Software Engineer I

Your Opportunity at ARC'TERYX:

ARC'TERYX is growing in guest experience excellence, in variety and sophistication of business models, and in operational volume and critical workflows. The Technology group is a key part of supporting and accelerating ARC'TERYX growth

As a Software Engineer I, your contributions will have a noticeable impact on user experiences and support business outcomes. You will build defined features, investigate and fix bugs, write unit tests, communicate progress, and identify blocking issues. Collaborating with a team of driven and experienced software engineers, you will work alongside colleagues who are passionate about proactively improving existing systems and ensuring long-term operational stability.

This role is based out of ARC'TERYX headquarters in North Vancouver, BC. We are open to hybrid or remote work. Remote candidates must be committed to Pacific time zone hours. Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team:

The technology team builds the backbone for websites. We work with cross-functional agile squads to build and roll out new features, improve performances, and build self-serve tools for our business stakeholders to create an amazing online experience for our guests.

If you were in the Software Engineer I role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• • Becoming accountable for development direction and health of small-to-medium size features from technical design to launch
• Contributing to performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability and automation
• Diagnosing and resolving bugs to ensure optimal functionality
• Writing unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability
• Communicating regularly progresses and updates with your manager
• Monitoring application and instruments logs and signals
• Identifying blocking issues and working towards resolving them
• Participating in peer programming with Senior members of the team and others when needed
• Contributing to code reviews, learning from what you see and applying it in future projects
• Contributing to technical documentation and other processes as needed
• Participating in team ceremonies such as backlog grooming, sprint planning and retrospectives
• Learning the Arc'teryx leadership code (Lead Self) and exhibiting these values in your daily work

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• • Owning a set of features you've developed with your team, and becoming the go-to person
• Leading team meetings about your area of expertise
• Initiating refactoring of low-performing part of the software
• Contributing to the software architecture of new products
• Improving the tests and quality of the application
• Defining clear contracts between systems and maintaining integration
• Setting up non-regression detection systems with SLA

Are you our next Software Engineer I?

• • You have 2+ years of experience in a professional software engineering role
• You have at least 1+ years' experience with full stack development in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• You have 2+ years of experience with Node, TypeScript & React
• You have some exposure to Magento/Adobe Commerce cloud with experience in configuration, maintenance and development
• You have experience integrating and working with GraphQL, REST and headless commerce implementations
• You have working knowledge of PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript best practices
• You have experience working with cloud computing providers, container solutions, and CI/CD pipelines
• You have experience writing and maintaining automated, visual-regression, or unit tests
• You have a want to develop a solid understanding of core programming fundamentals
• You are dedicated to advancing your skills and growing as a software engineer
• You are excited to work with a team, learning the best practices of software engineering, including testing, source control, and agile planning
• You are eager to focus on a specific product sub-area and achieve mastery in that domain
• You want to develop a solid understanding of core programming fundamental concepts
• You are focused on growing as an engineer
• You want to work in a team and learn its tools and current processes
• You want to learn the best practices of software engineering, such as testing, source control, and agile planning
• You are ready to focus on learning about a specific product sub-area and mastering that sub-area
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

$82,000 - $112,000 a year

A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$82,000 - CAD$112,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.

Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.

Equal Opportunity

Arc'teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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