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Opentext - The Information Company

Together Carbonite and Webroot form the SMB and Consumer Division of OpenText. The mission of our joint offering is to make cyber resilience simple, reliable and accessible in the connected world. We foster a thriving, dynamic environment rich with inventive minds and entrepreneurial spirit and our employees are empowered and encouraged to build their careers at OpenText.

Software Engineer (Hybrid Role, Waterloo, ON)

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a C# Software Engineer to work on a very decoupled, scalable architecture of Web APIs and applications that powers the backbone of the security endpoint based platform. There is a never a dull day and candidates will find themselves context switching on a number of different applications and projects to meet the ever evolving business needs.

As well as C#, candidates will get to work with and learn exciting cloud based technologies using Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Docker containers for deployment to name a few. We always like to look at what is on the horizon with new technologies and what could be a good fit, so there is always something new to learn.

You Are Great At

• Having a test first mindset, writing code using TDD
• Designing, building, and maintaining efficient, reusable, and reliable C# code
• You will work side by side with our Front-End, QA and Dev Ops teams
• Ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Helping maintain code quality, documentation, organization, and automation
• Proactively investigating and recommending improvements to the Software Development Lifecycle

What It Takes

• Experienced using TDD
• Proficient understanding of source code control versioning tools (Git, SVN)
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, plus knowledge of SOLID principles
• Familiarity with the .NET framework and .Net Core
• Worked with very high throughput / demand API’s and applications (desirable)
• Experience with using cloud-based technologies, e.g. AWS
• Strong in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems including RESTful Web API’s and MVC
• Proactive attitude, with a hunger to deliver quality software and grow as an individual / team
• Familiar with using Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM and Kanban
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Up to date knowledge of OWASP web security risks such as CSRF and XSS

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at 1-800-499-6544.