Senior Software Engineer – Mobile

• Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
• Type: Contract
• Job #13858

MatchBox Consulting Group is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Mobile for a 6 month contract role with a client of ours located in Vancouver

Responsibilities:

• Directing the development direction and technical health of a medium-sized product area made up of a collection of features
• Becoming a subject matter expert of your specific product business domain
• Understanding systems deeply, enabling you to debug them effectively and efficiently without significant difficulty
• Demonstrating at least one major skill outside of programming such as devops, performance optimization, monitoring, or visual design
• Helping mentor and raise the technical bar of other team members
• Producing technical documentation for existing parts of the system and propositions to refactor parts of the product domain
• Participating extensively in code reviews, and mentoring others via code reviews and pairing
• Executing performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, and automation
• Contributing to the common code bases and defining standards for the team
• Presenting at team meetings for knowledge sharing
• Owning technical design for projects of moderate complexity and understanding the trade-offs in creating good software in their area

Requirements:

• 5+ years relevant experience with full stack development in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Programming language polyglot, and you excel in 1 or 2 languages
• Mobile and web development experience, able to navigate in both domains easily
• Expert in JavaScript, TypeScript and NodeJS
• Expert in React Native, and comfortable with Swift/Kotlin, and specific mobile only challenges
• Familiar with AI tools, and can leverage them to speed up work
• Familiar with e-commerce and the specific challenges in the industry
• Used to working with transactional and NoSQL databases
• Proficient in writing and maintaining automated user tests and unit tests
• Advocate for a schema-first approach, i.e. defining the API schema first before writing any code or implementing the APIs
• Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs, OAuth 2.0, headless solutions
• Experience working with cloud computing providers, container solutions, and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of Micro Services concepts and architecture
• Experience with CDN, Web Servers, Load balancers configuration and management

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About MatchBox

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is one of the leading recruitment and solutions firms that specializes in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering & Technical, Real Estate & Construction, and Accounting & Finance. We offer unrivaled expertise with our team's extensive experience in the recruitment and professional services industry. We are dedicated to building great connections and creating strong opportunities within the workforce and the labor market.

Equal Opportunities

MatchBox is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Work Permits

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Further Consideration

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

Find out more at www.matchboxhr.com