Senior Software Developer, Backend/Database
Who we are:
Who you are:
You are a skilled Senior Software Developer with extensive experience building high-performance applications with C# and .NET. You have a deep understanding of relational databases like Postgres, and excel at everything from schema design to query optimization and performance tuning. You thrive in an environment that deals with high-throughput data ingestion and real-time processing, and you have experience scaling applications and databases in cloud environments like GCP, AWS, or Azure. As a strong collaborator with excellent communication skills, you are proficient with Git for version control in a team setting.
What you'll do:
The Senior Software Developer will be part of a team who builds a state of the art telematics platform that makes sense of the data collected by custom-built hardware. This position will involve writing high-performance C# code and SQL queries to process and store this information in real-time.
How you'll make an impact:
- Define, design, and implement new software applications in collaboration with other members of the development and technical teams, based on industry standards and best practices.Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
- Perform Test-Driven and Security-Driven Development.
- Conduct comprehensive code reviews and ensure that coding standards are followed.
- Analyze call stacks, trace files, debug logs or performance data to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of bugs.
- Participate in development of prototypes, minimum viable products and PoCs.
- Help maintain code quality, organization and automation.
- Perform maintenance programming for existing applications.
- Consider the functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules and system architecture for each assignment.
- Provide design documents and documentation to ensure efficient maintenance and code reuse.
- Provide recommendations for improvements in the overall development process.
- Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotating schedule.
What you'll bring to the role:
- 5+ years of experience with using Linux, C# and .Net Core and experience with optimization and multithreaded programming.
- Deep understanding of relational database concepts, schema design, and query optimization techniques.
- Hands-on experience with Postgres, including performance tuning, query analysis, and index optimization.
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD) to ensure high-quality code and reliable solutions.
- Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in database-driven applications.
- Familiarity with scaling applications and databases in cloud environments (e.g., using cloud-native services, autoscaling).Experience with high-throughput data ingestion and processing.
- Experience with techniques for scaling databases (e.g., sharding, replication) and ensuring high availability.
- Experience with Git in a collaborative development environment, including branching, merging, pull requests, and code reviews. Experience with command-line Git is a plus.
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
- Experience working with Linux and scripting (e.g., bash).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Why job seekers choose Geotab:
Flex working arrangements
Home office reimbursement program
Baby bonus & parental leave top up program
Online learning and networking opportunities
Electric vehicle purchase incentive program
Competitive medical and dental benefits
Retirement savings program
*The above are offered to full-time permanent employees only
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