Senior Full Stack Developer - Mobile Applications

Helcim is searching for a Senior Full Stack Developer (Mobile) to join the mobile app development team and be responsible for developing the next generation of payments technology. We're looking for a talented and experienced individual with a passion for coding, enjoys learning about the latest technologies, strong problem-solving skills, and a user-focused approach to software development.As a Senior Full Stack Developer you will be responsible for building and deploying high quality software solutions while working in a fast moving product development lifecycle. You will continually be involved in mentorship and coaching activities ensuring you and your team are delivering at a high level.As a member of our team, you will be working on numerous ongoing and new projects. Helcim is a fast-paced, high-demand company and the successful candidate will work well in that environment. The ideal candidate will embody our values and culture, and be a steward of The Way of the Helcim (see link below to our culture book).

Who you are:

• In search of a role where your work is highly impactful to your peers, and your efforts are visible in the products and services you contribute to.

• Excited by the opportunity to join a growing & scaling company and the unique challenges that it poses.

• You have a passion for continuous learning, keeping up to date with tech industry trends, and researching and implementing excellent solutions to challenging problems.

• Expert in coaching and mentoring junior developers to help the team grow.

• You have a willingness to try new things and a belief that failure leads to inquiry to improve your technical prowess and approach.

• An expert using observability platforms, such as Elastic, Splunk, or Datadog.

• Highly skilled in leading incident response and resolution.

• You have experience and take pride in writing mission-critical, highly available software.

• You love state management libraries such as Redux, NgRX, Effector, Mobx or other libraries that use similar patterns.

• You are invigorated by challenge, and go the extra mile to achieve your goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of mobile applications for both iOS and Android as well as desktop app (Windows/Mac).

• Architecting new and existing systems to be scalable, performant, fault tolerant, and secure with an ability to scale for moderate to high throughput using Golang and/or PHP.

• Collaborate with product managers (mobile and cross domain), product designers, marketing and other developers to define app features and functionality.

• Write clean, well-tested code that meets product requirements, ensuring minimal defects or issues escape into production.

• Building systems through event driven architecture with Apache Kafka.

• Troubleshoot and debug mobile applications to optimize performance.

• Ensure the security and data protection of mobile applications.

• Assist in recruiting and hiring talent to the organization.

• Coach and mentor junior developers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to help them grow in their roles.

• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and adherence to best practices.

• Be a champion of test automation - lead & maintain the post deployment and release test automation pipelines.

• Building reactive UIs with Vue.JS or an equivalent Javascript web framework such as Angular or React.

• Discovering new insights through our BigQuery data warehouse.

• Deploying and maintaining projects through Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in mobile application development (Android/iOS).

• Proficiency in one or more of programming languages such as Swift, Kotlin, Java, and/or React Native.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong knowledge of mobile UI/UX design principles, patterns, and best practices.

• Experience with mobile application architectures such as MVVM or MVP.

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services.

• Knowledge of cloud services such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Firebase.

• Experience with MySQL or other SQL database systems at scale. Familiarity with cloud-native databases is a plus.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, or other containerization software(s).

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience with hardware related third party sdk integration.

• Payment industry - software development experience.

• Knowledge of mobile testing frameworks and tools.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications.

What it’s like working at Helcim

At Helcim we build teams of engaged, caring and intelligent people. In return we provide an environment where you’ll be excited to come to work each day and tackle challenges with your colleagues. Learn more about working at Helcim in our culture book The Way of the Helcim.

Our approach to total rewards

As part of our team you’ll receive amazing benefits including salary, paid health benefits, stock options and generous vacation time. You’ll also enjoy the opportunity to recharge and connect with your team members at company social events.

Hybrid work and flexibility

Being together helps everyone learn and grow really fast while keeping us all focused on our mission. This is why we've embraced hybrid work, it allows for the best of remote and in-person interactions while giving us time for heads down focused work and opportunities for collaboration. We know hybrid work is not for everyone, and that's ok. But if you want to combine flexibility and being surrounded by amazing people, this is the place for you.

Helcim uses a hybrid work structure where team members can work 3 days in the Calgary office (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) and 2 days (Tuesday/Thursday) at home.

Join our team

We invest a lot of time and energy imagining and creating a company and culture that encourages discussion, the trade of ideas, and the execution of amazing products and services. We’re friendly and collaborative, working together to achieve big goals. If you want to join our team and feel you can contribute to the growth and success of our company - we want to hear from you!

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada and be located in Calgary for this position.