Harled Inc. Hiring for Jr. Full Stack Developer (FT) at Kitchener, ON Full Time

Harled is a boutique software development team based in Kitchener, Ontario. Since forming in 2017, we have committed ourselves to delivering interesting and meaningful software projects with partners who are incredibly good at what they do. We are very proud of the missions of our partners and the work that we do to empower them.

We are passionate about our projects in national defence, Indigenous reconciliation and building software for high-performance teams. Harled Inc. is a small but mighty team dedicated to achieving amazing things for a few very special clients through software. A company founded in a humble and pragmatic approach to radically improving organizations through technology.

Harled Inc. is currently looking for a passionate Full Stack developer.

As a small team, you will have ample opportunity to shine and leave your unique style and approach on our approach to software. Although we have come a long way, we know we still have a long way to go, and we’d love for you to be the one to help us get there.

Last but not least, the candidate needs to genuinely love building software as a team (including the client!). We work closely with our partners everyday and operating in a professional manner is essential to furthering the relationship and ensuring the code we write makes the most impact possible.

We offer:
An opportunity to work with the coolest partner – our clients

Huge opportunity to drive meaningful and immediate change

A small, tight-knit company with a great culture

An understanding environment that embraces personal and professional growth

Sweet office space at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, ON

Remuneration & benefits:
$60k-80k based on experience

2 weeks of paid vacation (full-time employees)

Health Spending Account (full-time employees)

This role is eligible for up to a 10% performance bonus

Annual bonus based on company performance

Hours of work:
You are expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week, with a bulk of the time during core working hours of 9 am to 5 pm EST, Monday through Friday. Due to the nature of the role, additional hours and hours outside of core working hours may be required and will be discussed on an as-required basis.

On Call / Pager – An ‘On-Call’ and ‘Pager’ assignment shall mean a specific period of time in which an employee is required to be near their computer with an internet connection to respond in a timely manner to a specific service need. An employee shall be placed in an on-call assignment status, for a specific classification and for a specific period of time at no extra pay.

Responsibilities:
Develop features covering frontend, backend, and database with Ruby on Rails

Ensure code works as well in production as it does in the development

Find ways to enhance our process and tooling to deliver better software with less effort

Embrace Ruby on Rails and the associated ecosystem

Mentor Sr. developers (technology gets old quickly!)

Experience required:
1+ year experience as a full stack developer working in a modern DevOps environment

Working knowledge of cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and container technology (Docker)

Experience with Ruby on Rails and familiarity with Django, Laravel, or Symfony

Skills required:
Strong attention to detail

Drive a culture of speed and quality

Ability to thrive in a small community environment

Solid ability in both written and verbal communication

Ability to solve complex issues

Ability to multi-task with proven time management skills

Upbeat can-do attitude with a high sense of urgency and desire to make things happen

Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise

Possess professional and solid work ethic

Ability to meet assigned key performance indicators (KPI) in the timeline expected

Education:
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related program

Our dream candidate also has:
Experience with the Department of National Defence

Experience working in a startup

An active GitHub profile with lots of Ruby

A deep passion for a specific technology “hobby” (data science, security, SRE, APIs…)

To apply: [email protected]

We’re excited to meet you and to start the conversation to evaluate if we’re a fit to do great things together!

Please Note: We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Disclaimer: Harled Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by federal, provincial, or l