Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada. 
 
Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you. 
 
The Senior Software Developer—reporting to the Leader, Development – RTR & Overlays —will be responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s highly distributed, high-performance payment system. They will use their passion for building new products to translate the client’s business requirements and design and develop Java applications on a complex platform. With their experience in database model design for high performance systems, they will perform analysis, design, implement, and conduct performance testing and tuning.   
 
You'll be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining resilient microservices applications including analysis, design, development, and implementation.  

• Participating in system and application architecture & creating system design and application maintenance documents.  

• Writing clean, maintainable, testable, and efficient code, adhering to our code standards and best practices.  

• Collaborating on larger architectural visions and gravitating towards simplicity.  

• Running API & Microservices technologies and containers (Spring Boot, Istio, Envoy, Docker, Kubernetes).  

• Database design and development using relational databases such as Oracle.  

You bring:

• A University degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  

• 5+ years software development experience; preferably with experience in developing payment systems.  

• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.   

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages with a strong background in Java.   

• Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs and a good understanding of various web protocols.  

• Strong knowledge of Java frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Netty), Maven, SQL, Bamboo, JavaScript (Node, Knockout, JQuery), Caching (Hazelcast, Memcached).  

• A strong understanding implementing high-performance, service-oriented architectures.  

• A strong understanding of relational databases, data modeling, with extensive experience using either Oracle or PostgreSQL.  

• An ability to assist with the design and implementation of enterprise level frameworks, broad-based functional and technical software solutions.  

• A solid understanding of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.  

• You have participated in the overall delivery of software components as part of an agile development process 

• Experience with microservice architectures and containerization.   

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers.  We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian criminal record check;
• Public safety verification;
• Canadian ID cross-check;
• 5-year employment verification;
• Education verification; and
• If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work.  Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:
Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.
Core Values:  They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.
Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.
Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you

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