Software Engineer (D564)

at  SMART Technologies

SMART is helping educators and businesses succeed all over the world. Our technology empowers teachers, students and teams to learn and collaborate in innovative ways, inspiring breakthroughs – from improved learning outcomes to moving businesses forward.
Work at SMART Technologies, and you can be part of a team that creates and markets leading-edge hardware and software tools sold around the world. You can join the many skilled professionals who make SMART part of three million classrooms worldwide.
We’re looking for a backend developer candidate to work in our digital learning tool Lumio, Lumio transforms lessons into active, collaborative experiences that engage students on their own devices, you can discover Lumio in https://lum.io/https://lum.io
Reporting to the Manager, Software development, you will work on project(s) related to new features on our real time collaboration systems that allow the interaction between students and teachers in our platform, as well as maintaining existing functionalities. The ideal candidate must be self-directed and a fast learner, flexible enough to work on new technologies and legacy components.

CORE SKILLS

• Strong foundations in computer science, particularly data structures, concurrent programming, distributed services, databases, etc.
• Experience developing web backend services in Java, using Spring Boot or Jersey.
• Experience developing web frontend services in Vue3.
• Experience working with OpenAPI specifications.
• Understanding how Websockets and persistent connections work
• Understanding test-driven development practices, including writing and maintaining unit tests.
• Experience with developing software using Agile software development.
• Experience releasing software using a continuous deployment pipeline.
• Preferred Experience developing/architecting highly available services
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to take the initiative and propose solutions
• Preferred Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

• Build RESTful web services using Java.
• Build frontend services using Vue.js
• Work closely with the frontend development teams to integrate new product features.
• Design and implement new functionality in our web backend services.
• Work closely with our test team to ensure automated testing has appropriate coverage.
• Participation in the full Agile software lifecycle.
• Ensure that the new developments are properly monitored, with the appropriate metrics that allow observability
• Contribute to team’s best practices to ensure fast delivery of new code
• Write and maintain technical documentation.
• Other duties as required.