Software Developer

Please note the base salary will be determined by the successful candidate's education, skills and experience. The listed salary range serves as a general pay guideline for this position's pay level.

Software Developer

Location: Remote - Anywhere in Canada

Empire Life is looking to hire a Software Developer to join our Back Office Development team

Why pursue this opportunity

Impactful work - get the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that have a positive impact on our customers, our company, and society as a whole.

Play an integral role - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.

The opportunity - collaborate with cross-functional teams and work on a variety of projects that will keep you engaged and continuously learning.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion - we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and welcome candidates who share this commitment.

What you'll be working on

• Software development ("coding") of high quality, production ready applications.
• Lead the delivery of new and existing applications and services to production while working with the infrastructure, security and operations teams (aka DevOps).
• Contribute to automated testing with unit, functional and behavioral testing.
• Proactively work with internal network and security teams to monitor applicable applications and services.
• Troubleshoot problems and ensure resolution of issues.
• Research and investigate improvements; analyze and provide findings and recommendations to management.
• Enable the team to achieve success beyond their individual capabilities.
• Provide technical expertise from experience.
• Mentor teammates, facilitate the solving of challenging problems, and make difficult decisions.
• Contribute to architecture design while collaborating with the Solution Architecture team.
• Contribute to process improvements while using data driven decision making.
• Following and proactively responding to technology and industry changes which impact our business.

Having the following knowledge/experience would be an asset

• 1+ years work experience (co-op/internships included) in back office web development.
• Practical working knowledge in backend software development.
• Knowledge with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) including Github Actions and DevOps.
• Automated testing (unit, functional and behavioural testing).
• Load testing applications to ensure acceptable performance according to agreed upon SLA's.
• Programming language proficiency in one or more of: Kotlin, Java or C#
• Database schema design and SQL query experience.
• REST API development.
• Event driven architecture programming with Kafka or equivalent.
• Documentation of delivered software with architectural decision records (ADR's) and OpenAPI specifications.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or equivalent cloud provider experience.
• Experience with agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum) and related platforms (Jira).
• Ability to think logically, analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects, and to pivot effectively to meet challenges.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated capability to manage all forms of stakeholder and client communication.
• Demonstrated ability to lead discussions with technical and business teams.
• Completion of a University degree, college diploma, technical training, and/or equivalent experience.
• If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.

Beyond the salary

For permanent full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

• Competitive salaries with annual pay increases
• Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions
• Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions
• A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package starting from day one of employment, that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account
• Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
• Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
• A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
• Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
• Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
• A cash employee referral program

To learn more about working at Empire Life, visit 

Get to know us

Empire life is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and welcome everyone to participate in our application process. We encourage those of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, even if you don't believe you meet each unique qualification outlined. Applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. 

Empire Life welcomes applications from people with disabilities and disabled people. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the screening and selection process. If you need this job posting in an alternative format or have any accessibility questions, please contact  .