Software Developer

Please note the base salary will be determined by the successful candidate's education, skills and experience. The listed salary range serves as a general pay guideline for this position's pay level.

Empire Life is proactively accepting applications for this Software Developer position as our team regularly recruits for such resources throughout the year. This posting is an opportunity to express your interest for a future position with the Back Office Development team.

Software Developer

Location : Remote - Anywhere in Canada

Empire Life is looking to hire a Software Developer to join our Back Office Development team!

Why pursue this opportunity

Impactful work - get the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that have a positive impact on our customers, our company, and society as a whole.

Play an integral role - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.

The opportunity - collaborate with cross-functional teams and work on a variety of projects that will keep you engaged and continuously learning.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion - we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and welcome candidates who share this commitment.

What you'll be working on

• Software development ("coding") of high quality, production ready applications.
• Lead the delivery of new and existing applications and services to production while working with the infrastructure, security and operations teams (aka DevOps).
• Contribute to automated testing with unit, functional and behavioral testing.
• Proactively work with internal network and security teams to monitor applicable applications and services.
• Troubleshoot problems and ensure resolution of issues.
• Research and investigate improvements; analyze and provide findings and recommendations to management.
• Enable the team to achieve success beyond their individual capabilities.
• Provide technical expertise from experience.
• Mentor teammates, facilitate the solving of challenging problems, and make difficult decisions.
• Contribute to architecture design while collaborating with the Solution Architecture team.
• Contribute to process improvements while using data driven decision making.
• Following and proactively responding to technology and industry changes which impact our business.

Having the following knowledge / experience would be an asset

Beyond the salary

For permanent full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes :

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Get to know us

Empire life is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and welcome everyone to participate in our application process. We encourage those of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, even if you don't believe you meet each unique qualification outlined. Applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Empire Life welcomes applications from people with disabilities and disabled people. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the screening and selection process. If you need this job posting in an alternative format or have any accessibility questions, please contact recruitment@empire.ca .