Software Developer

Job description

Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and imagination, where you can be part of the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to creating an ambitious and inclusive workplace, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be a part of.

Kijiji, part of the fast-growing eBay Classifieds Group at eBay, is the number 1 online Classifieds site in Canada. Reaching half of the monthly on-line population, we are one of Canada’s Top 10 digital properties and a leader in helping people find and trade goods and services, including Autos, Real Estate and Jobs. We have succeeded because we behave like a dynamic start-up, have end-to-end control of our business, and hire the best and brightest people. We have a fun, unique, and engaging culture in our new, stylish office located in the historic King and Spadina neighborhood in Toronto’s hub of innovation.

eBay Classifieds Group is an innovative leader in online classifieds, with twelve brands in over 20  countries and more than 1,000 cities around the world.  We have built the world’s most successful classifieds company through strong local brands that help people find whatever they’re looking for in their communities. Every connection made or item found makes a difference by creating a world where people share more and waste less.  People who want to connect and trade visit our sites because they’re fun, easy to use and built on trust. eBay Classifieds Group combines the entrepreneurial energy of a start-up with the resources and trusted leadership of a major corporation. Our culture is based on open and honest communication, respect for other points of view and a spirit of fun that keeps egos in check.

Kijiji’s technology team is the engine behind Kijiji.ca and is charged with developing, testing, and operating one of the largest ecommerce sites in the country. The Software Engineer will work with a team of talented software engineers focused on building large-scale web applications in an agile, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities:

·  Write, document, demo, and test high quality code
·  Engage with the engineering team in technical decisions around designs, languages and frameworks
·  Work closely with cross functional product teams on evolving the Kijiji product offering

Minimum Qualifications:

·  Degree in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge, and experience
·  3+ years of experience in software development with a focus on web/internet
·  Flexible, adaptable, and able to autonomously manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced, iterative development environment with short turn-around times
·  Self-motivated, passionate for technology, and strong driver for results and continual improvement
·  Team player - work well independently and in multi-group cross-discipline environment

Preferred Qualifications:

·  Knowledge of functional and/or object oriented programming languages (Java, Python, Clojure, Javascript preferred)
·  Knowledge of tools used in a Devops environment (Puppet, Python etc.)
·  Experience working in an agile web, test-driven development, code refactoring environment
·  Knowledge of databases (SQL, NOSQL)

Kijiji

 is a Subsidiary of eBay.