Software Developer II

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

At Avison Young, we are committed to providing a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services to our clients while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture for our employees. Our collaborative approach and emphasis on personal and professional growth create an environment where individuals can thrive. Real estate can have a significant positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

If you're looking for career opportunities where you can excel and contribute to a strong company culture, we want to hear from you. Join our highly motivated team and take pride in your work as we create a better future together.

As a Software Developer II at Avison Young, you will be at the forefront of innovative products that shape the way Avison Young serves clients across the globe. You will take ownership of the development of our systems and applications. You will team up with technical and business stakeholders, advocate for a high quality codebase, and eliminate roadblocks. You'll also enhance our collaborative environment by supporting the engineers on your team through mentorship and knowledge sharing.

In the role, you will partner cross functionally with Innovation, IT and Product. This role will be working on our organizations internal analytics database as well as client facing products that allow our revenue professions to tell the story of the market so you will be able to drive clear results that have a direct impact on our bottom line and you will be responsible for achieving and exceeding business growth. We focus on intuitive design, analytical rigor, and innovative visualizations to understand complex data relationships and facilitate data-driven decision making.

We are seeking a front end Software Engineer/Developer to join our dynamic and energetic product development team. The main functions anticipated for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Actively participate in our Scrum process paired with collaborating with our product team to develop high-caliber software
• Contribute to architectural philosophy, vision, and conventions of expanding an evolving suite of technology products
• Build solutions to help Avison Young ingest, validate, enrich, publish, and analyze commercial real estate data from third party providers and internally curated data
• Enhance systems to manage critical issues with commercial real estate data, orchestration workflow, task prioritization and user generated content management system
• Propose, automate, streamline, and improve existing processes to allow various teams to maximize productivity

What we value in an engineer

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing what’s right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward.
• Obsessed with quality: Your production code works and scales linearly.
• Team players: You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow and improve.
• Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems.
• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when it’s appropriate to take shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality or maintainability. 
• should be comfortable working in a remote environment.

This is a challenging, entrepreneurial position where the incumbent is expected to be self-motivated (with a very supportive team!) and work autonomously, while maintaining effective communication with the team and ensuring alignment with ‘big picture’ goals.

• 3+ years of software development experience post graduation 
• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or 3+ years of equivalent experience
• Experience developing web applications using React, Angular or MVC. Reach Native is a plus.
• Experience in DB design using SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, Redshift or similar db engine
• General knowledge of Node.js, Typescript, GraphQL, or similar
• Experience designing software that is deployed to cloud platforms, including MS Azure and AWS
• Understanding of testing methodologies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!