Forgeahead Solutions Corporation is part of the Forgeahead group of companies – an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with over 25 years of experience in software migration and modernization, DevOps and AWS-native development. Forgeahead helps enterprises re-engineer, modernize, and scale their digital platforms with speed, reliability, and zero disruption.

Forgeahead is currently looking for a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer (not an existing vacancy) for our offices located at 7404 King George Blvd, Unit 228 in Surrey, British Columbia. This is a permanent, full-time position, based on 40 hours per week. Work hours will be from 9:00am until 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Further information respecting the position can be found below.

Position

As a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, optimizing and delivering cutting-edge and highly specialized products and solutions on behalf of Forgeahead’s clients. Duties include the following:

- Acting as technical lead for the Canadian team, which includes testing products, identifying bugs, and providing design and architectural solutions;
- Evaluating clients’ technical requirements and business needs to recommend the most appropriate Forgeahead solution;
- Building software architecture and systems using Forgeahead’s specialized processes and configurations;
- Determining the most suitable design pattern and code architecture for each project, and translating designs to build high performance, reusable, and reliable code;
- Writing, modifying and integrating code;
- Utilizing Forgeahead’s specific processes and procedures to evaluate, test, and troubleshoot designs;
- Ensuring final products meet client requirements, and are in compliance with Forgeahead’s standards and best practices;




- Maintaining and updating software architecture and code in accordance with Forgeahead’s unique configurations and implementation processes; and
- Maintaining up-to-date, in-depth proprietary knowledge of Forgeahead’s specialized products and solutions to provide optimal client service.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:
- Successful completion of a Bachelor degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience as a software engineering technical lead.
- Proficient working with both relational database technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and MariaDB) and non-relational technologies (MongoDB and Redis).
- Hands-on working experience with large highly scalable Cloud-native application development.
- Proven experience in deployment and automation using Docker/Containerization, Jenkins, and Terraform
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Python, TypeScript, React/React Native, GraphQL, jQuery, NodeJS, Bootstrap, Angular and AngularJS.
- Prior experience working with ORM tools (i.e. Sequelize and Mongoose) and AI tools (i.e. AWS Kiro, Claude, and Cursor).
- AWS certification in AI and/or Architect courses is preferred.
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly and confidently about technical requirements.
- A positive attitude, willing to dive into what is needed for our mutual success.

Compensation

We offer a generous compensation package, which includes:
- Salary: $130,000 per annum based on 40 hours of work per week
- Vacation: 10 days of paid vacation per annum
- Benefits: extended medical, dental, vision, parental leave, RRSP contributions, and cell phone.
- Other: eligible for incremental salary increases in accordance with standard company policies

Company

Forgeahead Solutions Corporation

7404 King George Blvd, Unit 228

Surrey, BC

V3W 1N6

📌 Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer (Surrey)
🏢 Forgeahead Solutions
📍 Surrey