Expert Software Development

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Job Summary

CN Customer & Intermodal Solutions Group is the team building Supply Chain, Customer and Trucking Logistics products for CN Technology group. We pride ourselves on being innovative and agile to build the best products for our customers.

As an expert software development, your mission will be to provide guidance to the software development team, to deliver high quality high availability systems that meet defined business requirements. You will be responsible for the quality of the products built by the team and to evolve and improve engineering process and efficiency.

Main Responsibilities

·Understand the requirements and functional specifications to be able to translate them in a technical implementation.

·Produce and/or revise technical design(s) when required to ensure usage of standard technologies and platforms.

·Contribute to code, participate to code review, provide technical guidance, and support development team to ensure compliance to standards and best practices.

·Ensure code scanning reports are reviewed and issues addressed to maintain a high level of quality and security. Ensure security vulnerabilities remediation.

·Make sure the team takes ownership of the product development, quality, and content.

·Ensure the team works as per Agile practices including PI planning scrum ceremonies like backlog grooming, sprint planning with estimates based on team capacity.

·Ensure the team supports the products during implementation, stabilization and participate to post-mortem in case of any failed release.

·Participate to Product Golive Operationalization as technical SME.

·Contribute to the evolution of the software engineering standards and practices.

·Actively coach and evaluate team performance while maintaining a collaborative work environment.

·Provide ongoing feedback to the manager regarding individual and team performance, team initiatives, and customer escalations.

·Improve operations by identifying system inefficiencies and implementing plans to address them

Experience / Education

· Minimum 7 years relevant work experience in development of large applications with multiple integration points across various platforms.

· Experience in leading software engineering teams.

· Organized and self-driven, capable of motivating and inspiring colleagues

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

Must Have Skills

·Strong knowledge of development with Java, Spring, Micro-services, API.

·Strong knowledge of database development, SQL, NoSQL.

·Strong knowledge of GIT, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines to automate builds and releases.

·Strong knowledge of unit testing and quality assurance concepts.

·Strong knowledge of software design patterns and modeling like UML.

·Ability to learn and understand a full stack technology landscape with frontend, backend, data integration and lead team to deliver on these platforms.

·Strong leadership skills applicable in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

·Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

·Ability to influence team members to foster collaboration, quality and efficiency.

Nice to Have Skills

·Knowledge of Cloud based development, we use mainly GCP.

·Knowledge of Kubernetes, GKE, CloudRun, Docker

·Knowledge of code scanning tools like SonarQube, BlackDuck, Fortify

·Experience working with vendors and outsourcing firms and managing outsourced staff.

This position is posted as a grade 7. For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position may adjust based on the employee's experience.

About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada's Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position will depend on the employee's experience.

At CN, we are dedicated to building North America's safest, most inclusive and sustainable railroad, which includes reflecting the communities in which we operate. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented groups often don't apply unless they feel they fit the job posting at 100%. Even if you don't see yourself in every job requirement listed in a posting, we still encourage you to apply. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please reach out to our team at

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