Lead Software Developer

Who we are:

Geotab ® is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and certified “Great Place to Work™.” We are a company of diverse and talented individuals who work together to help businesses grow and succeed, and increase the safety and sustainability of our communities.

Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab’s open platform and Geotab Marketplace ®, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes. 

Our team is growing and we’re looking for people who follow their passion, think differently and want to make an impact. Ours is a fast paced, ever changing environment. Geotabbers accept that challenge and are willing to take on new tasks and activities - ones that may not always be described in the initial job description. Join us for a fulfilling career with opportunities to innovate, great benefits, and our fun and inclusive work culture. Reach your full potential with Geotab. To see what it’s like to be a Geotabber, check out our blog and follow us @InsideGeotab on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. Join our talent network to learn more about job opportunities and company news.

Geotab cares about your safety. You may be required to be vaccinated based on the nature of your work (ex: travel requirements) or due to changing local governmental health requirements.

Who you are:

You are a skilled Lead Software Developer with extensive software design and implementation skills. You are skilled in the use of current programming languages and tools and generally act as a Lead on custom development initiatives. You find reward in building robust software that can function 24/7 with no down time. If you are innovative, passionate about creating scaleable software, SDKs and APIs and are keen on contributing to open source projects - we would love to hear from you. 

What you'll do:

The Lead Software Developer will be part of a team who builds a web-based, state-of-the-art, telematics platform that makes sense of the data collected by our custom-built hardware. We receive detailed data and metrics for millions of vehicles and devices globally, which is processed and interpreted to create actionable information for our customers. You will be the technical lead for a team that builds products focused on leveraging big data to help large fleet customers optimize their daily operations.

• Help to establish objectives and design functional, cohesive codes to translate customer needs into technical action.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, reliable code to develop high throughput, performance critical, scalable applications.
• Design feature solutions from concept to implementation that satisfy customer requirements.
• Translate application storyboards into functional applications.
• Perform Test-Driven and Security-Driven Development.
• Ensure user experience influences coding design choices and develop features to enhance the user experience.
• Conduct comprehensive testing and code reviews to ensure that industry coding standards are followed.
• Analyze call stacks, trace files, debug logs or performance data to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of bugs, fix defects and identify areas for improvement.
• Participate in development of prototypes, minimum viable products,  and PoCs. 
• Ensure the functionality, performance, scalability, reliability and realistic implementation schedules for projects.
• Provide design documentation to ensure efficient maintenance and code reuse.
• Ensure work progress stays on schedule and update stakeholders on project status.
• Provide assistance to our support staff and resellers from a technical perspective. This may be in the form of on-call or ad-hoc questions relating to how certain features work or verifying the behaviour by reviewing code.
• This position will follow Geotab coding best-practices, peer collaboration and continuous learning to ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.

• Experience with any modern frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js is essential.
• Experience with C# / .NET core OR experience working in NodeJS / Typescript environment
• Experience with C is a strong plus.
• Managing code in git and being comfortable with resolving merge conflicts and renaming branches.
• Experience with responsive layout design.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building and supporting scalable systems in a production environment.
• Expertise optimizing SQL databases and designing supportable schemas.
• Knowledge of Javascript based languages – or similar projects - derived from working on software of significant size and scope (either front-end or back-end).
• Experience programming in JavaScript Typescript,  ES6, CSS and HTML.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable application.
• Experience with SQL Server and Postgres database design, optimization and writing queries.
• Experience with Python, Google Compute Engine and Google BigQuery is a plus.
• Proficiency in code versioning tools such as Git, GitLab, or Github.
• Linux development and deployment tooling and skills (Kubernetes/Docker/Bash/etc).
• Must have the flexibility to adapt to growing technology and market demands.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve to well-judged decisions.
• Highly organized, task-oriented and solution-driven with a strong team orientation.
• Resourceful, flexible and adaptable.
• Able to work well under pressure and respond to multiple fast changing priorities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable in a flat organization

If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role! Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Why job seekers choose Geotab:

Work from home and flex work arrangements

Home office reimbursement program

Baby bonus & parental leave top up program

Online learning and networking opportunities

Electric vehicle purchase incentive program

Competitive medical and dental benefits

Retirement savings program

*The above are offered to full-time permanent employees only

How we work:

At Geotab, we have adopted a flexible first working model in that we have systems, functions, programs and policies in place to support both in-person and virtual work. However, you are welcomed and encouraged to come into our beautiful, safe, clean offices as often as you like. When working from home, you are required to have a reliable internet connection with at least 50mb DL/10mb UL. Virtual work is supported with cloud-based applications, collaboration tools and asynchronous working. The health and safety of employees are a top priority. We encourage work-life balance and keep the Geotab culture going strong with online social events, chat rooms and gatherings. Join us and help reshape the future of technology!

We believe that ensuring diversity is fundamental to our future growth and progress and is an integral part of our business. We believe that success happens where new ideas can flourish – in an environment that is rich in diversity and a place where people from various backgrounds can work together. Geotab encourages applications from all qualified individuals.  We are committed to accommodating people with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes and when people are hired. We will ensure the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities are taken into account as part of performance management, career development, training and redeployment processes. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information about our diversity and inclusion as well as accommodation policies and practices, please contact us at careers@geotab.com. Click here to learn more about what happens with your personal data.