TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform's suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync's diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more..
Senior Backend Engineer – Dealer Software Products
Trader Corporation is the team behind Canada’s leading automotive marketplace, autoTRADER.ca. We are a technology driven company that creates world class solutions for our users and dealer customers. We are expanding our team and need a Senior Engineer for Dealer Software Products.
Key Areas of Responsibility
•Design and develop elegant back-end cloud solutions which are end-to end: technical analysis, data implementation/architecture, unit testing, development, and integration testing.
•Support in the maintenance of existing software systems.
•Performs root cause analysis on system errors, identifies corrective action, and liaises with production support to resolve issues.
•Provide thorough documentation and technical support for existing applications where necessary.
•Maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment for applications.
Required Skills
•Able to conceptualize a technical solution and relay it to other team members and stakeholders.
•Work with Trader’s architecture group to implement software against reference specification.
•Extensive experience in building unit, component, and integration tests and knowledge of how to use this as a system contract between other system end points.
•Experience building cloud-based apps and a strong familiarity in the scalability, performance optimization, and monitoring of those apps.
•Support in the maintenance of existing software systems.
Required Experience
•University Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related subject.
•3-5 year’s experience in the online software industry; strong knowledge of website design, functionality usability, and web-based application architectures.
•Strong experiences with Microsoft platform web development.
•Strong knowledge of both relational and non-relational data stores, C#, Microsoft Azure cloud solutions and technologies, and Visual Studio.
What’s in it for you…
-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.
Fitness and wellness
-We provide discounts to nation-wide gyms, onsite gyms (when we’re in the office), an Employee and Family Assistance Program, as well as a virtual wellness program.
Benefits from Day 1
-Gym discounts
-Local in-office free gyms
-Employee and Family Assistance program
-Weekly virtual wellness events
-In addition to in-house training, we provide an annual lifestyle allowance of $1500 so you can grow your skills.
-Conferences & training budget
-Regular internal training programs
Financial planning
-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.
Competitive salary
-Annual bonus structure
-3% CPP matching
