Developer, Digital

Job Summary
Reporting to the Manager, Development and Delivery, the Developer, Digital is part of an agile software engineering team responsible for building and maintaining Porter's React Native web and mobile applications. This role supports the full application lifecycle from technical implementation through deployment and ongoing reliability, helping deliver a seamless digital experience for Porter customers and reinforcing the Flying Refined brand. The Developer, Digital applies strong engineering fundamentals and AI-assisted development practices to build secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions across web, iOS, and Android from a shared React Native codebase, integrating with Porter's broader digital ecosystem.

Duties & Responsibilities

Code, prepare, and maintain features across Porter's React Native web and mobile applications (iOS, Android, and web), using AI-assisted development tools (Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality

Prepare clean, reliable, and well-documented code that integrates securely with internal and third-party systems, using AI to accelerate scaffolding and error-handling patterns

Code testable implementations and unit tests to support software quality, using AI to prepare test cases, boilerplate, and edge-case coverage for engineer review

Contribute to continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and support high-quality releases across web and mobile

Prepare and maintain automated tests, and participate in code reviews to support maintainability and performance, using AI to pre-review PRs and prepare reviewer-ready summaries

Collaborate with UX designers, QA engineers, and back-end developers to deliver cohesive, end-to-end solutions across web and mobile surfaces

Use AI to investigate application performance and analyze issues (Firebase, Datadog, Dynatrace), and prepare fixes for incident response or after-hours support when needed

Participate in sprint planning, technical design discussions, and backlog refinement sessions, and use AI to accelerate ticket refinement and estimation preparation

Identify improvements to code, processes, or tooling to enhance reliability, security, and developer efficiency, and prepare validated approaches for team documentation

Investigate and research emerging AI-assisted development capabilities and prepare targeted prototypes that could benefit Porter's roadmap

Actively participate in Porter's Safety Management System (SMS) by reporting hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations, and promoting a culture of safety

Behavioural Competencies

Concern for Safety:
Identifying hazardous or potentially hazardous situations and taking appropriate action to maintain a safe environment for self and others.

Teamwork:
Working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals.

Passenger/Customer Service:
Providing service excellence to internal and/or external customers (passengers).

Initiative:
Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.

Results Focus:
Focusing efforts on achieving high quality results consistent with the organization’s standards.

Fostering Communication:
Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.

Qualifications

2+ years of experience developing web and/or mobile applications, ideally with React Native

Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript/Type Script and front-end development practices

Experience integrating applications with RESTful APIs and secure back-end services

Understanding of software engineering principles such as OOP, design patterns, and modular architecture

Exposure to Dev Ops practices including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated builds

Experience implementing test automation for web and/or mobile applications

Awareness of secure coding practices and performance optimization techniques

Working proficiency using AI-assisted engineering tools (Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar) as part of daily workflow to accelerate code generation, refactoring, testing, and debugging, while maintaining validation of AI-generated output

Effective collaboration within cross-functional agile teams

Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills

Familiarity with native mobile development (Swift, Kotlin) or modern web frameworks (Next.js, Remix) is an asset

Experience working within a product operating model or…