Software Developer (Co-op)

At CoLab, we help mechanical engineering teams bring life-changing products to market years sooner. Our product, CoLab, is the world’s first Design Engagement System (DES) - a category defining product that Engineering teams use to engage in meaningful, productive design conversations, catch preventable mistakes, and get to market faster. We are currently focused on the industrial equipment, consumer products, and automotive industries, and our customers are among the largest engineering organizations in the world such as Ford, Johnson Controls, Komatsu, and Polaris.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Software Engineering Co-op student to join our product development team. In this role, you will work with a multidisciplinary team to design, build and ship critical product features and improvements to our valued customers on a regular basis. You will work with a group of talented Developers, Product Managers, Designers, Engineering Managers, and QA specialists to take new product ideas all the way from a concept, to production features that our users love.

What you’ll do:

• Understand complex customer problems and requirements and collaborate in a team to build a solution that adds value for the customer and the product as a whole

• Develop, test and ship critical user-facing features on a regular basis

• Participate in code reviews and help your team deliver high-quality software

• Champion all aspects of the user’s experience, with a focus on clarity and speed

• Contribute to company and product vision, ideation and planning

What you’ll need:

• Active enrolment in an engineering co-op program

• Hands-on frontend/backend web development experience

• Proficient with JavaScript, HTML and CSS

• Hands-on React, GraphQL, and Python experience would be considered an asset

• Experience with GitHub or other Git workflows (pull requests, code reviews)

• Passion for working in teams with emphasis on respect and continuous improvement

• Experience with front-end tools such as Webpack, Vite, NPM and unit / functional testing frameworks would be considered an asset

• Attention to details and empathy for the user experience would be considered an asset

Success measured by:

• On time delivery of new product features and changes

• Promotes clean and maintainable code and software development best practices

• Clear communication within team

• Self directed, takes ownership of tasks, stays informed of broader team’s work

Extra Details

• This is a full-time, co-op position with a competitive compensation package.

• Our main office location is in St. John’s, NL where we offer hybrid and remote opportunities. This position has the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in Canada.