IT Developer - Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative

at  Specialisterne

Specialisterne is Recruiting!
Specialisterne connects qualified neurodivergent candidates to employment opportunities in numerous industries and sectors in Canada and the US.

To be eligible to apply, you must have experienced barriers getting and/ or maintaining meaningful employment and you identify with one of the following:

• Autism (including Asperger’s and PDD-NOS)
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Learning Disability (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)
• Intellectual Disability
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Tourette Syndrome

Employees hired through Specialisterne will be supported by a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job.
Specialisterne is proud to partner with TD on a Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative.
TD is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. They are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of their customers and communities in which they live and serve.
Applications must be submitted in full no later than December 1st
Summary:
Title: IT Developer
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: Standard working hours (9-5)
Location: Toronto (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)
Salary:
Target Start Date: January, 2025
About this Role:

Essential Tasks - In this job, you will:

• Participate in Agile stand-ups to understand immediate priorities for the day/week
• Work with peers, tech leads and business system analysts to understand application requirements
• Perform unit testing for the code developed
• Utilize Azure deployment tools to move the software into multiple test environments to ensure software is successfully deployed
• Once software is developed and tested, support other technology teams to deploy software into production
• Between testing and production, perform defect triage by interacting with other teams to resolve any software issues
• Develop new user-facing responsive features
• Optimize front end applications for maximum speed and performance

General Skills and Abilities - You are:

• Have the ability to take direction and collaborate with multiple teams and people
• Have the ability to interact with a large number of people and ask for help when needed
• Have the ability to decipher and deal with complex situations

Digital/Technical Skills & Tools - You are:

• Basic Java OR Rest API OR React/Angular skills
• Nice to have (but not required):
• Basic Microsoft SQL Server (Azure) skills
• Spring Boot framework
• Expertise in modern JavaScript / TypeScript / ES6+
• Angular2 and above, Lifecycle & CLI
• Java, Node experience
• NgRx & reactive programming
• Strong REST API design and implementation skills
• Experience in using tools like Bitbucket/Git, IntelliJ/Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, etc.

Required skill level*

• Basic - e.g., I can do this in simple situations with close or extensive guidance
• Basic to Intermediate
• Intermediate - e.g., I can do this in most situations, with occasional guidance
• Intermediate to expert
• Expert - e.g., I can do this in exceptionally difficult situations with no guidance and I can be a key resource for others.

Education/Knowledge - You:

• College Diploma OR Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or a related field OR a technical training certificate
• Nice to have (but not required):
• Data Analytics training
• Security best-practices
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, Azure services
• Familiar with Software vulnerabilities and their resolution

Experience (Professional, Academic, Personal) - You:

• Full Stack Development experience
• One year of experience in a related role OR ability to showcase Development Projects related to this position

Additional Information:

Here’s how frequently the following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job:

• Oral communication: Daily
• Email communication: Daily
• Instant messaging: Constantly
• Telephone Communication: Rarely
• Video communication: Daily
• Interacting with supervisors: Daily
• Interacting with peers: Constantly
• Interacting with customers: N/A
• Selling or influencing others: N/A
• Training or teaching others: N/A

Here’s what can employees find stressful about this job:

• Long hours at irregular times when needed to complete projects
• Being able to answer questions about complex application components

Here’s what employees tend to find motivating/rewarding about this job:

• You will develop quality software, creating great outcomes for colleagues and customers
• Expansive career path
• Skills you will learn are transferable to other industries and positions

Workplace Support:

• Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job
• All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job

• Participate in Agile stand-ups to understand immediate priorities for the day/week
• Work with peers, tech leads and business system analysts to understand application requirements
• Perform unit testing for the code developed
• Utilize Azure deployment tools to move the software into multiple test environments to ensure software is successfully deployed
• Once software is developed and tested, support other technology teams to deploy software into production
• Between testing and production, perform defect triage by interacting with other teams to resolve any software issues
• Develop new user-facing responsive features
• Optimize front end applications for maximum speed and performanc