Join us in Advancing the Environmental Global Impact within the Rail Industry

For nearly 40 years, ZTR has designed, developed and released products that have a positive environmental impact within the Locomotive Industry. Planning for an environmentally sustainable future means taking action today in preparation for tomorrow. Everyone has a role to play and we take ours seriously.

As the Software Developer, you will be collaborating with our Platform and Product Management teams to create engaging and best in class user experiences for our products. Through design to deployment, you will be working with our teams to deliver the highest quality frontend and backend components while also enhancing your software development skills to the next level.

Our team is looking for an individual who's passionate about making the best-in-class user experiences and eager to take the plunge into learning unfamiliar technologies or drive new innovative ideas and best practices to enhance the user experiences and our products!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with teams to design, develop, and software components and features (both front-end and back-end) for IoT applications
• Ensuring UX best practices are present, understood and followed by our development teams
  
• Assisting in the development of UI designs (wireframes and mock-ups)
• Identifying and implementing operational improvements
• Supporting and maintaining the CI/CD processes throughout different states of the CI/CD cycle
• Conducting code reviews, regression testing, end-to-end testing, debugging, and more
• Assisting with projects and post-deployment through technical documentation, coding standards, project updates, troubleshooting
• Supporting cybersecurity initiatives to improve overall security posture

Who you are:

• 3+ years of experience in cloud application development, user-facing web application design/ development or related roles
• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering or related field / equivalent experience
• Extensive experience developing full stack applications – including frontend development of user interfaces using industry standard frameworks including React, Angular or similar
• Proficient with Spring Boot, NodeJS or similar Java web-based application frameworks
• Accomplished in the application of UX best practices for web and mobile applications and developing UI concepts (wireframes and mock-ups) using industry standard tools (Figma, InVision, Adobe XD, etc.) according to Product requirements
• Experience with responsive design principles
• Solid foundation of microservice design patterns and principles
• Familiarity in scalable cloud application development (Azure, AWS, GCP) and data infrastructure implementation (ex., Data Lake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, etc.)
• Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and principles and their application according to industry standards in enterprise platform
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps principles/concepts
• Familiarity with NextJS is an asset
• Skilled in troubleshooting and debugging complex applications and systems
• Strong communication, technical writing and documentation skills
• Collaborative, and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross functional teams
  
• Passion and interest learning new languages, being up to date in technology trends, and in evolving Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and its applications
  

Please apply even if you don’t qualify for all responsibilities or skills, we still want to hear from you!

This role is open as we're looking to expand our team!

Why Choose ZTR?

ZTR offers a positive working environment and a group of friendly and talented industry leaders passionate about driving environmental and financial benefits for our clients. We encourage and support employees to find long-term success and explore opportunities that play into their strengths and passions. We value lateral moves as much as vertical promotions; we believe all roles should develop your skills, broaden your experience, and help you continue on a journey to build a rewarding career at ZTR.

We are looking for flexible, compassionate and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in a fast-paced working environment, and who are looking for long-term, meaningful employment in a career that makes a real difference.

At ZTR, we continuously promote a healthy balance between work, fun and family. This is a place where employees make a difference in our company and within our customers’ organizations. You will have the ability to direct your career path at ZTR as we are rapidly growing with numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.

ZTR Control Systems provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources. We will address information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants in confidence.

The annual base salary is determined through comprehensive market research and considers factors including qualifications, skills, education, relevant experience, work location, internal equity, and alignment with local and industry market data. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Employees may also be eligible for our comprehensive benefits package, including Employer RRSP matching. Salary ranges listed in job postings are subject to change. All employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory reference and background checks, as well as proof of eligibility to work.

At ZTR, we're proud to share that we do not use AI tools when screening and evaluating candidates throughout our recruitment processes. All hiring decisions are carefully made by our recruiting team. We thank all who apply to our roles. Please be advised that due to a large volume of applications, we will only contact candidates that we decide to proceed with via email or phone.