Developer -Hybrid

Company Overview

We are a Markham-based automotive tech startup founded to make vehicle ownership and maintenance easier. Our flagship app helps vehicle owners capture and share their vehicle’s service history. We’re expanding with a new platform that connects drivers to repair shops for appointment booking, service recommendations, and automated timeline updates.

We are looking for a passionate Developer to join the core product team behind a live mobile app with 10,000+ downloads and 1,200 monthly active users—and our new automotive shop integration platform. You’ll be hands‑on: writing production code, tackling back‑end maintenance, contributing to architectural discussions, and helping ship features that directly impact our customers and shop partners.

As a Developer, you’ll collaborate closely with our senior technical lead, product manager, and marketing team while taking on increasing ownership of sprint deliverables. This is a coding‑heavy role with direct exposure to the decision‑making process—designed to grow into a Lead Developer position as you demonstrate technical depth, reliability, and initiative.

If you’re looking for a position where your code reaches production quickly, your input shapes the product, and your responsibilities can grow into leadership over time, this is your opportunity.

• Cross‑platform Mobile Development: work directly on our app (10K+ downloads, 1,200 MAU), implement maintenance upgrades, performance improvements and new feature requests from the roadmap. Update Android and iOS components to comply with store requirements.
• Web Application Development: build and maintain the web application using React (JavaScript), ensuring consistent, responsive, and functional experience across platforms.
• Backend Development: design and implement backend APIs and core business logic using PHP, integrating seamlessly with our mobile and web apps and MySQL. Ensure high performance, scalability, and secure management of user data, including vehicle information and maintenance records.
• Collaboration:
  
  work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and the development team to understand business requirements and transform them into efficient, functional features. Participate in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and code reviews within an Agile framework.
• Code Quality & Maintenance: write clean, maintainable, and well‑documented code. Continuously test, debug, and deploy application updates. Implement unit tests, integration tests, and maintain high code coverage.
• Performance Optimization & Debugging: profile and debug both mobile and web applications to optimize performance, address bugs, and ensure smooth user experiences, especially for vehicle data management & tracking.
• Documentation & Task Management: maintain comprehensive technical documentation and track progress using collaboration tools like Jira, Postman and Notion. Ensure all tasks and deadlines are met with clear communication and status updates.

• Extensive knowledge of mobile app development, with a strong background in Dart, Swift, Xcode and PHP for cross‑platform and native mobile applications.
• Preferred experience with Laravel and Flutter for building robust systems.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, React, JSON, and current web technologies.
• Expertise in source code management using Git, Git Hub/Git Lab.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and relational databases like MySQL to handle user and vehicle data efficiently.
• Solid debugging and profiling skills to optimize mobile applications for performance and scalability.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices such as sprint planning, stand‑ups, and retrospectives.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a remote team.

• Experience in automotive technology space.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Firebase, and MS Azure.

• Compensation: modest cash compensation plus equity opportunity tied to tenure and contribution.
• Flexible
  
  Schedule:
  
  hybrid with flexible hours.
• Cooperative Environment: join a growing, dynamic team committed to innovating and solving real‑world problems.