Principal Developer
Kitchener
Posting #: 25-08
Location: Corporate (Kitchener)
Reports to: Director, Digital Operations
Job Type: Regular, Full Time
Are you a community-minded person that’s passionate about investing locally and giving back to your community? Do you like working with other awesome and like-minded people toward a common goal?
Here at Your Neighbourhood Credit Union (YNCU), we are all about putting our money where our mouth is and keeping our dollars local and investing back into our members, staff, and community; and we are looking for people like you to join our team.
Take a look at this job posting, and if it’s a good fit, we encourage you to apply. If it’s not for you but you know someone that may be better suited for it, we welcome you to share it with them! Thanks for checking us out!
The Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated application development and engineering lead to spearhead our application, digital enablement, and platform development initiatives. This individual will play a crucial role in leading a team of developers, fostering a culture of innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. With the potential to grow in influence and leadership roles, this position requires strategic vision and the ability to collaborate across various teams to drive architectural, security, and data analytics strategies. This development and engineering lead will also be responsible for evaluating buy vs build decisions, developing internal tools to enhance efficiency, scale, and creating external-facing tools that delight our members and deliver on our promise to build financial well-being. The Principal Developer will mentor the developer team, establish best practices for application and software development and play a key role in shaping the technical direction of projects. They will have the insight to develop recommendations and support the execution of initiatives.
What we are looking for:
- Extensive Experience: Proven track record in leading application development teams and managing complex software projects.
- Technical Expertise: Strong technical background with deep expertise in modern programming languages, frameworks, and architectural patterns.
- Strategic Vision: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans in software development.
- Leadership Skills: Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
- Innovation & Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
- Agile Methodologies: Experience with agile development methodologies and project management.
- Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Educational Background: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Architectural & Security Strategies: Experience in driving architectural, security, and data analytics strategies.
- Strategic Decision-Making: Proven ability to evaluate and make strategic buy vs build decisions.
- Tool Development: Experience in developing both internal tools to enhance efficiency and external-facing tools to improve member experience.
- Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial services industry trends and challenges.
- Cloud & DevOps: Knowledge of cloud computing platforms and DevOps practices.
- Certifications: Advanced certifications in relevant fields, such as:
- Lean Six Sigma: Demonstrating expertise in process improvement and efficiency.
- Agile Project Management: Validating skills in Agile methodologies and practices.
- Software Development: Highlighting proficiency in secure software development and lifecycle management.
- Information Security: Showcasing knowledge in cybersecurity and ethical hacking.
- Cloud Computing and DevOps: Indicating expertise in cloud platforms and DevOps practices.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in SQL and Relational Databases: Demonstrated experience with SQL and relational databases, essential for multi-tiered software development and web-based applications.
- Advanced Web Services and APIs: In-depth understanding of the design, implementation, and operation of distributed web-based services and APIs.
- JavaScript Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript and its frameworks.
- REST API Design: Proven experience in designing and consuming REST APIs.
- Proficiency in Multiple Languages: Extensive software development experience in JavaScript, Node.js (Typescript), Python, Angular.js, React.js, and/or Vue.js.
- Design Patterns and Architecture: Strong knowledge and experience in design patterns (such as SOLID principles) and architecture.
- Microservices Architecture: Expertise in microservices architecture.
- Full Web Technology Stack: Comprehensive understanding of the full web technology stack (HTML, CSS, HTTP, cookies, headers, sessions, asset loading/caching, etc.) and a broad knowledge of the JavaScript ecosystem, including modern development tools and libraries such as Vite and Tailwind CSS.
- Code Testing: Experience testing code using frameworks such as Mocha, Karma, Chai, Sinon, Jasmine.
- Operating Environments: Experience with implementing software in various operating environments (UNIX, Linux, and Windows).
- Cloud and Containerization: Proficiency with Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Scripting: Experience with shell scripting (Python/Bash) is an asset.
- Must be bondable
Why work at YNCU?
YNCU employees get to be a part of the growing credit union movement and help us get the word out on why banking locally is so important. We’re your friendly, helpful, and financially savvy neighbour who provides tailored financial services to our members, supports small businesses, creates local jobs, and gives back to causes that matter. Through our Good Neighbours Employee Volunteer Program and Monthly Staff Donation Draws, we even let you choose the causes we donate to and support. YNCU is recognized for the following:
· Certified Ontario Living Wage Employer
· B Corp Certified
· Flexible work arrangements once fully oriented
· Competitive Compensation, Incentive Programs and Benefits
· Remote/working from home hybrid option once fully oriented
· 37.5-hour work week
· 7% matching pension
· Benefits are 100% paid for by YNCU
· 2024 Canada's Healthy Workplace Month Great Employer Award
· Wellness Initiatives including our Employee and Family Assistance Program, premium membership for Calm, Consult+, and LIFT Virtual Fitness
· Training and Development Opportunities
· Community Sponsored Events Employee and paid Volunteer opportunities
· Opportunities to get involved with fun and meaningful committees
· Free banking account
· Discounted Employee Rates
YNCU strives to be a diverse workplace reflective of the communities that we live in. We are committed to a diverse workforce and invite everyone to apply. YNCU makes hiring decisions solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
YNCU is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by national, provincial, or municipal laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.
Your Neighbourhood Credit Union will provide accommodations for persons with disabilities, where needed, to support their participation in our recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources at hrjobs@yncu.com