Developer

About Reach

At Reach, we believe that the global ecommerce space is ripe for disruption. Our strategic partnerships with currency exchange providers allow us to offer direct and guaranteed, real-time currency exchange rates. We want to help retailers grow; we understand global consumers and how changes in their shopping experience affect your business. At Reach, we are constantly improving to support ever-changing local markets and help serve our clients’ shoppers better. 

Position Overview

At Reach, we are growing. We are seeking an experienced Developer to join our Engine team.  Our Engine drives the technological backbone of Reach’s diverse global e-commerce offerings. As a member of our team, you will be working with a platform that supports payments, foreign exchange, accounting, remittance, fraud, third party integrations, and internal tools. You will primarily be working with our Engine code base in C++, Python and PL/pgSQL. 

Who You Are:

• Curious nature. You enjoy learning and seek to understand. 
• Doer mentality. You’re a self-starter who takes initiative and is self-motivated to get the job done. 
• Flexible attitude. As things change, you adapt and pivot based on the needs of the company.
• Ownership mindset. You hold yourself accountable and take ownership of your work.
• Organizationally adept and attention to detail oriented. 
• No ego. You have a willingness to take on any task and help out however is required.
• Team player approach. You can work with anyone in a way that works for them no matter who they are or their place in the organization. 
• Enthusiastic. You’re looking for an interesting career rather than clocking in and out every day. 
• Data driven. We deal with large amounts of data on a day to day basis - and it doesn’t fit in an excel sheet.
• Systems thinker. We don’t want to fight fires forever. How do we build scalable systems that enable us - and you - to focus on the bigger picture?

You Will:

• Contribute as a collaborative member of a high performing Software Development team;
• Build, maintain, and augment Reach’s core platform in many areas including Reach’s API’s, Third-Party integrations, and databases;
• Improve the quality, maintainability, and performance of the Reach core platform
• Participate in all phases of the development cycle;
• Contribute to our Postman automated testing suite and help to improve testability and coverage.

Tech Stack:

• C++
• Python
• PostgreSQL and PL/pgSQL
• Vue.js
• AWS Lambda, ECS
• Docker 
• Confluent Kafka

Must Have Requirements:

• At least 3 years development experience;
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals via degree or equivalent experience;
• Approach to software development that values the long-term benefits of building things the right way;
• Experience developing and working with REST APIs;
• Ability to understand and make changes in an established codebase;
• High standards for quality and attention to detail;
• Ability to work with stakeholders to understand their business problems and deliver technical solutions;
• Commitment to continuous improvement of our systems, processes, and yourself;
• Curiosity and an eagerness to learn.

Nice to Have Requirements:

• Experience working in a technology start up environment;
• Experience in eCommerce, Payments, or Financial Platforms.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary; 
• Generous paid time off;
• Group benefits and RRSP matching;
• Annual professional development allotment;
• Great working culture and supportive multi-national team;

Our Core Values

At Reach we believe that high performing teams all have common values and synergies that enable them to work well together. Some of our Core Values are:

• We value solving underlying problems and delivering outcomes,
• We value being able to make executive decisions while considering input from multiple sources,
• We value taking action over getting stuck in planning,
• We value taking chances and failing fast,
• We value teamwork over individual accomplishments,
• We value optimizing time to value and achieving outcomes not checking boxes,
• We value work/life balance and a mindset of “it’s a marathon, not a sprint”,
• We value using the right technology to solve the right problems.

Next Steps:

At Reach, our corporate culture is very important to us. As part of our interview process, we'd like to get to know more about you. Prior to meeting with the hiring manager, we will send a couple of questions from the manager to selected candidates with a link to a video recording which only our in-house recruiter and hiring manager will see. While we recognize the one-way video may not be the preferred interview style, compared to an in-depth initial conversation, it is meant to show us how you think through problems rather than be impersonal. We appreciate your interest in joining Reach!