Software Engineer

Designated office:

Eastlink

6080 Young Street

Halifax, NS

This position is:

On-site - working all 5 days per week in the Office

Eastlink is a family owned, entrepreneurial and innovative company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We take great pride in being a leader in delivering creative competitive, customer focused telecommunications solutions, and connecting our customers to the things and people that matter most. Serving a customer base across seven provinces, our advanced solutions include Internet, Mobile, TV, Telephone, Security and Automation, Data Communications, and exclusive locally produced programming on Eastlink Community TV.

We embrace diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility throughout all levels of the organization and encourage members of equity groups to self-identify during the application process.

We are looking for an experienced full stack developer with a demonstrable track record of contributing at a senior level to new and existing web-based applications and platforms.

Key responsibilities:

• Engaging in a dynamic, collaborative work environment
• Contributing to the ongoing evolution and improvement of our software development practices, platforms and people
• Supporting the execution of our Agile Scrum approach to work by exemplifying the Scrum values of Courage, Focus, Commitment, Respect and Openness
• Developing new features for our public website and internal business tools, including back-end administration features
• Working with clients to solve complex problems, providing options while ensuring they have the tailored solutions required to meet their objectives
• Building high-quality, reusable code and libraries for future use
• Staying up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies and trends.
• Implementing SEO best practices as well as collaborating with SEO specialists to integrate SEO strategies into development processes.

Skills & qualifications:

• 5+ years of development experience with a focus on web technologies
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript / Typescript frameworks
• Prior experience developing web applications using C# / .net core8 and MS SQL
• Familiarity with CMS concepts such as structured content and skins/themes
• Experience with version control systems (preferably, Git)
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and workarounds
• Familiarity with SEO principles and best practices
• Experience with SEO tools like Google Analytics and Google Search Console
• Experience working as a member of a Scrum development team
• Experience developing and deploying solutions that include cloud services and platforms

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to work with a company that is constantly evolving and will provide challenges and inspiration for someone who is truly passionate about software development
• Develop and influence solutions from conception to implementation
• Competitive compensation package
• Continued training and support for professional development
• Comprehensive benefits package and defined contribution pension plan
• Discounts on Eastlink’s products and services

Experience with the following would be considered an asset:

• Techniques and best practices for designing responsive web pages
• Delivering WCAG 2.0 AA compliant accessible web sites
• Asynchronous request handling, partial page updates
• Continuous integration and release management tools
• Server-side CSS frameworks, such as Tailwind/ Daisy UI
• Automated web testing tools and techniques
• Umbraco CMS development

Why Choose Eastlink?

Eastlink operates in a culture of continuous improvement through listening, learning, and adapting, which enables us to respond quickly to the evolving needs of both employees and customers. We recognize that our truly greatest competitive edge is our people and that delivering a great customer experience begins with a great employee experience. Our philosophy of developing and training our team “on the ground” not only helps to create a strong onboarding experience but also readies employees for future growth opportunities within the organization.

Get your career started with us and stay with us, your journey begins here!