Software Development Manager

Date: 14 Nov 2023

Location:

Mississauga, ON, CA Scarborough, ON, CA Richmond Hill, ON, CA Oakville, ON, CA North York, ON, CA Toronto, ON, CA

Posting Date:
Posting Number: 63089

Work Location Type:   Hybrid
Job Code:   305
Location: Mississauga, North York, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Toronto
Reports to:   IT Director

It’s not a package. It’s a promise®.

As Canada’s leading integrated freight, package, and logistics provider, we’ve been helping promises get where they need to be for more than 60 years. How does the magic happen? The journey starts with you. The places we go, the elements we brave, the promises we deliver – it’s all possible because of our people. So, whether you’re looking to build new skills, make an impact in your community, or inspire your team, we go there for you.

Purolator Digital Channels:

Purolator Digital Channels is a department of Purolator Inc. that is dedicated to the development and engineering of the technology used by Purolator’s customers. Our goal is to deliver technology to enable Purolator to be the premier freight, parcel, and logistics provider in Canada. We are looking for a Software Development Manager to join our team and lead new technical projects.

The Role:

As a Software Development Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to lead the team and its activities, from defining projects, gathering requirements, and technical delivery of the solution. As the most senior member of the team, you’ll improve its process, and manage a team of technical contributors.
You will work closely with clients, both within Purolator and beyond. You will work to understand their needs, and actively contribute towards all areas of software and hardware solutions.

This role is hybrid-remote and will manage a team located in Southern Ontario, with your home office in Mississauga, Ontario.

Responsibilities:

Leading your teams' projects, working with stakeholders to communicate progress
Managing a small team of engineers or developers
Design and innovate solutions/software applications to support business functions and client requirements, including user's interfaces
Develop software and hardware solutions, across a range of languages (including mobile and infrastructure), with a focus on initial quality and best practices
Define the technology stack and roadmap
Set and maintain appropriate coding standards and practices
Manage the CI/CD pipelines and processes, to ship frequently and safely
Self-manage your workload in a dynamic and fast changing environment
Lead the roll out of your teams’ solutions to market
Support the evolutions of your teams’ solutions
Ensure deliveries stay on track and meet their deadlines

With a broad full-stack scope, you will work with a range of technologies such as:

Bitbucket, Git, Azure DevOps Server, Github Actions for version control, work assignment, pipelines, and automated deployment; SonarQube for code security
Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Artifactory for configuring build tools and orchestration
Java, Python, NET C# AWS native solutions Lambda, SQS, SNS, Step functions for service development
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Redux, Rxjs, Jquery for Web Application development
Docker, Kubernetes containerization tooling
Java Kotlin, Flutter + Dart for mobile applications
Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
Dynamo, Postgres, cloud data stores, Redis, and document databases
Cloud providers: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud

Ideal candidates would:

Have 7+ years post-schooling experience as a Software Developer or Engineer, ideally in a new product development role
Have 3+ years’ experience managing a technical team
Proficient at Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Source Code Management, and documentation, including training support teams and providing 2nd level support
Strong working knowledge of Cloud environment and tools
Strong DevOps understanding with a security and automation mindset
Proven track record developing public-facing web-based user interfaces and applications
IaaS/PaaS/SaaS deployment and operations experience
Effectively communicate, present, and represent the work of the team
Enjoy the iterative, agile process with customers of your solutions
Have a valid driver's license and can travel within Ontario

POSTING DETAILS
Location: 530 - Corporate
Working Conditions: Office Environment

Posting Number: 63089

Reports to: IT Director

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We recognize that our employees and their families are key stakeholders. We will only be successful as a business if we provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace, and we have the right people in the right roles with the support they need to succeed. We hire for attitude and train for skills.  To learn more about us and our values, go to www.purolator.com.

At Purolator, every day is an opportunity for our employees to connect with one another and with our customers to help make a positive impact in the communities where we live, work and play.