Ecommerce Tech Lead

**Who we are**
At Wild Fork, we are transforming the way people shop and eat protein. By managing every step of the process from farm to fork, we ensure you get the highest quality, largest variety and most consistent eating experience at the most affordable prices. It's at the core of everything we do.
If you want to be part of an innovative company building a presence in Canada, join us. We can’t wait to become everyone’s favourite food experience.

**The opportunity**
As a Tech Lead at Wild Fork Canada, you will be responsible for leading the architecture and design of our software solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional and global architecture teams to define technical requirements, identify potential challenges, and design solutions that meet the needs of the business. You will be responsible for ensuring that our systems are scalable, secure, and maintainable, while also keeping up with the latest industry standards and best practices.

**What you will do**
- Develop and maintain a technical solution and produce technical stories that aligns with business goals.
- Lead the design and implementation of software solutions, ensuring they meet quality, performance, and scalability requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and design solutions that meet business needs.
- Conduct code reviews and provide feedback on code quality and best practices.
- Ensure that software development follows industry standards and best practices.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for their adoption.
- Work extensively with a global team of architects on alignment
- Coach and mentor developers

**What you bring**:

- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience in software development, with a minimum 2 years in a tech lead role
- Strong knowledge of software design patterns and principles
- Experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems in ecommerce domain will be a plus.
- Experience with omni-channel ecommerce systems such as commerce tools
- Expert level proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java.
- Deep understanding of domain driven design
- Solid experience working with production apps built in Spring Framework
- Experience working in Agile framework.
- Experience working with Azure App Service, Service Bus, Microservice Architecture
- Strong understanding of security, scalability, and maintainability considerations
- Excellent communication, leadership skills and experience influencing other team members.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.

**Our culture**
At Wild Fork it’s about the people. The experience we provide for our customers, the producers we partner with who are dedicated to quality, the members of our teams who bring energy and innovation, and the community we eat with.
We are guided by our values - determination, simplicity, availability, humility, sincerity, discipline, and ownership - in everything we do, from the interview process and individual goal-setting to decision-making and strategizing. They are the measure of our success and how we treat each other.

**Our mission: Nourish Better Lives.**
Joining us is a unique and rare opportunity to be part of an omni-channel startup backed by a global brand. It’s a chance to be a founding member of a company changing the Canadian grocery landscape, creating exceptional experiences for our customers and nurturing an outstanding place to work. As part of our team you will gain insights and direct experience building a company and a brand. You will have the chance to voice your ideas and take ownership of executing them.
Think this job is meant for you but worried you don’t have it all? At Wild Fork we know that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you share our values and beliefs, are passionate about food, and have 70% of the qualifications we are seeking, express your interest here.

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person