Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer

Forge ahead Solutions Corporation is part of the Forge ahead group of companies – an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with over 25 years of experience in software migration and modernization, Dev Ops and AWS-native development. Forge ahead helps enterprises re-engineer, modernize, and scale their digital platforms with speed, reliability, and zero disruption.

Forge ahead is currently looking for a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer (not an existing vacancy) for our offices located at 7404 King George Blvd, Unit 228 in Surrey, British Columbia. This is a permanent, full-time position, based on 40 hours per week. Work hours will be from 9:00am until 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Further information respecting the position can be found below.

As a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, optimizing and delivering innovative and highly specialized products and solutions on behalf of Forge ahead’s clients. Duties include the following:

• Acting as technical lead for the Canadian team, which includes testing products, identifying bugs, and providing design and architectural solutions;
• Evaluating clients’ technical requirements and business needs to recommend the most appropriate Forge ahead solution;
• Building software architecture and systems using Forge ahead’s specialized processes and configurations;
• Determining the most suitable design pattern and code architecture for each project, and translating designs to build high performance, reusable, and reliable code;
• Writing, modifying and integrating code;
• Utilizing Forge ahead’s specific processes and procedures to evaluate, test, and troubleshoot designs;
• Ensuring final products meet client requirements, and are in compliance with Forge ahead’s standards and best practices;
• Maintaining and updating software architecture and code in accordance with Forge ahead’s unique configurations and implementation processes; and
• Maintaining up-to-date, in-depth proprietary knowledge of Forge ahead’s specialized products and solutions to provide optimal client service.

We are looking for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

• Successful completion of a Bachelor degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience as a software engineering technical lead.
• Proficient working with both relational database technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and MariaDB) and non-relational technologies (MongoDB and Redis).
• Hands-on working experience with large highly scalable Cloud-native application development.
• Proven experience in deployment and automation using Docker/Containerization, Jenkins, and Terraform
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Python, Type Script, React/React Native, GraphQL, jQuery, NodeJS, Bootstrap, Angular and AngularJS.
• Prior experience working with ORM tools (i.e. Sequelize and Mongoose) and AI tools (i.e. AWS Kiro, Claude, and Cursor).
• AWS certification in AI and/or Architect courses is preferred.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently about technical requirements.
• A positive attitude, willing to dive into what is needed for our mutual success.

We offer a generous compensation package, which includes:

• Salary: $130,000 per annum based on 40 hours of work per week
• Vacation: 10 days of paid vacation per annum
• Benefits: extended medical, dental, vision, parental leave, RRSP contributions, and cell phone.
• Other: eligible for incremental salary increases in accordance with standard company policies

Forge ahead Solutions Corporation

7404 King George Blvd, Unit 228

Surrey, BC

V3W 1N6