Senior Software Developer

The opportunity

The Senior Software Developer is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of applications that provide services and solutions to business partners, and contributes business and technical knowledge to complex IT projects. This includes participating in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and analysis to design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.

You will be joining a team of passionate and experienced application developers. You’ll collaborate with various teams across Technology, Investment Risk, and other business units to review business requirements and build and support applications for OTPP Investment planning, liability assessment, and performance measurement.

What you'll do

• Deliver high-quality, well-designed, and well-architected systems under the guidance of senior staff through code and design reviews.

• Complete an acceptable volume of work while communicating the status of personal work plans and tasks required to design, develop, and test assigned portions of projects.

• Maintain currency in technological trends and directions by continually upgrading personal technical and IT-related skills through research, education, and self-motivated technology experimentation.

• Participate in and/or lead new technology investigations and make recommendations for technology adoption where appropriate.

• Collaborate with business partners, understand business use cases, and propose technical solutions to support business needs.

• As directed, lead technical projects and mentor junior development staff.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent professional software development experience.

• Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience with exposure to the full project lifecycle.

• Advanced knowledge of current information systems theories, concepts, and techniques.

• Strong practical experience and knowledge of service-oriented design and development.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience developing cloud-based applications using Azure Services (AKS, Azure AD, Azure Key Vault, Azure Batch Service, Azure Storage, etc.).

• Minimum 5 years of experience with current software development techniques:

  • Web Development (Angular 19+, NgRx, JavaScript, CSS, JSON, WebAPI/REST)

  • .NET Core (C#), Python

  • Relational database platforms (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and cloud data solutions (Snowflake)

  • DevOps methodologies and CI/CD tooling (GitHub, Jenkins, Helm, Nexus)

  • Automation testing frameworks such as Playwright

• Excellent communication and customer service skills for interactions with business partners and people of varying levels of technical expertise.

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What we’re offering

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage

• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

• A flexible work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Competitive time off

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.  We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.  To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

Accommodations are available upon request ([email protected]) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the country where this role is located.

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