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Organization Name Questrade
JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type: Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title: Software Engineer Intern
Job Location: Toronto, ON
Job Location Type: Remote, but may be subject to change based on business requirements
If working on site, can you provide a copy of your COVID-19 safety protocols?: Yes
Number of Positions: 1
Salary: Salary Not Available, 40 hours per week
Start Date: 05/06/2024
End Date: 04/25/2025
Job Function: Engineering
Job Description: About Us:
As the fastest growing online brokerage in Canada, Questrade is committed to helping Canadians become much more financially successful and secure. Our vision is to revolutionize financial services by offering the most innovative and cost efficient financial services - including banking.

We also take great pride in helping our employees grow their professional careers during our accelerated growth. To learn more about who we are, check out our Careers page.
Questrade Technology Group (QTG) is the back-bone for Questrade. Here, you'll partner with different business units to help Questrade leverage technology to execute on strategy. You'll put the customer in the center of your tech builds, using agile principles to continuously improve Questrade's products and services. By creating with an eye for the future, you'll go beyond helping customers. You'll be building the future of fintech.

Come work with a team of collaborative and brilliant experts from all over the world. The culture here is about fun, freedom and flexibility. Technology changes quickly, and we adapt just as fast. Working with an open and supportive team, you'll thrive as you're constantly moving forward.

What's in it for you as an employee of QFG?
  • Health & wellbeing resources and programs
  • Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Opportunities to contribute to community causes
  • Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment
Purpose:
We're looking for our next Software Engineer Intern. Could It Be You?
This position will assist in the ongoing maintenance and new development for our Corporate website and related APIs and back-end services. This person will be expected to contribute in a creative and dynamic agile team environment.

Job Summary:
What's it like working as a Software Engineer Intern at Questrade?
The Software Engineer Intern will assist in development tasks focused on our corporate website and related APIs. This candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with a cross functional team of designers, developers, and QAs and get a full understanding of the software development lifecycle within an agile environment.
The ideal candidate will have skills in back-end technologies (e.g. .NET, C#) as well as some front-end skills (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript) in order to handle the variety of tasks delivered by the team. Their role will consist of supporting maintenance tasks and improvements related to our Sitefinity Content Management System (CMS) and back-end services.

Job Responsibilities:
Need more details? Keep reading…
In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Creating and maintaining custom components in the CMS using .NET, C# and front-end technologies
  • Assisting with the creation of new features in our APIs and services
  • Creating and updating unit tests
  • Supporting the creation and maintenance of documentation related to our services
  • Identifying, troubleshooting and fixing bugs in our websites and services
  • Supporting research activities to help improve our codebase
  • Participating in deployments and the launching of new features in our production environments
  • Participating in all scrum ceremonies
Job Requirements: Qualifications:
So are YOU our next Software Engineer Intern? You are if you…
  • Have experience working in a fast paced, adaptable environment
  • Are familiar with agile processes and working on a scrum team
  • Have strong organization and interpersonal skills
  • Have strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Have a willingness to learn and openness to sharing knowledge with others
  • Have the ability to take initiative and get things done
  • Possess good communication, collaboration and time management skills
Have a minimum of 2 years' experience in the following areas:
  • Strong foundation in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
  • Experience working with a content management systems (e.g. Sitefinity, WordPress)
  • Experience working with REST APIs
  • Experience in .NET, C# is ideal
  • Experience in testing, debugging and troubleshooting
  • Knowledge of Git or other version control systems
Additional kudos if you…
  • Have experience with Angular
  • Have experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g. Jenkins, Git CI/CD)
  • Have experience with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Adobe Target
  • Have experience with Robot Framework for test automation
Preferred Disciplines:
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Engineering Science (Electrical and Computer)
Engineering Science (Infrastructure)
Engineering Science (Machine Intelligence)
Engineering Science (Math, Stats & Finance)
Targeted Co-op Programs:
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Application Deadline: January 18, 2024 11:59 PM
Additional Application Information: Next Steps:
At Questrade, we can promise you a happy and healthy work environment where you will learn and retain fundamental skills to support you wherever life takes you! We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Sounds like you? To apply for this position, please submit a copy of your cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript.

In addition, please submit your answers to the following questions on the last page of your application package:
  1. What work term are you entering? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)
  2. Have you worked with us previously? (Yes, No)
  3. If you answered yes to the previous question, during what term did you previously work with us? What was your position title?
Please submit all of the required information in one PDF document.

Questrade is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.
Application Method: Access applications through Engineering Career Centre
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization: Questrade
Division: Main Office
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Length of Workterm: FLEXIBLE PEY Co-op: 12-16 months (range)
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