high-performance, people-focused culture
our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, and newly extended maternity/parental leave top of 26 weeks)
optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
access to an annual wellness reimbursement program for health and wellness-related expenses for permanent and temporary employees
the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers
Job Summary
Are you a bold, quick-thinking and driven individual seeking the growth and challenge that comes from working with collaborative teams for a dynamic company? Are you intrinsically passionate as a change agent, influencer of growth and have the desire to “move the needle?”
If you feel satisfaction at seeing your team’s ideas and dreams become reality and answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you!
The IT Investment Solutions Group at HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan) is looking for an experienced individual to fill a permanent, fulltime Sr. Systems Developer role to holistically supporting HOOPP Investment activities.
The group’s principles are focused on delivering true customer value in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. They value challenging the status quo, innovative solutions, team collaboration and practicality.
What you will do:
Work closely with your product owner(s) and business users to understand business problems, and design cost effective solutions
Participate in design sessions, code reviews, and support the community of developers on the team
Develop standards, patterns, and practices to improve the craft of software development in the department
Negotiate system architecture with other development teams for projects spanning many systems
Actively participate in Agile Scrum practices such as providing input to the team product roadmap, daily standups, backlog refinement, planning and sprint retrospectives
Contribute during design and planning meetings, write wiki articles and participate in issue and team retrospectives
Provide technical coaching and mentorship in conjunction with team development lead
Create a safe, supportive and participatory environment that produces ongoing mutual respect
Ask powerful questions, create awareness and guide individuals and groups in exploring options and deciding what to do
Design, build, and support new features and participate in issue resolution across our entire software stack
Prioritize technical improvements to create sustainable software
Participate in the application support rotation schedule. Our application support hours straddle 9 to 5. No calls in the middle of the night!
Diagnose production issues spanning multiple systems and technologies and work with associated team to resolve those issues
Quickly learn, evaluate, and apply new concepts and technologies
Who you are:
10+ years of experience as a full stack developer
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
Ability to support teammates through mentoring and coaching.
Using an agile methodology and Azure DevOps for tracking work.
Proficiency with JAVA and .net .
Extensive knowledge of frameworks/ technologies such as Spring Framework (Boot, Cloud), Hibernate/JPA, MQ Message (RabbitMQ/Kafka), Redis, RESTful and JUnit/TestNG
Knowledge of SQL
Experience with system design (e.g. monolith vs microservice)
Able to design and complete complex software enhancements proficiently with a high level of quality.
Has experience in code reviews and business/technical discussions.
You’re obsessed with learning about software development and new tech stack.
2+ years of experience with Cloud (AWS,GCP,Azure).
2+ years of experience with data pipelines using Snowflake and cloud technologies.
Established in 1960, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's hospital and community-based healthcare sector. We serve more than 460,000 members who provide valued healthcare services at more than 670 employers across the province. At HOOPP, we exist to provide a stable and reliable pension for our members that starts in retirement and is paid for life. As one of Canada's largest and most respected pension plans, HOOPP's net assets reached $112.6 billion at the end of 2023 and our funded status remained strong and stable at 115%.
HOOPP's core values - professional, accountable, collaborative, compassionate and trustworthy - guide our every interaction with our members, employers and employees. We've become one of Canada's leading pension plans by consistently challenging ourselves and embracing innovation. From our unique investment management approach to our innovative technology and thought-provoking research, we constantly seek to push the boundaries, and we do this by hiring passionate, forward-thinking people.
Our high-performance culture is founded on collaboration, respect and belonging. HOOPP is an equal opportunity employer and we're proud of our diversity. We select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Should you require accommodation because of a disability during the recruitment and selection process, please contact our Human Resources team. We will be happy to consult with you so that arrangements can be made for reasonable accommodation.