Senior Developer

Summary

Join Coconut Software as a Senior Developer and play a key role in creating innovative, user-friendly financial solutions. You will be a technical leader, mentoring junior developers, ensuring high-quality code, and contributing to system design and product strategy. This role requires strong full-stack development skills, experience with modern SaaS stacks, and a proven ability to lead complex projects. You'll work in a collaborative, agile environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation. Coconut offers a flexible work week, professional development opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture.

Requirements

• 5+ years of SaaS development experience with a solid track record of technical leadership
• Expertise in PHP (ideally PHP 7+), Laravel or similar frameworks, and front-end technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and React
• Demonstrated ability in system design, architectural planning, and complex project delivery
• Strong communication skills and experience mentoring team members, fostering a collaborative team environment
• Strong grasp of agile practices, Git workflows, and continuous integration/deployment methodologies
• Proven ability to independently manage projects, proactively address risks, and deliver robust, scalable solutions

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support junior and intermediate developers, fostering a collaborative and psychologically safe environment
• Set high standards for technical excellence and teamwork
• Independently implement complex features, demonstrating expertise within your domain
• Proactively identify technical risks, dependencies, and implementation roadblocks, providing timely solutions to maintain delivery momentum
• Actively lead incident resolution, effectively troubleshooting complex issues within your team's domain
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage, robust documentation, and delivery of maintainable and performant high-quality code
• Lead technical project planning through discovery, design, development, and release, ensuring clear, actionable RFC documentation
• Regularly consider essential system characteristics (latency, throughput, resilience), proactively addressing relevant system issues
• Identify opportunities for tech debt and architectural improvements
• Act as a subject matter expert in your product area, actively contributing to product and design strategies to ensure optimal solutions
• Provide valuable engineering perspectives on product roadmap refinement, clearly communicating technical feasibility, limitations, and opportunities
• Follow up on releases and monitor success metrics to inform future product enhancements
• Clearly communicate complex technical concepts and decisions to diverse audiences, ensuring transparency and shared understanding
• Proactively share project progress, risks, and challenges with your team and stakeholders, effectively managing expectations
• Create well-structured pull requests and comprehensive documentation that demonstrate deep understanding and technical impact
• Seek opportunities to expand your expertise, bringing insights back to your team to improve practices and elevate overall department capabilities
• Stay current on industry trends, integrating new knowledge into your team's work

Benefits

• ���Cabana Days” - our version of a flexible work week !
• Ability to do your job in a supported, but still flexible environment
• Supported professional development, learning & career opportunities - be supported in your growth journey!
• Regular 1:1 coaching with your leader and regular connection to a passionate executive team
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact
• A full range of benefits to keep you happy & healthy
• Competitive Salaries - we pay fairly based on experience and expertise, not your ability to negotiate!
• Health & Dental Benefits, Virtual Care, & Disability top up - all starting from day 1!
• Virtual mental health and EAP platform
• WealthSimple GRSP & Matching
• Annual Wellness Benefit ($1000 per year)
• Opportunity to work remote - anywhere in Canada!
• Employee Options - everyone shares in our success!
• Internet Subsidy on each paycheck
• Tiki Bucks Incentive Program - everyone is entitled to earn bonuses!