Junior Back-End Developer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Job details
- Experience
- · 1–2 years of backend development experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
The Opportunity
As a Junior Backend Developer, you will support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of backend systems powering our analytics, CRM, AI, and merchandising platforms. You will work closely with leadership, product teams, and developers to drive technical strategy, scalability, automation, and innovation across multiple client-facing solutions.
This role requires a highly experienced engineer capable of leading projects, mentoring developers, making key architectural decisions, and contributing to the evolution of AI-driven technologies including image recognition and computer vision solutions.
Responsibilities
· Support the development and maintenance of backend services for web and mobile applications.
· Assist with building and maintaining RESTful APIs and backend integrations.
· Support backend development using Node.js and related frameworks.
· Assist with database development and maintenance activities.
· Support API integrations and frontend connectivity.
· Participate in testing, debugging, and performance improvement efforts.
· Contribute to deployment activities and CI/CD processes.
· Work with developers and stakeholders to understand project requirements.
· Support platform improvements and technical documentation.
Required Qualifications
· University degree or diploma in Computer Science or related field.
· 1–2 years of backend development experience
· Basic experience with Node.js and JavaScript frameworks.
· Understanding of MySQL, MS SQL Server, or database fundamentals.
· Familiarity with APIs, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript concepts.
· Exposure to cloud platforms, Git, and version control workflows.
· Strong willingness to learn, with good problem-solving and communication skills.
Nice to Have
· Exposure to AI-assisted development tools.
· Basic understanding of testing and QA practices.
· Exposure to Angular or frontend frameworks.
· Experience supporting mobile applications.
· Knowledge of Docker or container technologies.
· French language skills.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The role involves supporting the development, maintenance, and enhancement of backend services and RESTful APIs for web and mobile applications. You will collaborate with teams to drive technical strategy, participate in testing and debugging, and contribute to CI/CD processes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a university degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field with 1–2 years of backend development experience. Proficiency in Node.js, database fundamentals, and familiarity with API integrations and version control are required.
Skills
- Node.js
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- MS SQL Server
- RESTful APIs
- Git
- Cloud platforms
- HTML
- CSS
- CI/CD
- Database development
- Backend development
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Testing
- Debugging
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Data & Analytics
- Engineering
Keywords
- Node.js
- Backend development
- RESTful APIs
- MySQL
- MS SQL Server
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Git
- CI/CD
- Cloud platforms
- Computer Science
- Analytics
- CRM
- AI
- Computer vision
- Image recognition
- Database development
- Software engineering
- Version control
- Web applications
- Mobile applications
- Automation
- Scalability
- Technical documentation
- QA practices
- Angular
- Docker
- Container technologies