Application Developer

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Application Developer designs, develops, maintains and supports business applications, system integrations and databases to improve business processes and data exchange across the organization. This permanent, full-time position is based in Calgary, Alberta, and requires experience with Microsoft technologies, including .NET, C#, SQL Server and Git Hub, as well as the use of AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing and documentation.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Competitive pay: Pay aligned with industry standards.

Community investment: Opportunity for impact in the communities in which we live and work.

Social environment: Culture-building activities, social clubs.

Education/Training opportunities: Take your skills to the next level.

Career growth: Possibilities to expand your career

• Generous total rewards package including competitive pay, benefits, and reward offerings
• STEP-provided benefits package (start day one with option to upgrade)
• RRSP matching
• Potential for paid training and development opportunities
• Fuel discount card for personal use
• Employee perks including corporate discounts and memberships
• Employee referral bonus program

WHAT WE REQUIRE:

Responsibilities

Application Development

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain business applications using .NET and C#.
• Enhance and support existing applications to meet evolving business requirements.
• Participate in application architecture, technical design, and code reviews.
• Develop and maintain APIs, services, and backend components.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application defects and performance issues.
• Work with business stakeholders to define requirements and technical specifications.
• Utilize Git Hub and Git Hub Copilot to improve development efficiency, code quality, documentation, testing, and team collaboration while adhering to development standards and best practices.
• Follow established development standards, security practices, and change management processes.

AI-Assisted Development

• Use AI coding assistants and agents (Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code and similar) as a standard part of daily development - scaffolding, refactoring, test generation, documentation and troubleshooting.
• Review, test and take ownership of AI-generated code to the same standard as hand-written code; understand where these tools are unreliable and when not to use them.
• Contribute to the written conventions, prompts and repository-level instructions that make AI assistance produce consistent, standards-compliant output for the whole team.
• Apply AI tooling within established security, data-handling and change-management practices.

Application and Integration Support

• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for internally developed and supported applications.
• Analyze and resolve application, integration, and database issues.
• Monitor application performance and system health.
• Collaborate with vendors and external partners to resolve technical issues.
• Document solutions, troubleshooting procedures, and support knowledge.
• Participate in after-hours support activities as required.
• Identify opportunities to automate business processes and improve operational efficiency.
• Recommend enhancements to application architecture, integration design, and development practices.
• Contribute to technology planning and modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate and pilot emerging AI development tools and workflows, and share effective practices with the team.
• Stay current with Microsoft development tools, platforms, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering business applications and integrations in a corporate environment.
• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including database design, stored procedures, views, and query optimization.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and web services.
• Experience building and supporting system integrations.
• Proficiency with Git Hub for source control, branch management, pull requests, code reviews, and release management.
• Demonstrated experience developing with AI coding assistants or agents (e.g. Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor), including reviewing and validating generated code.
• Sound judgment about the limits of AI-generated code - correctness, security, licensing and maintainability.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
• Experience troubleshooting…