From our first lot in Cambridge, Ontario, to residential, commercial, and recreational developments in 18 cities across North America, we’ve come a long way. While a lot has changed in that time, one thing hasn’t: our unwavering commitment to building great spaces that inspire the people who live, work and play. With over 45 years of experience, we continue to transform and lead the industry with technology, sustainable design and innovation with a multi-faceted portfolio including commercial, mixed used and residential development, construction management and software, engineering penalization manufacturing, architecture and hospitality.
All companies under the Great Gulf Group umbrella are united by one simple goal: the pursuit of greatness. It’s achieved daily with the passion and dedication of every person who works tirelessly to make us great. If you have what it takes to make great things happen, apply today to join our team!
SUMMARY
Responsible for developing and deploying both web and mobile applications in a professional manner with incredible attention to details, problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and deploy both front end and back-end applications using PHP, Javascript, HTML and PostgreSQL
- Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Collaborate with UX designers to deliver the best possible audience experience.
- Effectively report to Senior Developers and work well with other non-technical personnel
- Must be willing to participate as needed on various ongoing projects. Job requirements are subject to change from time to time according to project requirements and the challenges of the organization.
- Opportunity exists to take a lead role in new projects
- Other duties as assigned.
COMMUNICATION/INFLUENCING OTHERS (Contacts)
This role will be interacting daily with colleagues across all departments.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
This position entails customer service to all departments by ensuring user needs are met through the deployment and updates of web and mobile applications.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able and willing to document code changes
- Good organizational skills
- Ability to work independently, self-starter
- Must be able to collaborate with a team or other departments
- 3+ years PHP & SQL experience
- In depth knowledge of regular expressions
- Must be comfortable in a Unix shell environment
- Extensive experience with HTML, CSS and Javascript
- Beneficial Qualifications
- Ability to program shell scripts (bash, awk, sed etc)
- Knowledge of XML
- Experience with image manipulation with server-side tools like ImageMagick, manipulating/creating PNG’s, image maps/hot spots
- Preferred experience/training with object-oriented languages like C++
- Experience with desktop image manipulation using Photoshop, GIMP, etc
- Experience with 1 or more of the following an asset: jquery, bootstrap, handlebar, sass
- Should have experience with 1 or more revision control systems, experience with Gitlab an asset
- Education
- Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering, College Programming degree in web and mobile application development, or equivalent industry experience
SUPERVISION & BUDGET AUTHORITY
- This position has no supervisory authority.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
- Office environment – sitting/working at a desk/computer in a shared office space and/or remotely.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Sitting at computer 90% of the time
- Manual dexterity is needed to operate a keyboard and mouse
- Work under pressure in a fast-paced environment is critical to success in this role
We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the qualifications. If you are the right candidate, we will help you learn and grow.
Why join Great Gulf?
- Opportunity to work for a leading real estate development company
- Exciting projects and challenging opportunities to develop high-profile residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments.
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- Commitment to sustainability and social responsibility