With over 50 years of experience in the Canadian market, the Amur Group is one of the largest privately held fully integrated near-prime mortgage lenders in Canada.

Through its subsidiary Alpine Credits, the group has developed a nationally recognized brand focused on originating and administering near-prime home equity loans. Established in 1969, the Group employs over 75 professionals originating more than 300 private mortgages every month from provinces across Canada. This origination platform, along with Sequence Capital (launched in 2020) provides a critical source of private mortgages to complement the Group's mortgage investment and administration activities.

At this juncture, the Group has positioned itself for further growth in all aspects of its business. As such, the Group is looking for an experienced leader to join the Information Technology Group and assist in utilizing technology to drive efficiency and improvements throughout the organization. As a member of the IT Group, the successful candidate will collaborate with team members to implement technology solutions to address and improve upon key business drivers.

Job Title: Software Developer

Department: Information Technology Group

Reports To: Developer Team Lead

Position Overview:

The software developer will be instrumental as we implement new technology solutions in our current technology stack. The successful candidate will architect, design and implement solutions that leverage our current technology stack and look to implement new technologies.

Duties and Responsibilites:
Design and develop improvements to our current LAMP-based technology stack
Improve and mature our DevOps pipeline
Design and develop changes to our RESTful API integrations
Design and architect solutions to key business drivers around document management and process automation

Education, Qualifications, and Experience:
3+ Years' experience with PHP, Laravel and JavaScript frameworks like Vue.js, Angular or React
3+ Years' experience with front-end technologies (Bootstrap, CSS and HTML)
2+ Years' experience with SQL database design and implementation
2+ Years' experience with database views, stored procedures and triggers
2+ Years' experience with RESTful API design and implementation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

This Individual Will:
Have a strong problem-solving skill
Be an effective leader
Be keen to continue their learning
Be an analytical thinker
Be self-motivated and self-directed
Have the ability to identify process gaps, recommend solutions, and implement corrective actions

The successful candidate will be working with our team as we build out the next generation of functionality in our main line-of-business application, including:
API Integration with our Salesforce CMS
API Integration with our external partners
Upgrades and enhancements to our existing PHP application
Automation strategies for our team around Document Management and API integration

Benefits:
Competitive starting wage and bonus program
Strong benefit package paid by the employer
3 weeks of vacation
Employee training

Salary: $65,000 - $75,000

Other Duties:

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00-$75,000.00 per year

Additional pay:
Bonus pay
Benefits:
Casual dress
Company events
Dental care
Extended health care
On-site parking
Paid time off
RRSP match
Vision care
Work from home
Schedule:
Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
Surrey, BC V3T 2X2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
PHP: 3 years (required)
Laravel: 3 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Surrey, BC V3T 2X2