Senior Software Developer

About us

Join the adventure and innovate with a talented team that’s pushing the capabilities of experience management! Empower thousands of tour and activity operators.

Join one of Canada’s top SaaS growth companies, located on beautiful Vancouver Island. Recently, we have merged with two other leading booking software companies, bringing our combined customer total to approximately 15,000 businesses and processing over $10 billion in bookings to date. This is an exciting time to become part of our focused and dedicated team!

Life at Checkfront

At Checkfront, people empower others by providing opportunities for growth and learning, fostering teamwork and encouraging ideas. We support the wellbeing of our employees and dedicate our overall efforts toward a positive employee experience.

We value psychological safety and transparency across all levels of the organization, and as a result, there is a tremendous sense of camaraderie and support felt throughout the company. Everyone is caring about teammates and passionate about their work.

We are committed to upholding the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In pursuit of this, we actively seek new members who will work respectfully and constructively with our team, propelling our company and the community forward.

There are also fun events throughout the year; skiing, cabin getaways, fireside chats, holiday parties, and more! Do you prefer a flexible work location? That’s great! Whether you are at home or in-office, we aim to provide an inclusive environment.

About the Job

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Developer with a high bar for technical excellence. Checkfront is growing, and we’re looking for passionate developers to deliver product features, improve our development processes and help achieve our business goals.

Please note the preferred location for this role is British Columbia, but we are open to hiring remotely within Canada.

Some tasks you’ll be taking on

• Developing high-quality software components that integrate with new or existing systems, ensuring compliance with established architectural standards.
• Designing and implementing scalable, robust, and maintainable software.
• Identify areas of improvement in existing systems, proposing and implementing solutions to enhance performance, maintainability, and scalability.
• Championing the adoption of software design patterns, code quality tools, and best practices within the development team.
• Collaborating with project managers, product owners, and other stakeholders to refine software development processes, ensuring agile, efficient, and effective workflows.
• Writing clear documentation on our systems, architecture, and processes, ensuring they are accessible and understood by all relevant parties.
• Teaching and mentoring your colleagues through pair programming and code review.

Ideally, you should have

• 7+ years of software development experience
• Extensive backend development and maintenance experience
• Proven SQL development and optimization expertise
• A passion for writing simple, maintainable software
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with modern software architectures and cloud platforms
• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices
• Experience in an agile work environment
• Knowledge of software development patterns and best practices
• Experience mentoring other developers

Bonus Points for

• Experience with online bookings, and the tourism & activity industry
• Experience with some of our tech stack: PHP, Node.js, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, Google Cloud, AWS

If you don’t meet all of our requirements exactly or have some gaps in your resume know that we would still love to hear from you! Use your cover letter to tell us about your unique experience - we understand that talent comes from many places and that skills are transferable.

Perks and Benefits

• A company that values work-life balance
• Half-day Fridays during the summer months
• Vacation, personal days, health days, paid volunteer day
• Extended health benefits and EAP program
• Parental benefits
• Professional development allowance
  
• A renovated “tourism themed” office space in downtown Victoria (unless you’re remote)

Checkfront acknowledges and respects that we work, learn, and innovate on the unceded Coast Salish Territory of the Lekwungen & WSÁNEĆ nations.