Senior Developer - Cloud Applications

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Developer to lead the design, enhancement, integration, and modernization of the Digital Products Catalog (DPC) platform.

This role will serve as the primary technical owner of the application architecture and will drive platform scalability, extensibility, cloud adoption, developer standards, and product evolution across transportation, GIS, engineering, surveying, and asset management domains.

The successful candidate will work closely with Product Owners, GIS specialists, Infrastructure teams, DevOps engineers, and external stakeholders to transform DPC into a scalable multi-tenant enterprise platform.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Development

• Design, develop, and enhance DPC platform capabilities.
• Build scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Develop modern React-based user interfaces.
• Create reusable application modules and APIs.
• Lead application modernization initiatives.
• Design cloud-native services and microservice architectures.
• Improve platform scalability and resiliency.
• Support migration from monolithic components into modular services.
• Implement event-driven and API-driven integrations.
• Evaluate opportunities to embed Generative AI capabilities within DPC.
• Design AI-enabled workflows for metadata enrichment and data governance.
• Integrate DPC with enterprise knowledge repositories and AI services.
• Support creation of AI-powered search, discovery, and recommendation features.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders on AI roadmap initiatives.
• Establish responsible AI and governance standards for the platform.

Data & Integration

• Design complex relational database models.
• Optimize SQL Server performance.
• Build integrations with:
• ArcGIS
• FME
• Autodesk products
• ERP systems
• Workflow systems

Product Evolution

• Develop capability maps and domain models.
• Extend asset and standards data models.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Security & Governance

• Implement RBAC and secure authentication mechanisms.
• Maintain JWT-based security architecture.
• Ensure compliance with industry security standards.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews.

Technical Leadership

• Improve documentation, testing, and design practices.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years software development experience
• 5+ years cloud-native application development
• Experience building enterprise SaaS or platform solutions

Technical Skills

• Node.js
• Express
• TypeScript
• Prisma ORM
• REST APIs

Frontend

• React
• TypeScript
• Material UI
• React Router
• State Management

Databases

• SQL Server
• Performance tuning
• Data modeling

Cloud

• AWS
• ECS
• RDS
• S3
• CloudWatch
• SES

Integration

• API Integration
• GIS Platforms
• FME
• ETL Technologies

Experience designing and integrating AI-powered enterprise applications using AWS AI services, including:

• Amazon Bedrock
• Amazon Q Business
• Amazon Textract
• Amazon SageMaker
• Amazon Rekognition
• Amazon OpenSearch AI capabilities

Experience building:

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions
• AI-based standards mapping and data normalization
• Conversational interfaces and virtual assistants
• Enterprise search and semantic discovery capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Surveying or engineering domain knowledge
• Transportation or DOT experience

Success Metrics

• Reduced technical debt
• Improved platform performance
• Faster release cycles
• Increased platform extensibility
• Improved integration reliability

WHY CHOOSE CANSEL?

In addition to the strong growth culture of the company, Cansel offers:

• Competitive compensation package
• Flexible extended health and dental benefits program.
• Group Life, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, AD&D, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Access to Virtual Medical Care
• Access to Virtual Mental Health Services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to online pharmacy
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Company vehicle program for Sales Reps.
• Peer-to-Peer Recognition Program
• Employee Referral Program.
• Book Club program (we will buy any book that you feel would be beneficial to assist in your professional development).

** We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We are committed to employment equity and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. **

Cansel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and of the broad diversity of its employees.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

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