SWIDGET-Backend Developer/Serverless Engineer-Ottawa/Remote within Canada

What You'll get

The opportunity to work with a fantastic close-knit team who are building something big.
Autonomous, flexible work environment where you can learn and grow with the company.
Competitive compensation, vacation/sick days, and health benefits plan.
Ability to help others solve problems in a positive way.
The chance to have a meaningful impact on people’s energy usage and carbon footprint.

Salary Expectation

we are willing to consider most reasonable salary requests, and this would be based on their capabilities and level of experience.

Location

Ottawa, Ontario
Remote OK (within Canada)

What You'll Do (Job Description)

Expanding our cloud infrastructure to incorporate new products, functions and features for controlling and monitoring our line of IoT devices.
Working with the app development team to ensure seamless integration with our mobile apps, and planned web-based interfaces.
Providing input on new product design, and continuously improving the experience for our partners, commercial clients and end-users.

What We’re Looking For

3+ years of backend software development experience.
Experience performing backend development using NodeJS.
Experience creating RESTful API's.
Ability to write modular, testable, and maintainable code.
Experience building and maintaining high-performance, scalable systems in serverless environments.
Production experience with AWS services in a microservices context.
Experience writing Integration and unit tests using Jest in a serverless environment.
Experience Maintaining SQL and NoSQL databases, specifically DynamoDB.
Experience in building reliable cloud infrastructure and familiar with Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, Serverless Framework).
Understanding of common security/authentication systems including JWT, OAuth2, TLS.
Experience with CI/CD and automated testing.
Experience using Git to handle version control.
Understanding of specific features provided by AWS IoT such as managing Policies, AWS IoT Shadows, Rules Engine.

About Our company

Join our growing team in developing the next evolution in smart home and home automation. Our small multi-disciplinary team is looking to expand. We're currently looking for a motivated and capable backend developer to supplement our existing product development team.

As a backend developer, you will be responsible for helping us develop the backend systems needed for our customers to control their Smart Homes. As the behind the scenes engine that drives the Swidget ecosystem, we’re looking for a robust, responsive, and reliable system that enables our devices and apps to feel like an extension of our user’s homes.

This position requires an individual that has experience developing server side applications, creating and managing databases, and establishing APIs. The candidate should be willing and capable of providing input and direction throughout the process. Furthermore, the individual must be capable of working equally well in a team as they do independently. In particular, you may be working closely with QA, Product Management, Manufacturing, Hardware teams and third-party companies on customization.

The software team is in a unique position as we aim to incorporate a wide array of technologies into our products - making each project a unique challenge. You may be asked to work on everything from network protocols, to control algorithms to building our design team’s vision for our Smart Home/Office ecosystem.

At Swidget, every member on our team is critical in our mission to change the smart home world, one device at a time. If you are passionate about finding solutions and are interested in smart home technology, this role might be the right fit for you!

How to apply

Apply through indeed using the this link

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