Full Stack Engineer

at  Pet Valu

Location: Markham, Ontario
Job Description:
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and talented Full Stack Engineer to take a role in our software development team. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work on both frontend and backend components of our applications, participate in architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality, robust, and scalable software solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full Stack Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Architectural Design: Assist in shaping the technical architecture of our systems, making decisions that impact scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Code Quality: Lead by example, promoting best practices in coding standards, testing, and documentation to ensure the team delivers clean and maintainable code.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide junior developers, facilitating their growth and assisting in problem-solving.
• Frontend and Backend Development: Work on the development of both frontend and backend components, creating responsive and interactive user interfaces and robust server-side logic.
• API Development: Build and maintain APIs for integration with external systems and services.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, conducting code reviews to ensure optimal code performance.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Implement and advocate for unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing to ensure software reliability.
• Agile Development: Participate in Agile/Scrum development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Innovation: Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and suggest new tools, frameworks, and practices to improve our development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement features.
• Develop robust, scalable, and maintainable code for both front-end and back-end components.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure code quality standards are met.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks.
• Works to support leads and pods in plans to achieve specific short-term program/project/sprint-related objectives within immediate functional area.
• Ability to determine expected results/outcomes and measure solution delivery accordingly
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve our development processes.
• Ability to communicate diplomatically in order to obtain cooperation and approval of action.
• Working within demanding or challenging delivery cycles with varying degrees of technical solution complexity where requirements or data are sparse.
• Ability to solution and think through pros cons and showcase the same while carrying out the delivery end to end with minimal supervision and adhering to engineering quality standards
• Ability to manage multiple feature priorities and sprint project goals that could have competing impacts
• Clarity in suggesting technical dependencies for prioritization on competing priorities, risks and impacts that could derail monthly or quarterly sprint goals

Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proven experience as a full stack engineer with at least 5-9 years of relevant experience.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as [e.g., JavaScript, Java, .NET, etc.].
• Extensive experience with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, modern frameworks like React, Angular,)
• Proficiency in server-side technologies, databases, and backend frameworks (Node.js, Django, Ruby on Rails, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement RESTful APIs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Qualifications & Personal Attributes:

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex issues and propose effective solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions on time and within budget.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong decision-making abilities with a focus on delivering value to the team and the organization.
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to actively engage with team members and stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to learning and self-improvement, with a passion for staying updated on the latest technologies and industry trends.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and creatively to overcome challenges.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.

• Full Stack Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Architectural Design: Assist in shaping the technical architecture of our systems, making decisions that impact scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Code Quality: Lead by example, promoting best practices in coding standards, testing, and documentation to ensure the team delivers clean and maintainable code.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide junior developers, facilitating their growth and assisting in problem-solving.
• Frontend and Backend Development: Work on the development of both frontend and backend components, creating responsive and interactive user interfaces and robust server-side logic.
• API Development: Build and maintain APIs for integration with external systems and services.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, conducting code reviews to ensure optimal code performance.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Implement and advocate for unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing to ensure software reliability.
• Agile Development: Participate in Agile/Scrum development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Innovation: Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and suggest new tools, frameworks, and practices to improve our development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design solutions, and implement features.
• Develop robust, scalable, and maintainable code for both front-end and back-end components.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure code quality standards are met.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks.
• Works to support leads and pods in plans to achieve specific short-term program/project/sprint-related objectives within immediate functional area.
• Ability to determine expected results/outcomes and measure solution delivery accordingly
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve our development processes.
• Ability to communicate diplomatically in order to obtain cooperation and approval of action.
• Working within demanding or challenging delivery cycles with varying degrees of technical solution complexity where requirements or data are sparse.
• Ability to solution and think through pros cons and showcase the same while carrying out the delivery end to end with minimal supervision and adhering to engineering quality standards
• Ability to manage multiple feature priorities and sprint project goals that could have competing impacts
• Clarity in suggesting technical dependencies for prioritization on competing priorities, risks and impacts that could derail monthly or quarterly sprint goal