Full Stack Engineer
- ON, Canada
- Ontario, Canada, Canada
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- 5+ years of backend development experience.
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Role: Senior Backend Engineer
Location: Toronto, ON Hybrid (3 Days WFO)
Duration: 6 Months contract with Possible extension
Job Description
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in modern backend development technologies and frameworks. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building scalable, secure, and highly available backend systems using Kotlin, Java, and cloud-native technologies. This role requires a solid understanding of Agile and DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and services.
Build and support microservices and event-driven architectures.
Develop and integrate SOAP and REST APIs.
Implement secure backend solutions using modern development frameworks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
Drive code quality through unit testing, BDD, and TDD practices.
Participate in CI/CD implementation and automation initiatives.
Explore emerging technologies and develop proof-of-concepts for product enhancements.
Contribute to highly automated engineering platforms leveraging cloud-native services.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Technical Skills
Strong proficiency in Kotlin.
Experience with Java, including:
Spring Boot
Spring Security
Experience with JavaScript (Node.js).
5+ years of backend development experience.
Experience with:
Unit Testing Frameworks (JUnit)
Cucumber
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
Hands-on experience with:
SOAP APIs
REST APIs
Microservices Architecture
Event-Driven Architecture
Experience with CI/CD tools, including:
Jenkins Pipelines
GitHub Actions
Familiarity with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related cloud-native platform components.
Development Practices:
Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Experience implementing Continuous Integration and automated delivery processes.
Ability to work in fast-paced environments focused on rapid feature delivery.
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to open-source technologies and projects.
Experience contributing to or utilizing open-source solutions.
Passion for learning and evaluating new technologies.
Experience building proof-of-concepts and integrating innovative solutions into products.
Essential Skills
Advanced Java Concepts
Kotlin
Spring Boot
Spring Security
Node.js
Microservices
REST APIs
SOAP APIs
Event-Driven Architecture
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
JUnit
Cucumber
BDD
TDD
Agile & DevOps
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, microservices, and event-driven systems, including SOAP and REST API integrations. Collaborate in an Agile environment to improve code quality, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native engineering platforms, while evaluating technologies and building proof-of-concepts.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of backend development experience and strong Kotlin skills, with experience in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Node.js. Candidates should also have experience with APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, testing practices such as JUnit, Cucumber, BDD, and TDD, CI/CD tools, Agile and DevOps, and familiarity with Azure Kubernetes Service.
Skills
- Kotlin
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Spring Security
- Node.js
- Microservices
- REST APIs
- SOAP APIs
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- JUnit
- Cucumber
- Behavior-Driven Development
- Test-Driven Development
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Software
- Technology
- Engineering
Keywords
- Kotlin
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Spring Security
- Node.js
- Backend Development
- Microservices
- Event-Driven Architecture
- SOAP APIs
- REST APIs
- JUnit
- Cucumber
- Behavior-Driven Development
- Test-Driven Development
- Agile
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Jenkins Pipelines
- GitHub Actions
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Cloud-Native Technologies
- Unit Testing
- Automated Delivery
- Proof-of-Concepts
- Open-Source Technologies