Plusgrade

Senior Software Developer – Rail Team

Plusgrade

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Montreal • Canada

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaJUnitMockitoOpen SourceReactSpring BootSpringBootTypeScript

About the role

  • The Rail team is a cross-functional squad within Plusgrade’s Solutions Business Unit that owns and evolves our rail upgrade and ancillary platform for partners like Amtrak, Eurostar, and European Sleeper.
  • They design, build, and optimize products such as Bid Upgrades and Instant Upgrades, along with rail-specific eligibility, pricing, and reporting capabilities, to help railway operators maximize revenue and elevate the passenger experience.
  • The team works closely with product, engineering, and partner stakeholders to deliver new launches, migrate partners onto our latest storefront (AMP v3), and continuously improve performance across our global rail portfolio.
  • Our Software Developers are full stack. In a typical week, a developer will develop new features with a cross-functional team of product managers, designers, and frontend, automation, and test developers.
  • We value shipping well tested high quality features fast and frequently. They also collaborate with peers to develop technical proposals and contribute to internal tools that optimize our development processes.
  • They will assist our skilled support team and operations team in triaging and resolving issues.

Requirements

  • Experience working on a team and delivering a product you are proud of.
  • 5+ years of professional experience building web applications in an Agile/Scrum environment.
  • The ability to lead technical architecture discussions and help drive technical decisions.
  • A knack for writing understandable, testable, and maintainable code.
  • Strong communication skills, making it easy to explain complex technical concepts to designers, support staff, and other developers.
  • Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval.
  • Experience designing and implementing software in Java (SpringBoot, open source libraries) and deploying it in the cloud (AWS preferred), as well as using React with TypeScript (or similar).
  • A strong understanding of testing and the test pyramid, as well as pipelines and feedback loops, with a focus on quality delivery (Junit, Mockito).
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience.
Benefits
  • RRSP Matching
  • Comprehensive Health Plans
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Travel Experience Perk
  • Annual Wellness Perk
  • Commuter Perk
  • Tenure-based Work From Anywhere Program
  • Parental Leave Top Up
  • Adventure Pass
  • Learning Allowance
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaSpringBootReactTypeScriptAgileScrumJunitMockitodata structuresalgorithms
Soft Skills
communicationteamworkleadershipproblem-solvingcollaborationtechnical writingadaptabilityattention to detailcritical thinkingtime management
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineeringrelated field degreeequivalent trainingfellowshipwork experience