Student, Software Engineer (Winter 2025, 4 Months)

at  OMERS

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The Developer Platforms Engineering team is seeking a fourth year undergrad looking to jumpstart their career as a Software Engineer. Our team helps creates paved roads for the development of high-quality, secure and scalable applications by providing effective developer and data science platforms & tooling.
The co-op student must demonstrate their ability in full stack development, (i.e. React + backend framework), showing proficiency in JavaScript, RDBMS and NoSQL, by completing a coding challenge we will provide.
Candidates must have an interest in the investment industry and enterprise technology as the successful applicant will be working on a variety of technology platforms that help product teams develop and host their applications that support our investments and operational units.
Qualifications
Currently an undergrad in Computer Science, Engineering, or Math program
Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency with REST APIs
Comfortable with HTML/Typescript/Node.js stack
Skilled in React.js and Python
Good understanding of database concepts and able to use cloud-native data technologies (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Must be interested in building front-end and back-end components for data apps
Nice to haves
Skilled in DevOps (CI/CD pipelines), Containerization, Automated Testing, Data pipelines
Experience with full stack Python frameworks (Django, Streamlit, Panel, Dash)
Project management aptitude and proficiency with tools like Azure DevOps (preferred) or JIRA is a big plus.
IMPORTANT: Application Instructions
To ensure your application is submitted to our applicant tracking system accurately, please follow the instructions below.
Please include all required documents (Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial Transcript, etc.) in one combined file . Your application may be submitted in PDF of Microsoft Word format.
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs

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