It’s been said that just about every startup is looking for developers, and this week in Jobs of the Week we’re highlighting companies from around the region in the hunt for tech talent.
Companies based in three of the four Atlantic Provinces and New York City are looking for tech staff in the region.
The New York company is Pharm3r, which provides actionable intelligence about medical product safety to the financial and healthcare industries. For several years, it has had a development team in Halifax, which it is now hoping to enhance by hiring a lead software developer.
Two companies are looking for developers who can handle both front- and back-ends: Halifax-based Dash Hudson, whose product helps clients analyze their Instagram and SnapChat data, is looking for a full stack developer; and HeyOrca of St. John’s, whose software helps marketing agencies develop social media campaigns for their clients, has a posting for a full stack web developer.
In Moncton, DPL, which builds network architecture for ATMs, has an opening for a system administrator.
The skills requirements for each position are outlined on the postings.
The Jobs of the Week column features openings posted on the Entrevestor Job Board, which focuses on jobs in technology, innovation and startups in Atlantic Canada. The Entrevestor Job Board helps match job openings and candidates in the tech and start-up communities and is operated by Entrevestor and Qimple.
Halifax
Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson, which recently posted an opening for an account executive, is looking for a developer who will work with the development team to build products used by some of the best companies in the world. The company has a small but productive engineering team of three working with a current stack that includes Python, Flask, Celery, Docker, Redis, MySQL, and AWS. The company wants talented and motivated engineers across all levels of experience who want to take responsibility for future products. These people will influence the initial specs for new products and features, build and modify the backend APIs, write the front-end javascript code, and be responsible for ongoing improvements. Dash Hudson wants someone with proven work experience in software engineering, and a bachelor's degree or at least three years of experience doing hands-on software development.
Pharm3r
Pharm3r (pronounced the same as “farmer”) is looking for a motivated lead software developer with demonstrated abilities to lead a dev team and mentor junior team members. The position offers the flexibility of working from home with the support of local team members. The successful candidate must be able to show leadership experience in software development. He or she must have the ability to develop scalable strategies for integrating data from heterogeneous sources. Pharm3r would also like applicants to have post-graduate degrees in computer science or a related field, and experience in Python and PowerShell scripting.
Moncton
DPL
DPL is looking for a talented candidate to help analyze and optimize its significant network and server infrastructure. This person will help to manage multiple data centres that service more than 35,000 embedded networking devices. The successful candidate will help to shape the future of our infrastructure, including a move to a new embedded platform. The system administrator will influence and create new designs, architectures, standards and methods for all IT systems. He or she must monitor IT operations, investigate reported alarms and resolve service impacts as they occur. The qualifications for this position include superior troubleshooting and problem-solving, and meticulous attention to detail.
St. John’s
HeyOrca
HeyOrca’s web and mobile technologies are being used by some of the world's top marketing agencies and brands to plan and collaborate on social media campaigns. The company is growing into large-scale software that is integrated with social networks and numerous third-party APIs. It needs to deliver complex enterprise features while maintaining a robust, understandable and updated code-base. The full stack developer’s responsibilities range from finding and fixing bugs to discussing features with the business team. As a small team, all members contribute in some way to most aspects of the software from ideation to maintenance. That helps developers fully appreciate their role and gets them exploring areas outside of their expertise, further expanding their knowledge. HeyOrca is looking for someone who is open to living in St. John’s and has one to five years of experience in a similar role.
