Helcim is searching for a Senior Full Stack Developer to help develop the next generation of payments technology. We're looking for a talented & experienced individual with a passion for coding, enjoys learning & implementing new technologies, has strong problem-solving skills and a user-focused approach to software development.

As a Senior Full Stack Developer you will be building and deploying high-quality software solutions. You will continually be involved in mentoring and coaching, ensuring you and your team are delivering at a high level. We put an emphasis on developing our team members to build them into well rounded professionals.

As a member of our team, you will be working on numerous ongoing and new projects. Helcim is a fast-paced, high-demand company and the successful candidate will work well in that environment. The ideal candidate will embody our values and culture, and be a steward of The Way of the Helcim (see link below to our culture book).

Who you are:

• In search of a role where your work is highly impactful to your peers, and your efforts are visible in the products and services you contribute to.
• Excited by the opportunity to join a growing & scaling company and the unique challenges that it poses.
• You have a passion for continuous learning, keeping up to date with tech industry trends, and researching and implementing solutions to challenging problems.
• Expert in coaching and mentoring junior developers to help the team grow.
• You have a willingness to try new things and a belief that failure leads to inquiry to improve your technical expertise and approach.
• An expert using observability platforms, such as Elastic, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Experience building reactive UIs with Vue.JS or an equivalent Javascript web framework such as Angular or React
• Highly skilled in leading incident response and resolution.
• You have experience and take pride in writing mission-critical, highly available software.
• You love state management libraries such as Redux, NgRX, Effector, Mobx or other libraries that use similar patterns.
• You are invigorated by challenge, and go the extra mile to achieve your goals.
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Architecting new and existing systems to be scalable, performant, fault tolerant, and secure with an ability to scale for high throughput using Golang and/or PHP.
• Building systems through event driven architecture with Apache Kafka.
• Coach and mentor junior developers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to help them grow in their roles.
• Work in a highly collaborative environment with cross functional teams (Product/DevOps/Stakeholders/Design).
• Building Continuous Integration/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines through Gitlab to increase automation.
• Discovering new insights through our BigQuery data warehouse.
• Recruiting and hiring talent to the organization.
  
  

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Education should include a Bachelor's, technical degree, bootcamp or other certifications in computer programming, computer science or object-oriented software development, or equivalent experience.
• Highly proficient in at least one programming language.
• Experience with MySQL or other SQL database systems at scale. Familiarity with cloud-native databases is a plus.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, or other containerization software(s).
  

What it’s like working at Helcim

At Helcim we build teams of engaged, caring and intelligent people. In return we provide an environment where you’ll be excited to come to work each day and tackle challenges with your colleagues. Learn more about working at Helcim in our culture book The Way of the Helcim.

Our approach to total rewards

As part of our team you’ll receive amazing benefits including salary, paid health benefits, stock options and generous vacation time. You’ll also enjoy the opportunity to recharge and connect with your team members at company social events.

Hybrid work and flexibility

Being together helps everyone learn and grow really fast while keeping us all focused on our mission. This is why we've embraced hybrid work, it allows for the best of remote and in-person interactions while giving us time for heads down focused work and opportunities for collaboration. We know hybrid work is not for everyone, and that's ok. But if you want to combine flexibility and being surrounded by amazing people, this is the place for you.

Helcim uses a hybrid work structure where team members can work 3 days in the Calgary office (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) and 2 days (Tuesday/Thursday) at home.

Join our team

We invest a lot of time and energy imagining and creating a company and culture that encourages discussion, the trade of ideas, and the execution of amazing products and services. We’re friendly and collaborative, working together to achieve big goals. If you want to join our team and feel you can contribute to the growth and success of our company - we want to hear from you!

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada and be located in Calgary for this position.