Senior Software Developer

The Canada Life Assurance Company • Toronto, ON

62d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Software Developer for the Enterprise Application Integration team within Data, Automation, AI, and Platforms. This is a Permanent Full Time position.

Requirements

• Specific tools/skillset including API, microservices, and event-based software development with proficiency in technologies such as: Java and SQL programming languages, REST‑ and SOAP‑based services, Spring Boot or Apache Camel frameworks, API, microservices, and event‑based software development, Apigee or equivalent API Gateway platform, Confluent Kafka or Apache ActiveMQ eventing platforms.
• Docker, Istio, Rancher, or Kubernetes container hosting platforms.
• AWS Cloud.
• Database systems and data access methods.
• JHipster Domain Language or Liquibase database utilities.
• AI Coding Assistants such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code.
• 5+ years of Software Development experience.
• Experience as a developer in a team environment.
• Rapidly acquires new knowledge, learns new skills, and applies creative thinking to solve problems while understanding the organization’s vision, purpose and values.
• Adaptable to changing assignments and product outcomes.
• Directs work of self through goal setting, time management, and planning.
• Meet deadlines for work through use of time management.
• Identifies prioritization conflicts and works with Project Managers, Program Managers, Senior Software Developers and leaders to resolve.
• Leverages practices to manage and simplify work, and use resources effectively.
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of work to maximize quality, build credibility, and avoid re-work.
• Decision-making: understands the costs and benefits of actions, and makes recommendations towards the most appropriate one, uses collaboration and judgement to form conclusions.
• Facilitates cooperation among peers and within the team, and builds relationships with colleagues quickly and confidently.
• Builds effective relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders quickly and confidently, to positively influence outcomes.
• Explain technical issues to diverse audiences.
• Leverages feedback to improve.
• Seeks to understand business needs, and delivers high quality service to the business while understanding the organization’s vision, purpose and values.
• Is passionate about technology, the user experience, demonstrates inner self starter, and is accepting of and open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge.
• Reliability Status Security Clearance – this can only be completed with candidates who receive an offer of employment. This is a personal security status that is required as a condition of employment before an employee can gain access to Protected B information, assets or work sites as outlined by the Government of Canada website. The cost of submitting these checks will be covered by Canada Life.

Responsibilities

• Delivers code based on specifications and/or develops, modifies, configures, maintains or integrates solutions to meet design specifications to meet business functional requirements and non-functional engineering specifications.
• Configures and integrates software components and third-party software products, tools and solutions.
• Facilitates and actively participates in meetings, walkthroughs and reviews of software development deliverables.
• Delivers fixes and improvements to existing software products, maintains environments and versions, adhering to standards and compile versions.
• Ensures technical responsibility over assigned software products and codebases.
• Analyzes current software products, Produces or contributes to the design documentation and technical specifications for development.
• Applies software engineering patterns to identify and troubleshoot problems, requiring analysis and exploration of options, recommending solutions or preparing discussion for escalation.
• Conduct system support and change management activities.
• Conduct impact analysis to support proactive identification of actions to minimize production system interruptions.
• Ability to understand data designs, standards, and specifications.
• Delivers clean and efficient code, ensuring quality and accuracy of products.
• Tests and deploys software products and fixes defects.
• Works with QA team to automate and maintain software product test suites, maintaining test documentation, review as required.
• Creates and maintains test documentation, test strategy, review as required.
• Gains exposure to and learns new languages, frameworks and tools.
• Evaluates and learns new technologies that provide business value.
• Improves current practices and tools.
• Adapts to organizational change, best practice and improvements across teams, including the effective implementation and adherence to software development processes and practices.
• Participate in audits, governance and support activities.
• Takes accountability for own and towards team deliverables.
• Trains and collaborate with other developers in how to write effective code and solve problems.
• Partners with product teams and/or architects to develop technical requirements and engineering/non-functional specifications.
• Resolve client issues as they arise.
• Provides training to new or less senior professionals or cross discipline practitioners on processes, tools and approaches.
• Shares knowledge and experience with members of the team to identify and share opportunities to improve the work, identify better ways of doing things.

Benefits

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed