Specialist Software Developer

at  Canadian National Railway

At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward. Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion. From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks. You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

JOB SUMMARY

Specialist, Software Development is responsible for assigned deliverables, aligning workload and focus on key tasks in order to deliver as per service commitment, as well as leveraging expertise and skill set to achieve delivery goals. The role contributes to the whole solution by analyzing functional specifications to identify the best technical design and coding parts of the application. Depending on the assignment, the role may apply in either a project, enhancement or support environment.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience

• Software Development
• Between 7 to 10 years experience as a Developer
• Experience with Linux internals, containers and shell scripting
• Experience with source code and binary repositories using git and Azure Development Operations (ADO)
• Experience designing coding distributed systems (e.g., asynchronous and synchronous)
• Experience designing and developing front-end in Angular
• Experience leading engineering project teams and working with cross functional partners to build technical solutions that achieve team and organizational goal

Education/Certification/Designation

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent degree or experience

Competencies

• Communicates with impact
• Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
• Applies critical thinking
• Identifies needs and finds solutions to create value for all stakeholders
• Collaborates with others and shares information

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of the following language and frameworks: Java, Python, JavaScript and Typescript, Angular, Spring Boot
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code, such as Terraform and Ansible
• Ability to draw architectural diagrams, guides and documentation to share across teams
• Ability to automate continuous integration and continuous deployments pipelines using Azure Development Operations
• Knowledge of Metrics Frameworks, Logging, Distributed Tracing, Profiling, Cloud-Native technologies, and Cloud-native Observability tools

Delivery

• Write performing quality code to fulfill design and pass code review with minimal number of defects
• Apply configuration on development environment when required
• Participate in implementing full product in production
• Support Developer in providing application versions and details for the implementation plan

Technical Expertise

• Interact with the Functional Designer to understand requirements for medium solutions
• Highlight the technical impacts of the functional design on existing applications based on a detailed analysis
• Deliver technical design and database structure for medium to high application complexity
• Maintain technical documentations

Architecture

• Contribute to developing the design and coding standards that will apply to the whole practice
• Document blueprint based on requirements and functional designs
• Participate to the CN Enterprise Architecture

Quality Controls

• Ensure Quality Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are identified, measured and produced by respecting of development standards
• Ensure the right level of testing (e.g., Unit and Assembly) is consistent across all projects

Working Conditions
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure, and stress.