Senior Java Developer

At CoLab, we help mechanical engineering teams bring life-changing products to market years sooner.

CoLab is a cloud based platform purpose built for fast, effective design review. Using CoLab, multiple engineers, designers, and other stakeholders can review designs together and build off one another's feedback. Engineers at companies like Ford, Komatsu, and Johnson Controls use CoLab to review designs faster, prevent mistakes, and build the next generation of innovative products.

As a Senior Developer on our Connect Build team, you will work with a group of talented developers, Product Managers, Designers and QA specialists to take new product ideas all the way from a concept, to production features that our users love. In the Senior Role, you will also work closely with Product Managers and use your technical expertise to evaluate and shape roadmap items in advance of build cycles, and provide mentorship and guidance to Intermediate and Junior Developers on the team.

• Interpret complex customer problems and requirements and work as part of a Product team to build solutions that add value for our customers and the product as a whole
• Collaborate with other team members to design and plan new product features and changes based on requirements and UI/UX designs
• Provide input on, and implement improvements to, the tools and processes the team uses to develop, test, and ship critical user-facing features on a regular basis
• Participate in code reviews and help your team deliver high-quality software
• Champion all aspects of the user’s experience, with a focus on clarity and speed
• Contribute to company and product vision, ideation and planning
• Mentor, support, and be an information source to junior developers

• Professional software development experience working on production-level SaaS products, mentoring and coaching peers and coworkers
• Proficient with Java, C# and object oriented languages.
• Exposure to Typescript, Python, HTML and CSS is considered an asset 
• Experience with front-end build, package-management & testing tools such as Webpack, NPM, Jest, Cypress, etc would be considered an asset
• Experience with version control, release management, and CI/CD workflows would be considered an asset
• Experience in PLM integrations development, issue reproduction, and root cause analysis.
• Consistent track record of building and maintaining highly scalable products would be considered an asset
• Passion for working in teams with emphasis on respect and continuous improvement
• Nice-to-have: 
• Experience in supporting and troubleshooting PLM configurations, CAD integrations, and data migrations. 
• Knowledge of BOM, part and document management, ACL, change management, and PLM-CAD-ERP integration scenarios.

• On time delivery of new product features and changes
• Promotes clean and maintainable code and software development best practices
• Clear communication and technical leadership within team
• Self directed, takes ownership of tasks, stays apprised of broader team’s work
• Someone with grit—who stays motivated, resilient, and driven when facing obstacles and ambiguity.
• Mentoring and advising others on the team

• Compensation: This is a full-time, permanent position with an attractive compensation package that includes a stock options package.
• Benefits: This role offers an extended health and benefits package that includes unlimited paid vacation and RRSP matching.
• Remote/Hybrid Work: Our main office location is in St. John’s, NL where we offer hybrid and remote opportunities. This role has the flexibility to work from anywhere within Canada.