Junior Back-end Developer

at  WestJet

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1+ years of experience preferred or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Requires expert problem-solving skills and interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong knowledge of Java, Groovy, SpringBoot, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps is required
• Experienced and skilled in Unit Testing, and Integration testing technologies
• Knowledge of Spock is an asset
• Experience with identifying process optimization opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions
• Understand the importance of developing process efficiency and the common ways in which processes are optimized
• Hands-on experience supporting specific activities to improve development processes and can spot or identify obvious deficiencies
• Broad understanding of information security and the types of security controls that can be used to mitigate security threats within solutions and services
• Hands-on experience collaborating with others when necessary to review specifications and used these agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium to high complexity, using the right standards and tools
• Hands-on experience building and testing simple interfaces between systems or worked on more complex integration as part of a wider team
• Proficient in prioritizing and defining approaches to understand the user story, guiding others, and can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to be used
• Deep understanding of when to use a specific prototyping technique or method and can show the value of prototyping to your team
• Hands-on experience remediating faults following agreed procedures and can carry out agreed procedures on infrastructure
• Experience collaborating with remote team members is an asset

The Junior Back-end Software Developer is responsible for designing and developing code, verifying, testing, documenting, amending, and refactoring moderately complex programs/scripts and integration software services that meet user needs following best-practice guidelines. This role will collaborate closely with Data Engineering, DevOps, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and product engineering teams.