Every WestJet journey has the potential to enrich lives; a career with us is no exception.
WestJet arrived on the Canadian airline scene in 1996 and changed the industry for the better. We made air travel more affordable for Canadians and now were going global.
Join us and love where you’re going.
Remote Work:
This position is eligible for remote work, within Canada, under our mobile workforce program.
Overview of role:
In this role you will create high quality software solutions by developing web-based Java applications. You will apply industry-standard processes, practices, and techniques and work closely with the development team and business stakeholders to develop appropriate object-oriented software systems that meet WestJet’s business, technical and quality requirements. You will actively participate in enhancing existing software systems to ensure ongoing usability, performance and maintainability. This position requires an energetic self-starter with a strong work ethic and willingness to learn and contribute to a fast-paced environment. Strong team player skills and excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others are essential.
Key deliverables/responsibilities include:
- Understand and share knowledge of WestJet’s product features and environments.
- Understand and participate in the creation, implementation and ongoing evolution of WestJet’s design and development methodologies, coding standards and style guidelines
- Participate and deliver workshops, presentations, and training that provide skill and knowledge development for the team
- Provide support and coaching to junior and intern developers
- Plan, lead and track the technical aspects of software development sustainment streams
- Work with business stakeholders to define and prepare functional and design specifications of new features/products
- Provide accurate estimates for development effort, complexity and risk for software development sustainment streams
- Develop automated unit and integration tests for front and back end code that define and validate feature/product requirements
- Develop robust, extensible, high-quality code that meet business, technical and quality requirements
- Work with quality assurance partners to assess the impact of code changes, to ensure the validation of requirements and to provide timely troubleshooting and fixes to software defects
- Work with operational partners to ensure the supportability of new features/products and to provide timely technical support and fixes to production applications
- Review and provide analysis for front-end and back-end code as well as automated tests
- Manage code and resolve conflicts with other development initiatives
- Document system components, related interfaces and provide input into preparing release notes
Experience and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years’ experience.
- 3 or more years of professional experience in all phases of software development
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Competence in application development using Java 8+ and Groovy
- Competence in Java frameworks such as Spring Boot
- Knowledge of SOAP and RESTful web services using AJAX, JSON and XML
- Knowledge of Cloud environments such as Azure, AWS
- Competence in object-oriented software design, design patterns, security awareness and development best practices
- Competence in DevOps and agile development methods such as Lean, Scrum, Kanban and XP
- Competence in development on Windows, Linux and/or MacOS
- Competence in IDE software such as IntelliJ
- Competence in using Tomcat java application server
- Competence in using GIT version control system
- Competence in unit testing framework such as Junit and Mockito
- Competence in build automation tool like Gradle
- Expertise in web development using CSS, HTML and JavaScript is an asset
- Expertise in JavaScript libraries such as VueJS, React, Angular and NodeJS is an asset
- Expertise in mobile web development and responsive web design is an asset
- Expertise in web usability (UI/UX design) is an asset
The benefits of being a WestJetter:
WestJet provides all WestJetters with a competitive total rewards package. On top of that, we offer:
- A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win
- Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
- Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs
Think we are a fit? Apply now!
About WestJet Group of Companies
Together with WestJets regional airline, WestJet Encore, we offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe and to more than 175 destinations in over 20 countries through our airline partnerships.
Our Safety Promise
At WestJet, the safety and security of our people and our guests is a core value and at the heart of what we do. As safety and security is a shared responsibility, it is expected that you will use safe work practices to ensure your well-being and the safety of others.
WestJet recognizes that the use of Alcohol and Drugs can adversely impact a safe work environment and the well-being of others including guests, suppliers and the public, as well as place WestJets operations at risk. All roles that are identified as safety sensitive are required to pass a Pre-Employment Alcohol and Drug Test as per WestJets Alcohol and Drug Policy.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We embrace what makes us each unique, and what makes us uniquely WestJet. WestJet is committed to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility and if you require accommodation during the selection process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest in WestJet; however, only those candidates who are selected will be contacted.
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