Software Developer C++

at  Invafresh

OVERVIEW:

A force for change and a leader. You know that companies need help to achieve the business outcomes they seek, and you have the skills and leadership to deliver it. You love delivering fresh solutions to customers and are passionate about setting a strong example to your team. You also enjoy mentoring and building out technical and professional skills within your team. You have strong people skills and enjoy interfacing with clients to deliver valuable insight and help them understand how our solutions can meet the needs of their business challenges, as well as drive the value of our software solutions.
You’ve got the skills, tools and know-how to help companies make the moves to be more nimble, more capable and more productive. You also know that customers need a strong software partner to help them drive key business value and decisions using our suite of software.
Do you want to be part of a strong development team that delivers Enterprise SaaS solution for North America’s leading retailers? If so, then Invafresh is the perfect place to for you to apply your skills to help our customers drive business value from our fresh food retail operations solutions.

WHO WE ARE:

Based in Mississauga, Canada, Invafresh is a leading technology company specializing in FreshologyTM software solutions for supermarket chains around the world. In business since 1988, Invafresh continues to invest in its people and technology. Today, Invafresh is an organization of experienced and retail-savvy FreshologistsTM equipped with industry specific solutions that supermarket chains can leverage to succeed in the field of fresh operations.
Our fresh food retail operations solutions are deployed collectively in over 20,000 supermarket stores worldwide, actively supporting the in-store execution of fresh operations. We enable our customers to achieve and maintain a leadership position in their fresh food offering by providing data integrity and decision support tools needed to enhance sales, reduce shrink and inventories, and improve overall margins. We help our customers achieve success in the highly competitive grocery market.
Our mission is clear. Build long lasting partnerships with grocery retailers and enable them to achieve Operational Excellence in Fresh. To us, this represents putting all our energy into helping our customers maximize financial performance so they can achieve top quartile operating metrics. The ultimate goal is to deliver a fresh offering that exceeds the expectations of the consumer.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years’ experience in developing device drivers or interfaces in C/C++.
• Bachelor’s in computer science degree or related degree.
• Experience with development of Client/Server application
• Experience with developing software utilizing serial asynchronous, TCP/IP and FTP/SFTP protocols.
• Experience writing WebServices client software in C++.
• Experience with OpenSSL.
• Experience with GNU/C++ compiler and Visual Studio.
• Experience with GDB debugger utility.
• Development experience in Windows and Linux.
• Detailed knowledge of general Unix/Linux utilities
• Experience with SCRUM and/or Agile Development Methodologies.
• C Cross-Platform Software Development.
• C++ Object Oriented Cross-Platform Development.
• Development of WebServices.
• Systems analysis and design contribution.
• Proprietary weigh scale device protocol analysis.
• Weigh scale device operational troubleshooting.
• Source control management – Github.

This is a permanent, full time position reporting into our Director, Development & QA. As Software Developer, you will be a member of the Invafresh engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and support weigh scale driver communication software in C++ across Windows/Linux platforms.
• Analyze proprietary weigh scale vendor device communication protocols.
• Turn business and product ideas into prioritized, estimated, and detailed tasks.
• Conduct code unit tests using weigh scales from all supported vendors.
• Development of Web Services.
• Contribute suggestions and new ideas to enhance performance, usability, and quality.
• Research and develop new coding methods/technologies to help the project succeed.
• Give and receive constructive feedback within your team.
• Ensure development best practices are in place and are functioning effectively.
• Write clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Other duties as necessary.