Work In Tech

*Please note, ONLY students who are enrolled in a credible university or college are eligible to apply for this position. This is a hybrid role, located in Victoria BC! We are flexible when you will come in to the office but see great value in the time spent together in person as a team!

Redbrick and Shift are headquartered on the traditional Coast Salish territory, and we respectfully acknowledge the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ People of this region. With gratitude, we live, work, and care for this beautiful land.

Shift, a Redbrick portfolio company, is a general-purpose browser built to help customers enhance their browsing experience with greater focus and better results. By customizing Chromium’s open-source browser to offer beautifully designed features and integrated apps, we’re redefining the way you use your browser and truly helping you get what you really need on the web. Our Shift team is 45 people strong and works closely with Redbrick’s shared People Operations, Finance, and Creative/Marketing teams.

We are changing the way browsing happens, and building an exceptional team is our top priority. We cheerlead your goals and accomplishments and are invested in your future. In line with putting your health and safety first, we provide our team with the freedom and flexibility to work where they work best. Most of our team enjoys a blend of remote and in-office work. In-office time brings many perks,and we also place an emphasis on planning events and fun that all can enjoy.

What does a day look like in my role?

We get it: You need to know what you’re signing up for before you apply, right? This is what you need to know: As Full Stack Developer co-op, you’ll be responsible for:

• Fixing bugs and implementing new features.
• Reviewing code written by other engineers on the team.
• Testing changes to our software to ensure a high level of quality.
• Reproducing problems reported by our customers.
• Providing technical assistance to our customer success team.

Halfway through your co-op:

• You have made several code changes and they have been merged into the product.
• You know our product well and can answer common technical questions about it.
• You can test most changes and be confident you’ve identified any problems.
• Your work-term project is well underway.

At the end of your co-op:

• You are a fully contributing member of the development team.
• You know our product inside and out and are comfortable with the codebase.
• Your work-term project is complete.

What we would like to see in you.

Every Shift team member has three things in common: We’re curious, hungry and good-humoured. We try our best to balance hard work with good, old-fashioned fun. As a Full Stack Developer co-op with Shift, there are extra superpowers we’re on the lookout for:

Front-end Focus:

• Experience as a front-end or full-stack developer.
• Developing knowledge of JavaScript.
• Exposure to JS frameworks such as React, Angular and Vue.js.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and web technology.

Back-end Focus:

• Experience as a back-end or full-stack developer.
• Developing knowledge of Python.
• Exposure to DB tools like Django.
• Experience with Infrastructure and/or CI/CD pipelines.

Both:

• Passion for writing quality code that is maintainable.
• A positive attitude and excellent communication skills.

• Experience working on an Agile development team.
• Comfortable with version control systems and code review.
• Samples of demonstrating clean, well commented, well-executing code.

Bonus:

• Experience or an interest in Ad Technology.
• An interest and passion for web browsers.
• Experience with Airflow.

Please note: This co-op is listed as ideally an 8-month co-op but will consider a 4-month co-op.

What next?

If you’re picking up what we’re putting down, applying is easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. Apply with your cover letter and resume and links to your GitHub or public repos and take this opportunity to tell us your story and why you’d be a good fit on our team.
2. Download Shift -- we want to hear what you think!
3. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Linkedin, and Instagram for all that is happening at Shift!

Shift and Redbrick are committed to having a diverse environment where everyone can be their true authentic selves. We value all differences as they are essential for a thriving, happy, and productive workplace. Come join us and help build a disruptive company where we are all proud to belong.