True North Mortgage Hiring for Senior Software Developer – PHP at Calgary, AB Full Time

If you answered “Yes” to the above, then consider joining Canada’s most innovative company in the mortgage industry!

At True North Mortgage we put the customer experience first! We do this by offering the best rates on full-featured mortgage products exclusive to True North Mortgage. Plus, we are committed to making our agents the best in the biz by giving them the tools and support needed to provide superior advice and to get the job done fast and efficiently. Banks are boring, we are different! And for us to continue to innovate and build exciting new tools we need kick-ass developers like you!

Your Role:
We are a team of creative individuals who love to translate and transform requirements into well thought out designs. We are looking for a collaborative, experienced Senior PHP Developer to take our software to the next level.

There are many paths to success… We give you the freedom to use the tools and a style that works best for you. Just as we customize solutions for our clients, we provide our developers with the resources they need to succeed!

The ideal candidate is a self starter who is willing to take on new problems across the full stack. No casual observers here… We want you to have an opinion, come up with solutions and push technology forward. Your direct contribution to the team will be rewarded with new challenges and the opportunity to improve our existing software while participating in the design, development and deployment of new products.

Must Haves:
Experience writing clean, straight forward code in PHP

A curiosity and desire to solve problems

In-depth understanding of MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis

Familiarity in provisioning and maintaining Linux servers

Comfortable on the command line

Proficient with JSON for Web API Requests and Response flow

Troubleshooting, testing and maintaining the core product software.

Ability to comment on the work of others, as well as receive feedback

Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle

Current with industry best practices

Nice to Haves:
Good knowledge of web frameworks such as CakePHP and Yii

Server virtualization experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Oracle VM, Parallel, SQL Server on VM etc.

Create security and data protection settings

Experience taking existing legacy applications and migrating them to modern framework

Containerization platform experience, preference with Docker

Use of GitHub as a Project Management tool

Practical experience creating quality mock-ups and prototypes

PHP Testing Framework experience using PHPUnit, SeleniumHQ, Kahlan, etc.

What we Offer:
Competitive salary with medical and dental benefits paid for by the employer

Annual bonus based on company and individual performance

Diverse work environment

Modern lounge outfitted with table tennis (ping pong for those of us less serious about the sport) and a games room

Rapidly growing organization

Professional team with a shared perception of how things are done

Learning and Development including online training and conferences

Flexible work schedule

Working on Software you can be proud of!

Time and time again we hear from our new recruits how happy they are with their decision to join True North Mortgage, so if you think you have the right combination of skills, experience and personality then please apply now!

This position is based in Calgary, AB. We thank you for your interest in this role however only local candidates, and those interested in relocating, will be considered.