Lead Software Developer

Open Text Corporation•Waterloo, ON

13d•CA$118,000 - CA$168,000

About The Position

A Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate a development mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future. As a key part of any company’s information management strategy, OpenText enterprise content management (ECM) software provides Content Services to help connect content within context for core business processes to accelerate productivity, improve governance and drive digital transformation. With solutions ranging from intelligent capture to records management and archiving, Content Services connects information from across the enterprise with the people and systems that need it.

Requirements

8-12 years of previous professional experience.
Frontend: HTML, JavaScript
Frontend frameworks: React, Angular, Backbone, Vue, jQuery
Backend: Java, .Net, PHP, Python, Ruby
Programming languages: C++; C#
Databases – SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and NoSQL
Cloud-Based Technologies: AWS, GCP, Azure, SaaS and PaaS
CI/CD: GitLab; Jenkins; Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Provide strong leadership for the team, wielding technical and business influence beyond team boundaries.
Drive multi-team initiatives spanning diverse domains, consistently delivering value that extends beyond the immediate team.
Quickly grasp the business context to enhance client value significantly.
Make timely decisions, prioritizing client trust over expediency, and leverage input to determine optimal technical solutions.
Identify and course-correct when the current path does not meaningfully serve client needs, playing a key role in setting longer-term business strategy.
Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members.