Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As an Associate Platform Engineer, your work will have an impact on platform systems and business outcomes. You will build defined capabilities, investigate and fix bugs, write tests, communicate progress and identify blocking issues. You’ll be working with a team of driven, experienced platform engineers who enjoy proactively improving existing platform systems and supporting long-term operational stability. You’ll need to work well within a team, be eager to learn from others, and be motivated to share your experience and skills.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Meet Your Future Team:
The Platform engineering team builds the domain platforms for Arc’teryx mobile apps, arcteryx.com, customer service interfaces and our retail systems. We work with cross-functional agile squads to build and roll out new capabilities, improve performance, and build self-service tools for our developers to enable creating an amazing online experience for our guests. We do this through designing, building and supporting platforms to support our business needs. Using Agile software development practices, we keep our standards high, delivering high quality and deploying frequently
If you were in the Associate Platform Engineer role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
- Building defined platform capabilities, investigating and fixing bugs, and writing tests
- Monitoring application and instrument logs and signals
- Identifying blocking issues and participating in an on-call rotation
- Pair programming with senior team members, contributing to code reviews, and learning from what you see
- Communicating progress with your assigned team and manager
- Contributing to technical documentation and participating in team ceremonies such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives
- Becoming autonomous in completing tasks from end to end and learning the Arc'teryx Leadership Code (Lead Self) to exhibit these values in daily work
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Assisting in creating unified vision for systems within the team and ensuring integrations with existing systems
- Establishing criteria for effective technical solutions and contribute to defining new product features under guidance
- Participating in reviewing organizational practices and processes, providing feedback for continuous improvement
- Supporting your team in aligning with cross-team goals and contributing to decision-making with available information and evidence
- Working on developing prototypes that enable new tech ideas or innovations, following established guidelines and best practices
Are you our next Associate Platform Engineer?
- You have 1+ years of professional experience in a software engineering role
- You have experience using the Microsoft technical stack including .NET and C#
- You have experience leveraging AI tooling to deliver technical solutions
- You can develop a solid understanding of core programming fundamentals
- You are dedicated to advancing your skills and growing as an engineer
- You are excited to work with a team, learning the best practices of software engineering, including testing, source control, and agile planning
- You are eager to focus on a specific product sub-area and achieve mastery in that domain
- Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
Compensation:
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
- Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.
Skills Required
- 1+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience with Microsoft technical stack including .NET and C#
- Experience leveraging AI tooling to deliver technical solutions
- Familiarity with testing, source control, and agile planning practices
- Eligibility to work in Canada
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
