Senior Software Developer (Application Platform)

Overview:

Do you want to join a team where you work on challenging problems, make a positive difference to the world, and have fun doing it? Then we have the perfect role for you! Verafin is an innovator in anti-financial crime management solutions, with a mission to create the world’s most effective crime-fighting network. Our rapid growth and continuing success means we have an opening for a Senior Software Developer to join our Application Platform team in St. John’s or Toronto.

As a Senior Software Developer on the Application Platform team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners and software developers to help understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient API solutions. You will use your curious mind, refined problem-solving ability, and code writing expertise to bring fresh new ideas to life. You will use your curious mind, refined problem-solving ability, and code writing expertise to bring fresh new ideas to life

Your contribution will help Verafin fight crimes such as human trafficking, elder abuse, and drug trafficking and you’ll join a large team who is equally passionate about making a difference. Being a Senior Software Developer at Verafin means getting the opportunity to have a positive impact on the world while doing what you love – solving complicated problems using the power of code.

Role Responsibilities:

• Working in collaboration with your team, while delivering project requirements 
• Describing the API endpoints, methods, and resources in a standardized specification format (e.g., Swagger) 
• Development of UI, Microservices, and Data Models for those services  
• Ensuring the quality, performance, and security of the developed APIs 
• Designing solutions to solve technical problems 
• Mentoring and coaching team members 
• Completing code reviews to ensure quality 
• Helping develop new features, bug fixes and optimizations 

Essential Skills & Qualifications 

• A university degree or college diploma in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience 
• 2+ years of Software Development experience 
• Experience with API Authentication protocols including JWT, OAuth, etc.  
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as API Gateway, ECS, Lambda, Fargate, etc 
• Knowledge of microservice architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems 
• Deep understanding of encryption and message signing using industry standard practices 
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles 
• Experience with API documentation tools and standards 
• Experience using Terraform  
• Fundamental knowledge of software and system design principles 
• Strong analytical skills and creativity to solve complex problems 
• Experience in object-oriented software development   
• Experience with automated testing
• Willingness to ask for help, learn from, and mentor others 
• Top notch interpersonal and organizational skills making teamwork a positive experience 

Would be good to have experience in a few of the following areas 

• Experience using Java, Javascript, CSS, and React
• Core Banking Systems 
• Amazon Web Services 
• Intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, and data science 
• Distributed computing 
• Database technologies (PostgresSQL) 
• Big data technologies 
• Data extraction, transformation/cleansing, and integration 

What Does Success Look Like In This Role? 

• Understanding the goals of the team while using problem solving skills to achieve them 
• Helping others realize their potential through mentoring and coaching 
• Producing clean and efficient code 
• Iterating consistently on coding practices for continuous improvement 

What Does Growth Look Like In This Role? 

• Develop along the technical leadership path including Lead Developer and Architect 

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