Principal Software Developer

Position Title: Principal Software Developer

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Toronto HQ

Requisition ID: 32409

We know the importance that food plays in people's lives – the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. Our purpose is to bring enjoyment to people’s lives through great tasting food, in a way which reflects our values.

TEAM OVERVIEW:

Earth Observation at McCain operates as a new, independent start-up division under McCain Foods Limited. Through the use of satellite and other remote sensing technologies, the business unit delivers crop insights to McCain agriculture, farmers, and other non-competitive crop buyers to improve decision-making on crop production and agricultural practices under climate volatility.

The business unit aims to deliver data insight services globally across McCain and commercialize its offering for potato and other crops. We are a new, growing team looking to quickly scale this exciting technology.

This team will advance McCain’s commitments to regenerative agriculture through smart and sustainable farming practices. Its growth feeds into McCain's purpose with sustainability at the heart of producing delicious, planet-friendly food.

JOB PURPOSE:

As Principal Software Developer you will contribute to the success of the Earth Observation business unit by working in a small team of developers and data scientists to architect, develop, and maintain our automated data processing pipeline within AWS and Snowflake to provide agricultural metric data to meet our customers’ needs.

The ideal candidate would flex technical, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. They would bring operational experience defining technical requirements and building products. The candidate should be prepared to contribute to all facets of software development, including visioning, design, documentation, and direct development activities. As a leader within the team, this individual will manage key sprint and planning activities, support other team members troubleshooting day-to-day challenges, and interface with technical stakeholders outside of the team as necessary.

This role can operate remotely if the individual prefers. Hybrid and in-office work arrangements are also available within McCain’s office footprint (primarily Toronto and Florenceville).

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead: Lead software development team in all development activities including architecting, developing, sprint planning, etc... Liaise between the DS and SE teams to ensure build consistency.
• Develop: Design, develop and maintain software architecture including the database, data warehouse, and processing pipelines
• Scope Technical Architecture: Transform business/user requirements into technical architecture including tasking and timelines for software development
• Coach: Provide technical guidance and coaching to data scientists and software developers by sharing acquired skills, business/system knowledge and software development best practices.
• Review Code: Support other developers by reviewing code and other outputs
• Learn Continually: Stay current on industry technologies, trends, and best practices
• Communicate: Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to team members
• Travel within Canada at least once per quarter for in-person team meetings and events

KEY QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES:

• Required Skills:
  • Experience leading a team in application development, developing reliable, scalable and well-documented applications
  • University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or another related field (or equivalent work experience).
  • Strong communication skills and interest in leadership
  • Experience with Python and testing frameworks like pytest
  • Experience with relational database solutions (Postgres, MySQL)
  • Experience with AWS platform and its tools such as EKS , Lambda, Serverless or equivalent in other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure)
  • Experience workflow management frameworks such as Argo Workflow, Step Functions, etc…
  • Experience with Docker
  • Experience with CI tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.
  • Experience with data warehousing solutions (Snowflake, Redshift, etc)

• Valued Skills:
  • Interest in agriculture, food systems, or sustainability
  • Experience with GIS software
  • Experience with spatial database queries (PostGIS)
  • Knowledge of Python libraries such as Flask, SQLAlchemy, etc
  • Experience with Apache Spark
  • Experience with front-end frameworks like Angular, React, Javascript
  • Familiar with artifact repositories like CodeArtifacts
  • Experience with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI, Superset
  • Knowledge of machine learning lifecycle

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global Finance
Department: ​Predictive Crop Intelligence - Engineering ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Bolton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Borden || CA - Canada : Ontario : Brampton || CA - Canada : Ontario : Dedicated Mississauga || CA - Canada : Ontario : Etobicoke || CA - Canada : Ontario : Forest || CA - Canada : Ontario : Guelph || CA - Canada : Ontario : Kingston || CA - Canada : Ontario : Kitchener || CA - Canada : Ontario : Lansdowne || CA - Canada : Ontario : London || CA - Canada : Ontario : Maidstone || CA - Canada : Ontario : Markham || CA - Canada : Ontario : Mississauga || CA - Canada : Ontario : Ottawa || CA - Canada : Ontario : Thunder Bay || CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : Ontario : Waterloo || CA - Canada : Ontario : Windsor || CA - Canada : Ontario : Woodstock

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)