQL experience.
~ Experience in SQL, databases and database connectivity.
~ Experience with remote customer stakeholders and development teams.
Flexible to adapt to various methodologies depending on the client's way of working.
Experience using C++ memory management and performance analysis tools.
Experience working with C#, JavaScript/Typescript, Node.js, and/or Python.
Strong employee relationships are key to delivering to our partners as well as to creating a foundation for a truly welcoming and nurturing company culture.

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