Lead Web Developer

Yoush
Consulting is excited to partner with a Canadian start -up to help build their
next global success. We are hiring the best talent in Information Technology in
Toronto, and across several European countries. If you wish to be part of a global
success story building life changing technologies that help millions of people living
a healthier life, then you must contact us.

   Lead Web Developer (Perm
"Toronto -REMOTE") 

Looking
for an energetic, detailed -oriented and experienced developer to lead the web
development team and support the development of several applications for
digital image processing. The successful candidate will be expected to assess
and scope complex problems, design robust solutions, and oversee and contribute
to the technical development of web applications (Flow, Live, Scholar) designed
for viewing, annotating, and analysis of extremely large datasets, specifically
whole slide images (WSI). 

You will
be responsible for ensuring development targets are met in a timely fashion, as
part of the Engineering department, by providing oversight and mentoring to
junior developers. The Lead Web Developer will continually strive to improve
development processes, leading to development of high -quality, well -tested, and
user -friendly software.

Responsibilities

o   Strive to achieve a 50 -50 ratio
between team management and software development tasks

o   Take
an active role in understanding technical requirements and devise solutions for
achieving them

o   Work
closely with other members in the Engineering team to develop architecture and
create implementation plans

o   Assess
tasks to determine the effort required and estimate complexity

o   Support
the web development team in carrying out tasks on a routine basis

o   Lead
and mentor other developers towards best practices and high development
standard

o   Review,
test and enhance existing features

o   Performance
tuning, testing, and documentation

Qualifications

o   5+ years of professional experience
with developing web applications

o   Excellent
English communication skills; both verbal and written

o   Ability
to develop comprehensive and well -designed solutions for complex problems

o   Enjoy
mentoring and leading a team of developers and be accountable for their results

o   Detail -oriented
with the ability to learn new technologies and libraries through self -study

o   Strong
understanding of frontend frameworks such as React (preferred) or similar
frameworks

o   Extensive
experience with developing web application backends using Flask (preferred), Django, Rails, Express, or equivalent frameworks

o   Experience
developing, optimizing and debugging complex SQL databases 

o   Experience
with using software development tools and methods (source control, unit
testing, bug tracking, continuous integration, etc.)

o   Experience
deploying software on cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Microsoft Azure)

Nice -to -have

o   Image analysis (i.e., algorithm
development) background and/or training

o   Leadership
and management experience

Requirements

o   5+ years of professional experience
with developing web applications

o   Excellent
English communication skills; both verbal and written

o   Ability
to develop comprehensive and well -designed solutions for complex problems

o   Enjoy
mentoring and leading a team of developers and be accountable for their results

o   Detail -oriented
with the ability to learn new technologies and libraries through self -study

o   Strong
understanding of frontend frameworks such as React (preferred) or similar
frameworks

o   Extensive
experience with developing web application backends using Flask (preferred), Django, Rails, Express, or equivalent frameworks

o   Experience
developing, optimizing and debugging complex SQL databases 

o   Experience
with using software development tools and methods (source control, unit
testing, bug tracking, continuous integration, etc.)

o   Experience
deploying software on cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Microsoft Azure)

Nice -to -have

o   Image analysis (i.e., algorithm
development) background and/or training

o   Leadership
and management experience