Company Overview:
At CoLab, we’re revolutionizing mechanical engineering with CoLab, the world’s first Design Engagement System (DES). Our platform empowers engineering teams to streamline design discussions, eliminate preventable mistakes, and speed up product launch timelines. Trusted by industry giants like Ford, Johnson Controls, Komatsu, and Polaris, we’re transforming the engineering landscape in sectors like industrial equipment, consumer products, automotive, aerospace & defense, and shipbuilding.
About the Role:
As a Senior Developer on our Connect Build team, you’ll be instrumental in bringing innovative product ideas to life, from initial concept to production-ready features. This role requires occasional travel to our headquarters in Newfoundland, Canada, approximately twice a year (typically in December and June) for team-building and strategy sessions. We understand that travel may affect personal commitments, so we’ll work with you to ensure smooth arrangements.
What you’ll do:
- Interpret complex customer problems and requirements and work as part of a Product team to build solutions that add value for our customers and the product as a whole
- Collaborate with other team members to design and plan new product features and changes based on requirements and UI/UX designs
- Provide input on, and implement improvements to, the tools and processes the team uses to develop, test, and ship critical user-facing features on a regular basis
- Participate in code reviews and help your team deliver high-quality software
- Champion all aspects of the user’s experience, with a focus on clarity and speed
- Contribute to company and product vision, ideation and planning
- Mentor, support, and be an information source to junior developers
What you’ll need:
- Professional software development experience working on production-level SaaS products, mentoring and coaching peers and coworkers
- Proficient with Java, PHP and object oriented languages.
- Exposure to Typescript, Python, HTML and CSS is considered an asset
- Experience with front-end build, package-management & testing tools such as Webpack, NPM, Jest, Cypress, etc would be considered an asset
- Experience with version control, release management, and CI/CD workflows would be considered an asset
- Competence in UI/UX design and attention to detail would be considered an asset
- Consistent track record of building and maintaining highly scalable products would be considered an asset
- Passion for working in teams with emphasis on respect and continuous improvement
Success will be measured by:
- On time delivery of new product features and changes
- Promotes clean and maintainable code and software development best practices
- Clear communication and technical leadership within team
- Self directed, takes ownership of tasks, stays apprised of broader team’s work
- Mentoring and advising others on the team
The extra details:
- Compensation: This is a full-time, permanent position with an attractive compensation package that includes a stock options package.
- Benefits: This role offers an extended health and benefits package that includes unlimited paid vacation and RRSP matching.
- Remote/Hybrid Work: Our main office location is in St. John’s, NL where we offer hybrid and remote opportunities. This role has the flexibility to work from anywhere within Canada.