YoushConsulting is excited to partner with a Canadian start-up to help build their next global success. We are hiring the best talent in Information Technology in Toronto, and across several European countries. If you wish to be part of a global success story building life changing technologies that help millions of people living a healthier life, then you must contact us.
Lead Web Developer (Perm "Toronto- REMOTE ")
Looking for an energetic, detailed-oriented and experienced developer to lead the web development team and support the development of several applications for digital image processing. The successful candidate will be expected to assess and scope complex problems, design robust solutions, and oversee and contribute to the technical development of web applications (Flow, Live, Scholar) designed for viewing, annotating, and analysis of extremely large datasets, specifically whole slide images (WSI).
You will be responsible for ensuring development targets are met in a timely fashion, as part of the Engineering department, by providing oversight and mentoring to junior developers. The Lead Web Developer will continually strive to improve development processes, leading to development of high-quality, well-tested, and user-friendly software.
Responsibilities
- Strive to achieve a 50-50 ratio between team management and software development tasks
- Take an active role in understanding technical requirements and devise solutions for achieving them
- Work closely with other members in the Engineering team to develop architecture and create implementation plans
- Assess tasks to determine the effort required and estimate complexity
- Support the web development team in carrying out tasks on a routine basis
- Lead and mentor other developers towards best practices and high development standard
- Review, test and enhance existing features
- Performance tuning, testing, and documentation
Qualifications
5+ years of professional experience with developing web applicationsExcellent English communication skills; both verbal and writtenAbility to develop comprehensive and well-designed solutions for complex problemsEnjoy mentoring and leading a team of developers and be accountable for their resultsDetail-oriented with the ability to learn new technologies and libraries through self-studyStrong understanding of frontend frameworks such as React (preferred) or similar frameworksExtensive experience with developing web application backends using Flask (preferred), Django, Rails, Express , or equivalent frameworksExperience developing, optimizing and debugging complex SQL databasesExperience with using software development tools and methods (source control, unit testing, bug tracking, continuous integration, etc.)Experience deploying software on cloud platforms (, GCP, AWS, Microsoft Azure)Nice-to-have
Image analysis (, algorithm development) background and / or trainingLeadership and management experience#J-18808-Ljbffr