AbeBooks Inc. Hiring for Software Development Co-op at Victoria, BC Full Time

• Experience developing with Java
• Experience with Relational databases and SQL
• Solid understanding of OOD/OOP
• Solid background in algorithms and data structures
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to learn quickly and dive deeply to understand systems and diagnose problems

Job summary

Do you want to develop production code that will have a real impact on the business’s bottom line and the performance of a global online marketplace? AbeBooks.com – part of the Amazon.com Inc. group of companies – is looking for a co-op software engineer with a passion for technology and proven ability to learn quickly and apply new tools. If you are excited about the kinds of technologies it takes to develop and manage a large scale global marketplace, with thousands of international sellers listing almost 300 million new, used, rare, out-of-print books and non-book collectibles, we’d like to meet you.

Apply today, and learn more about why you should join our award-winning workplace!

Key job responsibilities

As a member of one of our core agile development teams, you will use tools like AWS (Lambda, SNS, Kinesis, etc.), Maven, Spring and Javascript to extend and enhance a wide range of systems, from buyer and seller registration, through search and inventory management, to order and payment processing. The diversity of these systems ensures that this position offers a broad and exciting range of technical challenges and opportunities.

About the team

Why AbeBooks?

What really makes us stand out is the world-class team of people that you get to work with every day. We trust our employees because we only hire the best. We want people who are prepared to challenge the status quo and always raise the bar. And we do all this while having fun and enjoying the tranquility of island life.

Interest and knowledge of the following would also be beneficial:

• Dev Ops, security and systems engineering
• Front-end technologies such as Javascript
• Enterprise integration patterns
• Scalable distributed message oriented systems
• Distributed caching
• Large scale document indexing and search
• Agile practices and methodologies such as Test Driven Development and Scrum

If you enjoy constantly broadening your technical skills, building software that affects users around the world, and working in an environment that thrives on creativity and product innovation, please apply through your co-op office.

We appreciate your interest in AbeBooks!

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