Top Benefits
About the role
Senior Application Developer
Requisition ID: 190688
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Solutions - Marketing
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Mississauga
Location: Tahoe Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Senior Application Developer. This role is based out of our office in Mississauga, ON.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
As a Senior Application Developer with Sobeys, you will:
- Design, develop, and enhance Azure-based applications and microservices to support platform functionality.
- Build and maintain seamless integrations with third-party systems and APIs.
- Conduct design and code reviews to ensure the solution delivered conforms to IT and team standards and quality software delivery practices.
- Create unit test plans with detailed test cases.
- Provide accurate estimates from analysis and design specifications for yourself and other team members to work on.
- Ensure application scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness by optimizing Azure resources.
- Ensure solutions align with security and compliance standards.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
- Address and resolve bugs and performance issues promptly to ensure system reliability.
- Resolve problems with increasingly less supervision.
- Maintain application performance and availability to support system uptime.
- Provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 production support of cloud applications
- Support the application outside business hours in case of critical issues.
- Work closely with DevOps, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to implement new features and improvements.
- Support analyst in converting business requirements into technical specifications and solutions.
- Capture and define technical and operational requirements for solutions.
- Ensure the development of detailed functional, technical and operational specifications for delivery of recommended solutions.
- Ensure all documentation is created, up to date and correct before solutions or changes are implemented into production.
- Provide user, operational and system documentation for implementation.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-VJ1
What you have to offer:
Your experience and resume will show us:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years in Azure application development: Proficiency in Node.js, C# and .NetFramework
- Strong experience with cloud-native development and APIs: Experience with secure data exchange over REST APIs (encryption, security best practices), implementation of JWT access & refresh tokens, and OAuth flow.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases: Understanding of Cosmos DB (container partition strategy, query optimization, DB caching).
- Experience in implementing automated testing frameworks and building automated test harness
- Azure PaaS Expertise: Containerization & Orchestration using Docker, Azure Container Apps / ARO, Application Gateway, Key Vault, and Azure Container Registry (ACR).
- Experience in Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines including hands-on experience with ARM templates and Bicep for infrastructure automation and deployment.
- Experience in load balancing and auto-scaling.
- Experience in Monitoring and Observability capabilities.
- Azure Developer Associate (preferred).
- Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in learning and understanding new technologies.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and standard development processes.
At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.
We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
About Sobeys
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.
Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.
En tant que l'un des deux seuls détaillants alimentaires présents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. répond aux besoins en épicerie de sa clientèle par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Répartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannières de détail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont conçus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux à chacun des marchés que nous desservons. Du magasin à gamme complète de services jusqu'au dépanneur, chacun est adapté de façon à combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientèle en fonction de l'occasion d'achat.
En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent à l'alimentation, à l'innovation et à l'excellence du service à la clientèle, nos quelque 125 000 employés et marchands affiliés se montrent soucieux de créer de la valeur de façon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employés, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.
Top Benefits
About the role
Senior Application Developer
Requisition ID: 190688
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Solutions - Marketing
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Mississauga
Location: Tahoe Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Senior Application Developer. This role is based out of our office in Mississauga, ON.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
As a Senior Application Developer with Sobeys, you will:
- Design, develop, and enhance Azure-based applications and microservices to support platform functionality.
- Build and maintain seamless integrations with third-party systems and APIs.
- Conduct design and code reviews to ensure the solution delivered conforms to IT and team standards and quality software delivery practices.
- Create unit test plans with detailed test cases.
- Provide accurate estimates from analysis and design specifications for yourself and other team members to work on.
- Ensure application scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness by optimizing Azure resources.
- Ensure solutions align with security and compliance standards.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
- Address and resolve bugs and performance issues promptly to ensure system reliability.
- Resolve problems with increasingly less supervision.
- Maintain application performance and availability to support system uptime.
- Provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 production support of cloud applications
- Support the application outside business hours in case of critical issues.
- Work closely with DevOps, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to implement new features and improvements.
- Support analyst in converting business requirements into technical specifications and solutions.
- Capture and define technical and operational requirements for solutions.
- Ensure the development of detailed functional, technical and operational specifications for delivery of recommended solutions.
- Ensure all documentation is created, up to date and correct before solutions or changes are implemented into production.
- Provide user, operational and system documentation for implementation.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-VJ1
What you have to offer:
Your experience and resume will show us:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years in Azure application development: Proficiency in Node.js, C# and .NetFramework
- Strong experience with cloud-native development and APIs: Experience with secure data exchange over REST APIs (encryption, security best practices), implementation of JWT access & refresh tokens, and OAuth flow.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases: Understanding of Cosmos DB (container partition strategy, query optimization, DB caching).
- Experience in implementing automated testing frameworks and building automated test harness
- Azure PaaS Expertise: Containerization & Orchestration using Docker, Azure Container Apps / ARO, Application Gateway, Key Vault, and Azure Container Registry (ACR).
- Experience in Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines including hands-on experience with ARM templates and Bicep for infrastructure automation and deployment.
- Experience in load balancing and auto-scaling.
- Experience in Monitoring and Observability capabilities.
- Azure Developer Associate (preferred).
- Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in learning and understanding new technologies.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and standard development processes.
At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.
We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
About Sobeys
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.
Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.
En tant que l'un des deux seuls détaillants alimentaires présents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. répond aux besoins en épicerie de sa clientèle par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Répartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannières de détail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont conçus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux à chacun des marchés que nous desservons. Du magasin à gamme complète de services jusqu'au dépanneur, chacun est adapté de façon à combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientèle en fonction de l'occasion d'achat.
En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent à l'alimentation, à l'innovation et à l'excellence du service à la clientèle, nos quelque 125 000 employés et marchands affiliés se montrent soucieux de créer de la valeur de façon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employés, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.