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ABOUT HELCIM

Helcim was founded with a mission at heart: to be the world’s most loved payment system. We believe that by offering small businesses in North America a decidedly human payment solution where it is easier to sign up and use while being transparent and affordable, we can empower them to grow and prosper. Simply put, helping small businesses thrive is at the very core of our business model, and we think that’s a great way to do business.

From the very start, we knew that we wanted to be different from every other credit card processor out there. We want the merchants we serve to feel supported and see us as a trusted partner rather than simply just another “cost of doing business.” We are relentless in our pursuit to provide a radically transparent and honest payments solution that flat out saves business owners money, all while treating them like human beings.

THE POSITION

Helcim is searching for a Senior Software Developer (Mobile Applications - Android) to join the mobile app development team and be responsible for developing the next generation of payments technology. We're looking for a talented and experienced individual with a passion for coding, enjoys learning about the latest technologies, strong problem-solving skills, and a user-focused approach to software development.

As a Senior Software Developer you will be responsible for building and deploying high quality software solutions while working in a fast moving product development lifecycle. You will continually be involved in mentorship and coaching activities ensuring you and your team are delivering at a high level.

As a member of our team, you will be working on numerous ongoing and new projects. Helcim is a fast-paced, high-demand company and the successful candidate will work well in that environment. The ideal candidate will embody our values and culture, and be a steward of The Way of the Helcim (see link below to our culture book).

Here are the things you’ll own day to day:

• Lead the design and development of hybrid mobile applications for Android and Desktop (Windows/Mac).
• Architecting new and existing systems to be scalable, performant, fault tolerant, and secure with an ability to scale for moderate to high throughput using Golang and/or PHP.
• Collaborate with product managers (mobile and cross domain), product designers, marketing and other developers to define app features and functionality.
• Write clean, well-tested code that meets product requirements, ensuring minimal defects or issues escape into production.
• Building systems through event driven architecture with Apache Kafka.
• Troubleshoot and debug mobile applications to optimize performance.
• Ensure the security and data protection of mobile applications.
• Assist in recruiting and hiring talent to the organization.
• Coach and mentor junior developers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to help them grow in their roles.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Be a champion of test automation - lead & maintain the post deployment and release test automation pipelines.
• Building reactive UIs with Vue.JS or an equivalent Javascript web framework such as Angular or React.
• Discovering new insights through our BigQuery data warehouse.
• Deploying and maintaining projects through Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
  

A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IS;

• In search of a role where your work is highly impactful to your peers, and your efforts are visible in the products and services you contribute to.
• Excited by the opportunity to join a growing & scaling company and the unique challenges that it poses.
• Passionate for continuous learning, keeping up to date with tech industry trends, and researching and implementing excellent solutions to challenging problems.
• An expert in coaching and mentoring junior developers to help the team grow.
• Willing to try new things and believes that failure leads to inquiry and improvement of technical prowess and approach.
• An expert using observability platforms, such as Elastic, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Highly skilled in leading incident response and resolution.
• Experienced and takes pride in writing mission-critical, highly available software.
• Passionate about state management libraries such as Redux, NgRX, Effector, Mobx or other libraries that use similar patterns.
• Invigorated by challenge, and go the extra mile to achieve your goals.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3-4 years of hybrid mobile app development experience (Android).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of mobile UI/UX design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services.
• Knowledge of cloud services such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Firebase.
• Experience with MySQL or other SQL database systems at scale. Familiarity with cloud-native databases is a plus.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, or other containerization software(s).
• Proficiency in one or more of programming languages such as Kotlin, Java, and/or React Native.
• Experience with hardware related third party SDK integration.
• Payment industry - software development experience.
• Knowledge of mobile testing frameworks and tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications.

Not checking every box? Please apply anyway! We know that candidates have different experiences that may make them a great fit for this position and for Helcim. We believe that diversity and having an inclusive culture is not only the right thing, but key to our long-term success. Diversity brings more experience, view-points, knowledge and insight about our future. We also want to provide an accessible interview process, so if there’s any accommodations that would make your experience more comfortable, please let us know.

HELCIM CULTURE IS;

Being builders: We build things ourselves and we build them well. We use technology and our creativity to overcome challenges that would seem beyond the capability of a company our size. We improve what is already there, invent our way out of problems and we never stop dreaming of better.

Choosing the harder path: We believe that the right decisions are usually the harder ones, so we embrace the challenge and endure when others quit. We choose what is difficult because it is more rewarding in the long-term, and makes us resilient, so that we not only survive but thrive.

Creating trust: We earn trust by striving to be our best selves every day and by lifting those around us. We recognize that trust is hard to earn, easy to lose and is tested continuously over time, so we make trust our way of life.

Contributing to a company of many: We are stronger because of our collective passion, diversity, and fellowship. We believe only great teams can accomplish great things, and we ask the very best of each other. Together we create our own future.

WORKING AT HELCIM

Joining Helcim means joining a fast-growing company where we have found coming together makes us a strong company. We have a drive to achieve big things which creates amazing opportunities for everyone willing to work hard and contribute to that growth - opportunities for faster career growth, for more learning, more impact, and accelerated experience - all while surrounding yourself with incredible people working on interesting problems and delivering great results.

Here are some of the reasons we attract such great people:

The Way of the Helcim: At Helcim, we build a team of engaged, caring and intelligent people. In return we provide an environment where you can be excited to come to work each day and tackle these challenges with an amazing team. Learn more about Helcim’s unique culture and environment in our culture book The Way of the Helcim.

Health and dental benefits: Through our Group Benefits, you’ll get access to dental benefits, extended healthcare benefits for drugs, vision, paramedical coverage (e.g. massage therapists, dieticians, mental health professionals), counseling, health service navigation, life insurance, critical illness and disability insurance, and more. All of these benefits come into effect on Day 1 of employment!

Dedicated Health Spending Account (“HSA”): An additional budget available for you to spend on health-related expenses (e.g. eyeglasses, therapy).

Maternity and Parental Leave: To help launch our team members into this phase of family life we have some additional benefits in place including salary top for the birthing parents and a bonding break for non-birthing parents.

Stock Options: Stock options enable our team to purchase Helcim shares at a future date at a specified price. Every team member, not just people leaders and executives receive equity (aka ownership in the company).

Vacation Time: All team members get paid vacation time and a company break in December so they can recharge when they need it.

Flexible work location: Work and life happens at different times and places. This is why our team enjoys the flexibility of hybrid work and flexibility around hours of work, so we can all do our best work. Our hybrid work schedule offers flexibility to work from home on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Furthermore, our core hours give team members flexibility to manage other parts of their lives.

Training: Helcim will cover 50% of the applicable training costs of up to $500 per year.

LOGISTICS

Job type: Full-time

Hiring manager: Rahul Parakkat

Location: Hybrid, In Office Monday's, Wednesday's + Friday's

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada and be located in Calgary for this position.