Senior Java Engineer Jobs

Kijiji is the #1 online classifieds site in Canada and one of Canada's top 10 most-visited digital sites. We reach nearly half of Canadian internet users monthly. We're a leader in helping users find and trade goods and services in their communities, including Autos, Real Estate and Jobs. We're proud of our engaged, results-oriented and collaborative team and were recently named one of the top Toronto Tech Employer Brands.

Kijiji is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 40+ products in 15 countries.

Our technology team is charged with developing, testing, and operating one of the largest e-commerce sites in the country. We are a community of adept software engineers focused on building large-scale web applications in an agile, multi-functional environment. We believe strongly in a culture of mentorship, support and mutual respect for all members of our team.

As a Back End Java Engineer, you'll work on a focused delivery team building new functionality and maintaining our enterprise level software environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Find a good balance between short-term delivery and long-term scalability goals
• Participate in the entire software lifecycle from design to implementation.
• Know the codebase and write clean code, practise Pair Programming with other contributors, mentor and learn together
• Ensure code quality and maintainability by tackling tech debt, conducting code reviews, initiating refactoring and improving build and test systems
• Work with your team to deliver well crafted, high quality, well-tested and scalable code.

What You’ll Have:

• Knowledge of Java, Spring and SQL
• A high aspiration for quality balanced with a good sense of pragmatism
• Understanding of design patterns and system architecture.
• Demonstrated ability in a Java environment.
• Strong communication and other soft skills that help in dealing with people
• Passion for collaboration and knowledge sharing, while being product and value focussed

What you’ll get from us:

• Opportunity to shape the way we work. Your feedback and opinions are valued at all levels of the organisation
• Career development, including individual training budget and language classes
• Benefits including stock purchase plan and annual bonus plans
• Smart Working Policy - work remotely some of the time, balanced with time in the office together with your team - between 5 and 45 days per quarter in the office depending on each team. (Please clarify this for your team during your first interviews!).
• 'Work from anywhere' weeks - up to four weeks working from anywhere, including from another country, as long as you have an internet connection!
• Flexibility to work when and how you want - flexible hours, autonomy to set your own agenda, choice of computer

Additional Information

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.