Senior Software Developer

Position: Senior Software Developer )
About Skills Wave  At Skills Wave, we’re building the skills that help organizations stay ahead, ensuring their teams remain current, adaptable, and ready to drive innovation and long-term success. Through high-quality learning experiences and strategic education partnerships, we empower people to grow and organizations to thrive.
How Will You Make an Impact   Building and supporting high‑quality, high‑performing, scalable and secure software, while solving both technical and non‑technical challenges.
Contributing as a member of a cross‑functional agile development team including developers, testers, designers, product managers and a development manager.
Creating, maintaining, upgrading, and implementing software code, coding guidelines, tools, processes, and metrics.
Performing code reviews based on industry best practices while applying expertise in multiple programming languages.
Proactively contributing to Skills Wave technology, identifying challenges, anticipating risks, and developing scalable solutions to complex problems across multiple products.
Contributing to team processes and actively participating in analysis, with the ability to communicate technical information across teams.
Leveraging understanding of technical problems, department and Skills Wave objectives to identify solutions to novel problems and challenges that may impact both internal teams and Skills Wave customers.
Comprehending and providing guidance on required technologies, standards and methodologies to be used with the team and/or department, as required.
Supporting developed software as required, iterating on technical designs, and playing a role in deployment and addressing technical issues.
What You Need to Be Successful   6+ years of relevant experience in software development, ideally within a technology‑focused environment.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a similar technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
Deep proficiency in JavaScript and Node.js, with proven experience building and maintaining production‑grade applications.
Hands‑on experience designing and operating cloud‑first, serverless architectures (ideally AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and Open Search).
Robust understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., Git Hub Actions).
Demonstrated ability to work across the full tech stack — from front‑end interfaces to infrastructure.
Solid experience working within agile, cross‑functional teams.
Commitment to clean code, scalable systems, and engineering best practices.
Your Super Skills and The Wave‑Riding Expertise We Need   

Experience with web components and modular front‑end design principles.
Knowledge of — or strong curiosity about — AI‑enhanced systems and intelligent automation.
A collaborative mindset with a passion for solving problems and sharing knowledge.
Strong communication skills grounded in clarity, empathy, and teamwork.
What You Will Bring to the Team   An enthusiastic and entrepreneurial spirit – a pro‑active self‑starter, able to work independently, discover what needs to be done, figure it out, complete it expeditiously, and close the loop with customers, partners and other Skills Wavers as necessary.
Ability to analyze and decompose problems into potential technical solutions.
Strong communication skills for technical discussions and collaboration.
A body of work demonstrating a consistent ability to complete technically challenging work.
Strong understanding of Computer Science topics, including data structures, algorithms, databases, and distributed systems.

Experience with languages and technologies we use, including JavaScript, Node.js, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, and AWS Open Search.
Who You Are   Own it:
You approach every challenge with the mentality of a surfer tackling a perfect wave—taking full ownership of your work and responsibilities, driving projects forward with confidence and initiative.
Learn it:
You believe that improvement is key, constantly refining your skills. Growth and learning are always top of mind.
Collaborate assertively:
You engage confidently in team discussions, share your expertise, and ensure that everyone is paddling in sync toward success.
Work with velocity and quality:
You strike the perfect balance between speed and delivering top‑night results.
Care deeply:
You care deeply about your work and the lasting impact it makes—on your team, the company, and beyond.
Benefits   Competitive Salary
Vacation and Rest Days
Health & Wellness
Retirement Savings Plan
Professional Development
Compensation  The salary for this position is in the range of $105,000 to $125,000 CDN. This range reflects the expected hiring zone for candidates operating fully at the Senior Contributor level. Compensation within this range will be determined based on experience, demonstrated technical depth, scope of impact, and market alignment.

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