Senior Software Developer

at  Geotab

Basis:Permanent - Full-time
Area of Interest:Product & Software Development
Location:Waterloo, Ontario
Who we are
Geotab ® is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and certified “Great Place to Work™.” We are a company of diverse and talented individuals who work together to help businesses grow and succeed, and increase the safety and sustainability of our communities.
Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab’s open platform and Geotab Marketplace ®, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes.
Our team is growing and we’re looking for people who follow their passion, think differently and want to make an impact. Ours is a fast paced, ever changing environment. Geotabbers accept that challenge and are willing to take on new tasks and activities - ones that may not always be described in the initial job description. Join us for a fulfilling career with opportunities to innovate, great benefits, and our fun and inclusive work culture. Reach your full potential with Geotab. To see what it’s like to be a Geotabber, check out our blog and follow us @InsideGeotab on Instagram. Join our talent network to learn more about job opportunities and company news.
Who you are:
As a seasoned Senior Software Developer, you develop high-level code with attention to system integration and scalability. You are able to create representations for functions and user interfaces. You will ensure that the software meets all requirements of design, quality, security, extensibility etc. You have the ability to take the solution all the way to the finish line. You are also a coach and always provide technical guidance and mentorship to other developers and engineers in the team.
What you’ll do:
Your job is to be part of a team who builds a state of the art telematics platform that makes sense of the data collected by our custom built hardware. We receive detailed data and metrics for millions of vehicles globally, which is processed and interpreted to create actionable information for our customers. Your key area of responsibility will be to contribute to a dynamically scalable system by leading architecture, design, and end-to-end development of key features in our applications. You will write high performance code using C# and SQL queries to process and store this information in real-time.You will also develop fast and responsive user interfaces using React and TypeScript.

How you’ll make an impact

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, reliable code to develop high throughput, performance critical, and scalable applications.
• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Perform Test Driven Development (TDD), take part in peer code reviews, ensuring coding standards are followed, looking for logic errors and other bugs.
• Lead and contribute to systems design and architectural planning while acting as a mentor and SME to Intermediate and Junior developers.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotating schedule (if applicable).

What you’ll bring to the role

• 7+ years of demonstrated experience of coding at a high competency, enterprise level with low tolerance to error.
• Experience with using C# / .Net and experience with object-oriented design, unit testing, optimization and multithreaded programming.
• Relational database design, optimization and writing queries (bonus points for experience with Postgres).
• Experience in React, TypeScript, .Net Core, Google Compute Engine, Google BigQuery.
• Working knowledge of Cloud computing experience with GCP, AWS and/or Azure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work well under pressure and respond to fast changing priorities and deadlines.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem-solve to well-judged decisions.
• Bachelor of Computer Science, Electrical/Software Engineering or other related degree.

If you got this far, we hope you’re feeling excited about this role! Even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: GEOTAB DOES NOT ACCEPT AGENCY RESUMES AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FEES RELATED TO UNSOLICITED RESUMES. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD RESUMES TO GEOTAB EMPLOYEES.

Why job seekers choose Geotab
Flex working arrangements
Home office reimbursement program
Baby bonus & parental leave top up program
Online learning and networking opportunities
Electric vehicle purchase incentive program
Competitive medical and dental benefits

Retirement savings program

• The above are offered to full-time permanent employees only

How we work
At Geotab, we have adopted a flexible hybrid working model in that we have systems, functions, programs and policies in place to support both in-person and virtual work. However, you are welcomed and encouraged to come into our beautiful, safe, clean offices as often as you like. When working from home, you are required to have a reliable internet connection with at least 50mb DL/10mb UL. Virtual work is supported with cloud-based applications, collaboration tools and asynchronous working. The health and safety of employees are a top priority. We encourage work-life balance and keep the Geotab culture going strong with online social events, chat rooms and gatherings. Join us and help reshape the future of technology!
We believe that ensuring diversity is fundamental to our future growth and progress and is an integral part of our business. We believe that success happens where new ideas can flourish – in an environment that is rich in diversity and a place where people from various backgrounds can work together. Geotab encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We are committed to accommodating people with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes and when people are hired. We will ensure the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities are taken into account as part of performance management, career development, training and redeployment processes. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information about our diversity and inclusion as well as accommodation policies and practices, please contact us at careers@geotab.com. By submitting a job application to Geotab Inc. or its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Geotab”), you acknowledge Geotab’s collection, use and disclosure of your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

What you’ll bring to the role

• 7+ years of demonstrated experience of coding at a high competency, enterprise level with low tolerance to error.
• Experience with using C# / .Net and experience with object-oriented design, unit testing, optimization and multithreaded programming.
• Relational database design, optimization and writing queries (bonus points for experience with Postgres).
• Experience in React, TypeScript, .Net Core, Google Compute Engine, Google BigQuery.
• Working knowledge of Cloud computing experience with GCP, AWS and/or Azure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work well under pressure and respond to fast changing priorities and deadlines.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem-solve to well-judged decisions.
• Bachelor of Computer Science, Electrical/Software Engineering or other related degree