Senior Systems Developer

at  Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan HOOPP

Why you’ll love working here:

• high-performance, people-focused culture
• our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
• learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
• membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
• competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team’s diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, and newly extended maternity/parental leave top of 26 weeks)
• optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
• yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
• access to an annual wellness reimbursement program for health and wellness-related expenses for permanent and temporary employees
• the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers

Job Summary:
This job posting is intended to attract candidates for multiple System Developer roles within our Investment Solutions Group.
Are you a driven individual seeking growth and challenge in a collaborative environment? Do you have a passion for driving positive change and influencing growth? If so, we encourage you to apply!
The IT Investment Solutions Group at HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan) is seeking an experienced individual to join us as a Senior Systems Developer. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting HOOPP Investment activities, contributing to our mission of delivering true customer value in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What you will do:

• Collaborate closely with product owners, business analysts, and users to understand business problems and design effective solutions.
• Participate in design sessions, code reviews, and support the developer community on the team.
• Develop standards, patterns, and practices to enhance software development within the department.
• Engage in negotiations regarding system architecture with other development teams for projects spanning multiple systems.
• Actively participate in Agile Scrum practices, including providing input to the team product roadmap, daily standups, backlog refinement, planning, and sprint retrospectives.
• Contribute to design and planning meetings, write documentation, and participate in issue and team retrospectives.
• Provide technical coaching and mentorship in collaboration with the team development lead.
• Foster a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment that encourages mutual respect.
• Ask probing questions, raise awareness, and guide individuals and groups in exploring options and making decisions.
• Design, build, and support new features while participating in issue resolution across the entire software stack.
• Prioritize technical improvements to ensure the development of sustainable software.
• Participate in the application support rotation schedule, maintaining availability during standard hours.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues spanning multiple systems and technologies.
• Quickly learn, evaluate, and apply new concepts and technologies.

Who you are:

• You have 7+ combined years of experience in both frontend and backend development.
• You hold a university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead and take end-to-end ownership.
• You have excellent knowledge of software development and enterprise design patterns.
• You understand Object-Oriented programming concepts.
• You have experience in designing and building microservice-based enterprise-level applications from the ground up.
• You demonstrate superior proficiency in C# (.NET Framework and .NET Core), JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, React/Redux.
• You have experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Redis, AWS, Azure.
• Preferred experience includes Docker, Kotlin, Kubernetes, GraphQL, Angular.
• You are skilled in modern development tools and practices, such as Git, CI/CD, and unit testing.
• Experience with DevOps work would be considered an asset.

• Collaborate closely with product owners, business analysts, and users to understand business problems and design effective solutions.
• Participate in design sessions, code reviews, and support the developer community on the team.
• Develop standards, patterns, and practices to enhance software development within the department.
• Engage in negotiations regarding system architecture with other development teams for projects spanning multiple systems.
• Actively participate in Agile Scrum practices, including providing input to the team product roadmap, daily standups, backlog refinement, planning, and sprint retrospectives.
• Contribute to design and planning meetings, write documentation, and participate in issue and team retrospectives.
• Provide technical coaching and mentorship in collaboration with the team development lead.
• Foster a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment that encourages mutual respect.
• Ask probing questions, raise awareness, and guide individuals and groups in exploring options and making decisions.
• Design, build, and support new features while participating in issue resolution across the entire software stack.
• Prioritize technical improvements to ensure the development of sustainable software.
• Participate in the application support rotation schedule, maintaining availability during standard hours.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues spanning multiple systems and technologies.
• Quickly learn, evaluate, and apply new concepts and technologies