Senior Full Stack Developer

FRMG is a leading geomatics company developing a DaaS/SaaS platform designed to deliver geospatial data to insurance, re-insurance and catastrophic modelling sector. We are looking for a full stack developer with some familiarity of geomatics software/processes. Our SkyForest division serves government and industry clients across Canada with its proprietary satellite technologies to measure, monitor and map forests, to ensure their sustainability and manage wildfires.  Our Forest Carbon division monitors carbon sequestration to ensure organizations meet their ongoing commitments. We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Overall Requirements

• The Full Stack developer leads application development of a desktop and web app DaaS/SaaS geospatial platform working with our geomatics team.
• Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle (analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance.
• 5+ years in web development (e.g., Angular/React, JavaScript, Python, CSS, or NodeJS and REST).
• 2+ years of experience working with multi-tenant cloud native applications
• Serve as technical lead on projects and enhancements related to custom geospatial web applications.
• Translates business requirements from non-technical users into specialized geospatial desktop and web apps.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating new technologies.
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle in a team environment using project tracking tools such as GitHub or JIRA.
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
• Write effective APIs.
• Test, troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency.
• Manage and implement security and data protection modes.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Knowledge/experience with GIS frameworks such as OpenLayers, QGIS, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, GeoServer, GDAL/OGR, MapServer, Leaflet, Esri Leaflet, serverless GIS.
• Experience with installing, configuring, and using GeoServer.
• Design and development of web-services to support modelling, data collection and data visualization objectives (Python, Django, Java, GDAL, QGIS).
• Knowledge/experience of WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and WPS web services of the OGC.
• Development of front-end web applications to support the collection, dissemination, and visualization of map/environmental data to end users.
• Familiarity with container-based software development and deployment (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Laravel) is a plus.
• Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS EC2, EBS, S3, RDS, EKS and familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Lambda etc.).
• Experience writing integrations with third-party APIs and developing REST APIs.

Let's grow together

We believe that the world forests need to prosper and be continually sustained as one of our greatest renewable resources.  We also believe that together, we can improve the state of the world. With 12 years of experience managing forests, we have a deep appreciation for this valuable resource.  

Your work will help solve global challenges ranging from forest management to reducing wildfire risk. We use advanced geospatial technology to solve big challenges along with a great people to build a better future for the planet.  

Are you ready to build a rewarding career and a better future for all? 

Build extraordinary products 

We are motivated to build great products. We're developing powerful and exciting technologies to solve some of the most difficult challenges on the planet. We are continually expanding our customer base and developing new solutions. We are driven and motivated and we share a passion for breaking new ground and creating new solutions. 

We are focused on creating an inclusive and positive environment for our team. We push ourselves to learn and grow, be well rewarded and keep a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We're also working hard to maintain a diverse, collaborative, social and engaging culture. 

To support this, we encourage and invest in training and development for our people. We also offer a generous benefits and rewards package and offer flexibility to foster work life balance.