Intermediate Full Stack Developer, DigitalEd
CA$70-90k
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Learning platform for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Open for applications
Learning platform for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
21-100 employees
Open for applications
CA$70-90k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
DigitalEd's mission is to transform online education and empower educators across the world to make learning better for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Exposure to Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
- Experience developing software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance, and reliability
- Familiarity with professional software engineering practices across the entire development life cycle; coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing
- Proficiency in the complete SDLC from Analysis to Deployment
- Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English
- Proficiency in modern web programming, including VueJS, NodeJS, JQuery
- Proficiency in modern event-based microservice architecture, CQRS and websockets
- Experience working in Cloud Services, including Google, Azure or AWS
- Excellent written and verbal communication capability, with an aptitude for breaking down technical topics into easy to understand concepts
- An eye for details and specifics, you don’t shy away from data or information; and you relish an opportunity to set things straight or organize
- Independent problem-solving capabilities and analytical skills. You don’t give up when you don’t know the answer immediately, and you're humble enough to ask for help whenever you need it
- Operational Mindset
- Strong interest and the ability to learn other coding languages, databases, platforms and tools as needed
- Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
- Experience with both front-end & back-end technologies and/or frameworks
- Understand the importance of solid documentation and respectful communication
- Isn’t afraid of the tough software problems
What the job involves
- As an Intermediate Full Stack Developer, you’ll play a role in the ongoing development of our world-class cloud platform and be comfortable with both front and back-end programming
- . From understanding the initial set of customer requirements to deploying the final product, you’ll have your hands and mind in all aspects of the implementation
- You’ll be responsible for developing and designing front-end web architecture and back-end systems, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and working alongside graphic designers for web design features, among other duties
- At times, you may even find yourself presenting a solution to an external customer or to the entire company, looking for feedback
- If you’re looking to work within a supportive, learning-oriented engineering environment, this could be a great role for you
- Write Quality Code: Build well-designed, testable, efficient, secure code. Follow departmental guidelines for coding standards and participate in code reviews
- Test: Write unit tests, service level, and UI tests with help as needed from senior teammates. Find and execute test plans and test cases, read and validate automation results
- Contribute to Software Design: Share ideas & participate in product, UI, and architectural design discussions. Design basic functions with an awareness of overall service architecture, avoiding duplication across codebases and interface-breaking changes
- Knowledge Sharing: Foster a culture of documentation and knowledge sharing within the team and with business stakeholders; actively demonstrate an openness to share and receive information, updates and feedback
- Measures of Performance: How You Know You’re Doing Well
- Process Execution: Every project, automation task, and incident is executed well and completely. We ensure that all work in our system is done to the best of our ability, given our knowledge, tooling, and experience
- Customer Satisfaction: A desire to ensure a high quality of service to provide the best customer experience, by continually finding the next problem to solve, and solving it well
- Effective Cooperation: Collaborate closely with Product Management and Site Reliability teams to consistently meet and surpass customer expectations for quality and reliability
- Technologies - What You’ll Be Using
- Apache
- Cypress
- Docker
- GCP
- Git
- Java
- Jira
- Linux
- PostgreSQL
- VueJS
- VS Code
- Your 30/ 60/ 90 Day Plan
- With a theme of LEARNING, by the 30-day mark, your goal is to..
- Development environment is up and running
- Learn our Jira workflow
- Assigned 4 tickets and started contributing to our Next UI project
- Writing great unit tests
- Attending Standups and discuss status
- Share some information about yourself at our weekly AUA meeting
- Learning Mobius
- With a theme of DOING, by the 60-day mark, your goal is to…
- Assigned first feature development from our Next UX project
- Demonstrate completed work in company wide presentation
- Attending refinement and planning meetings
- Ensuring work in complete for our 2 week release cycle
- Interacting with Mobius
- With a theme of PARTICIPATING, by the 90-day mark, your goal is to…
- You’re in the groove
- Voluntarily asking for tickets
- Attending and Contributing during refinement and planning meetings
- Understanding Mobius
Application process
- Submit your resume and include a few words on why this role caught your eye. Within 7 days of your application, you’ll find out if you are moving forward in the process or not
- All interviews will be held via Zoom video conference, and candidates can expect to meet with various members of our team as we embark on a remote recruitment process to find the next great Intermediate Full Stack Developer
Our take
DigitalEd wants to shape the world through digital learning. Its Möbius platform is a comprehensive solution designed for the unique needs of teaching science, technology, engineering and maths. DigitalEd’s products, powered by Maple, are uniquely positioned to provide effective tools for online STEM education.
Students today are accustomed to the immediacy that comes with technology. They expect their experience in the classroom to resemble the way communication and information are delivered through their digital devices. DigitalEd provides an interactive digital learning environment that can be accessed anytime, anywhere, providing sophisticated automatic marking and immediate, focused student feedback.
With its focus on students, DigitalEd has a strong chance of changing the way people learn for the better. DigitalEd currently supports over 300 educational institutions worldwide, administering over 20 million tests and assignments, supporting online learning for world-class universities, institutes of technology, and community colleges.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2019
$7m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $7m
Company benefits
- Retirement savings program
- Stock options program
- Work from home opportunities
- Full group benefits health plan
- Personal health days on top of your vacation entitlement
- The opportunity to participate in an equity incentive program
- Parent-friendly environment
Company HQ
Waterloo, ON
Leadership
James Cooper
(CEO)Began a career as a control engineer with CAE Electronics, was then President and founder of TRF Inc. (the maker of digital Input Devices for the 3D animation industry), co-owner of WESCAM and he has been CEO at Maplesoft for over 20 years.
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