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Senior Developer
Location
22 Aerial Pl NE, Calgary, AB T2E 3J1, Canada
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 30, 2026
Apply by
August 13, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office
Job Description
Overview of role:
WestJet is looking for an innovative and collaborative individual on their Middleware to drive our technology and business forward. As a Senior Developer you play a critical role in delivering high quality agile solutions that enable our business for the future.
Do you enjoy solving challenging problems? Are you driven to deliver a high standard of excellence? Do you like to have fun? If so, this may be the role for you.
Key deliverables / responsibilities include:
Develop and deliver innovative, enterprise solutions by designing and writing robust, extensible, high-quality code that meets business, technical and quality requirements
Collaborate with Architects and Engineers to provide input around solution design
Understand, challenge, and develop WestJet's coding standards and style guidelines
Documentation and knowledge sharing of delivered applications and services
Actively promote software development best practices, methodologies, and standards
Engage in daily stand ups, requirements/estimation sessions, code reviews and sprint retrospectives
Works closely with Business Analysts and product owners to ensure a clear understanding of business requirements
Works closely with the QA team to collaborate on acceptance criteria and provide support through the testing process
Provides prompt, efficient production technical support for Middleware technologies, including IBM MQ, APIs, messaging platforms, and integration services
Provide off business hour on-call support for Integration Solutions on a weekly rotation
Deploy/Implement solution updates/upgrades into multiple environments
Guide and mentor technical staff, and provides input/feedback to Engineers and leadership
Provide recommendations for the integration roadmap related to solutions, platforms, resiliency, scalability, and security
Participate in requirements gathering and analysis for multiple products and initiatives
Regularly makes decisions under minimal guidance that have a significant impact on the organization
Manage different priorities and collaborate with cross-functional teams
Implement and support a variety of deployment strategies across multiple environments
Experience and qualifications:
8+ years of experience in software development supported by a bachelor’s degree
8+ years working with agile DevOps teams
8+ years of experience in Java development
5+ years of experience with cloud and enterprise integration technologies, including Kubernetes, Azure API Management, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Function Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Kubernetes Service, Kafka, and IBM MQ.
5+ years’ experience CI/CD, terraform, SDLC, and SCRUM/Agile framework
5+ years of experience in ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA) and Web services (REST, SOAP)
Expert knowledge of Microservices development with Spring Boot
Experience with XSLT, Apache Camel, IBM MQ, Kafka and Azure API Management
Experience with containers (Docker) and serverless workloads
Experience mentoring/coaching developers and students
Broad knowledge of all aspects of IT, including application development, network and system administration, quality assurance, and application and data management
Nice to have automated testing frameworks/tools, IIB and DataPower experience
Experience with ITIL considered an asset
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver innovative, enterprise solutions by designing and writing robust, extensible, high-quality code.
- Collaborate with Architects and Engineers to provide input around solution design.
- Understand, challenge, and develop WestJet's coding standards and style guidelines.
- Document and share knowledge of delivered applications and services.
- Promote software development best practices, methodologies, and standards.
- Engage in daily stand-ups, requirements/estimation sessions, code reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Work closely with Business Analysts and product owners to ensure clear understanding of business requirements.
- Collaborate with the QA team on acceptance criteria and provide support through the testing process.
- Provide prompt, efficient production technical support for Middleware technologies, including IBM MQ, APIs, messaging platforms, and integration services.
- Provide off-business-hour on-call support for Integration Solutions on a weekly rotation.
- Deploy and implement solution updates and upgrades into multiple environments.
- Guide and mentor technical staff and provide input/feedback to Engineers and leadership.
- Provide recommendations for the integration roadmap related to solutions, platforms, resiliency, scalability, and security.
- Participate in requirements gathering and analysis for multiple products and initiatives.
- Make decisions under minimal guidance that have a significant impact on the organization.
- Manage different priorities and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Implement and support a variety of deployment strategies across multiple environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
Skills Required
JavaKubernetesAzure API ManagementAzure Logic AppsAzure Function AppsAzure Service BusAzure Kubernetes ServiceKafkaIBM MQCI/CDTerraformSDLCSCRUMAgileHibernateJPARESTSOAPSpring BootXSLTApache CamelDockerServerless workloadsCollaborationMentoringProblem solvingCommunicationLeadershipAutomated testing frameworks/toolsIIBDataPowerITIL
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