Developer

The Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (MCS) is an academic unit that includes mathematics, computer science and statistics. We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. As a Developer, you will contribute to the smooth running of our courses and programs, and act as a vital resource to faculty on course delivery, research and website hosting and content.

Our dedicated Information Technology professionals are responsible for all computing hardware, operations, network infrastructure, and systems to support and enhance the Department’s core mission. MCS students, faculty, and staff use up-to-date technologies to directly enhance learning, teaching, and research.

As the Developer, you will be responsible for all aspects of design, analysis and evaluation of programming code, ensuring that it has validity, compatibility and that it meets appropriate standards, troubleshooting and resolving technical/hardware/software issues and customizing websites according to objectives or user feedback.

The University of Toronto has been recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for the 16th consecutive year. The award recognizes employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward thinking workplace policies. Among the many benefits of employment at U of T are the excellent health and dental benefits and access to employee family assistance plan services, pension plan, generous vacation, a holiday closure period in December, educational assistance and tuition waivers for employees and their children, professional development, and exceptional advancement opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Writing complex technical code
• Designing, testing, and modifying programming code
• Analyzing user needs and business processes to create programming solutions
• Evaluating programming code to ensure it has validity, compatibility, and that it meets appropriate standards
• Customizing website according to objectives or user feedback
• Troubleshooting complex computer system problems
• Conducting needs assessments to determine end-user technical requirements
• Serving as a resource on specific issues to a group of specialists

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum four (4) years hands on experience in the analysis, design, development and delivery of programming solutions
• Demonstrated experience working with javascript (nodejs), python, c, c++, ruby, perl, PHP and java
• Strong understanding and proficiency with apache, tomee/tomcat, django, ruby on rails, ajax, jquery, angular, jqueryui, bootstrap, css, mysql, postgresql and mongodb, hypervisors (vmware, virtual box, kvm) git and subversion
• Demonstrated experience working with linux and shell scripting
• Experience with all aspects of the application lifecycle (e.g.,requirements, design, implementation, and testing) and agile development methodology
• Familiarity with AODA requirements as it relates to creating accessible websites and applications
• Experience planning and implementing components of IT projects
• Experience building responsive user interfaces for websites and/or web applications and writing complex technical code
• Proven aptitude and interest to learn and build experiences with new technologies and/or upgrades
• Must be organized, a quick learner, able to prioritize effectively, possess the desire and ability to take initiative, be able to self-manage and to meet deadlines. Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity, and clear appreciation of end customer needs
• Proven ability to communicate concepts with technical and non-technical team members

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience creating mock-ups and designing modern user-interfaces
• Ability to work on both front-end and back-end code
• Experience using command line interfaces (CLIs) on either Windows or Unix
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience with UI/UX
• Experience with mobile application development (e.g., iOS, Android)
• Thorough understanding of MVC based frameworks, Laravel, Spring/Spring MVC
• Thorough understanding of web-based client/server technologies in a LAMP environment

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Achievement oriented
• Adaptable
• Communicator
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Resourceful

This role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement at the Manager's discretion, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline