Senior Software Developer

Victoria, BC
On-site
Posted Nov 10, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English

Job summary

Design, develop, troubleshoot, maintain, and deploy software components for the Oceans 3.0 data management and archiving system, using technologies spanning mobile and cloud computing. Lead scrum meetings, documentation, and code reviews, and collaborate with quality control staff to develop automated testing frameworks.

Job details

The Senior Software Developer (Senior Developer) works as part of a team of developers to design, develop, troubleshoot, maintain and deploy software components for acquiring, publishing and processing data using ONC’s data management and archiving system – Oceans 3.0. The Senior Developer will be involved in the development of software using a wide spectrum of technologies, from mobile to cloud computing. The Senior Developer reports to the Associate Director, Software Development with work assigned on a project basis. This position leads scrum meetings, documentation and code reviews using their technical experience, knowledge of software lifecycle and development models, and experience with Agile project management and scrum leadership, to support the software development process. The Senior Developer works closely with the Senior Quality Control Specialist to create automated testing frameworks. The Senior Developer must have a university degree in computer science, software engineering or natural sciences and engineering in general, and a minimum of six years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience And Knowledge Requirements Proven ability to design, write, build, test and debug software Demonstrated proficiency in the following technologies: Java, JavaScript, HTML, SQL Experience in object–oriented design and implementation Database management systems, especially PostgreSQL and Cassandra Software lifecycle and Agile methodologies such as Scrum Web services and service-oriented architectures Competencies Ability to work independently and proactively within a team-oriented environment Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent problem-solving skills Ability to learn new technologies Ability to lead scrum teams, mentor staff and lead projects Highly Desired Assets Familiarity with Eclipse or similar integrated development environments Experience with tools and frameworks such as Hibernate, JMS and ActiveMQ, Tomcat/Jetty, OSGi. UNIX skills, including Bash or other scripting languages Experience in scientific data processing and analytical science in general Automated testing tools and procedures, including JUnit, Cypress, Selenium, etc. Experience in interfacing with scientific instrumentation, especially over IP networks Familiarity with modern web development, user interface and other ever-evolving front-end technologies, such as React, TypeScript, Material UI, etc.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires a university degree in computer science, software engineering, or natural sciences and engineering, plus at least six years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates should have demonstrated software development and debugging ability, proficiency in Java, JavaScript, HTML, and SQL, and experience with object-oriented design, databases, Agile/Scrum, and web services.