Key Accountabilities

Job Title

Important Tasks / Activities / Outcomes

Feature Development & Maintenance

· Build small to medium features across Dahrouge’s SaaS products and client websites, following team standards and designs.

· Fix bugs and perform maintenance on existing applications, keeping them secure for clients.

· Own assigned stories from start to finish, with code review and support from senior developers.

· Turn designs into responsive, accessible pages that pass accessibility and performance checks.

· Participate in project planning and estimation session with stakeholders.

Data Collection & Integrations

· Maintain and improve the scheduled scrapers that collect data from external websites and sources.

· Detect and promptly fix a scraper when a source changes or stops working.

· Clean, validate and load collected data into company databases.

· Help build and maintain integrations with external data services, such as mapping and spatial (GIS) services.

Client Websites

· Turn designs into responsive, accessible pages that look like the design.

· Ensure sites pass accessibility and performance checks before release.

· Check work before release so changes don’t break existing features.

Code Quality & Collaboration

· Write automated tests and clear documentation alongside new code, not after.

· Use AI coding tools responsibly: review, test and be able to explain every line they produce.

· Follow the team’s standards for code, security and version control.

· Participate in Git-based workflows, pull requests and code review.

· Explain progress, problems and technical topics clearly to developers and non-technical colleagues.

Position Requirements

Requirements

Required

Education

- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Computing Science,



Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience
- 1 to 2 years of professional software development experience.

Designations & Certifications
- None required.
- Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud) or machine-learning specializations are considered an asset.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Solid Python: HTTP requests, parsing HTML and JSON, and working with data in pandas.
- Solid React and TypeScript, including building components and pages in Next.js.
- Writing automated tests with pytest, Vitest or similar.
- SQL and relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL.
- HTML and CSS, and turning a design into a responsive, accessible page.
- Git, pull requests and code review.
- Able to use an AI coding assistant and explain every line it writes.
- Able to work through problems independently and explain technical topics to non-developers.

Assets (Nice to have):

- GIS and spatial data: GeoPandas, Shapely, PostGIS, ESRI REST services, or QGIS.
- A headless CMS such as Payload, or Astro.
- Docker and GitHub Actions.
- Microsoft Azure.
- An interest in mining, exploration or geoscience.
- Able to communicate in French.

Working Conditions

Office Work

- Primarily works in a standard office environment with minimal exposure to physical hazards.
- May encounter high-stress situations, especially when dealing with multiple projects and tight deadlines.
- This position requires that the candidate will be in front of a computer for long periods, up to 8 hours a day.
- Potential discomfort when working with computers for long periods may happen.

Overall

- A strong commitment to safety is required, with adherence to protocols.
- Clear communication is essential for safety and maintaining a supportive work environment.

📌 Software Developer I (Edmonton)
🏢 Dahrouge Geological Consulting
📍 Edmonton