Senior Data & Database Engineer

At GIRO, our mission is clear: Improving quality of life around the world through software and services that increase the efficiency of public transport and postal delivery.

Joining us means contributing to projects and initiatives that makes a real difference to millions of people. Every line of code, every idea, every action, advances our impact around the world. Join us and let’s lead the way forward, together.

Why choose GIRO?

•          Join a Quebec software company that is an international leader

•          Advance your career in a collaborative work environment where expertise and commitment are the driving force behind every project

•          Stability based on long-lasting client relationships and our long-term vision

AN ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH

Here, we focus on an inclusive and positive environment.

We offer a range of benefits, including

•          Flexible working hours, including remote work for a balanced life.

•          Team activities and annual traditions that we take pride in

•          Everyday support: Employee assistance program, telemedicine and mental health support.

•          Training and professional development opportunities to grow, learn and discover your way forward.

Join a team that contributes to the technological foundations behind our products and helps shape the way we use data across our solutions.

We are looking for a senior developer specializing in data technologies and architectures to contribute to the evolution of our software solutions. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in software development, databases, and data technologies to design, experiment with, and develop concrete solutions that will help our products evolve.

You will contribute directly to the code while staying on top of emerging technologies, practices, and approaches to identify those that can improve our products.

Your expertise will extend well beyond traditional databases. You will work on how our products store, exchange, process, archive, and leverage data, whether in transactional systems, application integration, AI, analytics, or large-scale data processing.

This role is not limited to environment operations or architecture. You will be called upon to understand complex problems, experiment with different approaches, and get hands-on with the code to turn your ideas into concrete solutions.

Key responsibilities

Develop robust and high-performance solutions

• Design and develop software components that make advanced use of data and storage technologies.
• Develop and optimize SQL and PL/SQL code.
• Design mechanisms for accessing, processing, and exchanging data across the different components of our products.
• Solve complex challenges related to performance, concurrency, data volume, availability, and data access, particularly when critical issues arise for our clients.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Develop prototypes and proofs of concept, then contribute to their integration into our products.

Evolve our data technologies and architectures

• Analyze how our applications currently store, access, exchange, and leverage data, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evolve data architectures, patterns, and data access and management mechanisms.
• Evaluate and integrate, when relevant, different storage technologies, including relational databases, in-memory databases, NoSQL, geospatial databases, vector databases, and other technologies suited to emerging needs, particularly those related to AI.
• Contribute to technical direction around performance, scalability, resilience, schema management, archiving, and observability.
• Support development teams in adopting new approaches and contribute directly to initiatives aimed at modernizing our products.

Evolve data integration and exchange

• Contribute to the evolution of inter-system and inter-application integration mechanisms, particularly between the frontend and backend, between agentic AI solutions and application systems, or across different products and services.
• Design and evolve data exchange mechanisms, including APIs, messaging, events, streaming, and other integration patterns.
• Evaluate and use technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies when relevant.
• Contribute to technical direction supporting high-performance, reliable, resilient, and scalable data exchanges.

Evolve how we leverage data

• Contribute to technology decisions related to the data lifecycle, including data retention, archiving, and long-term accessibility.
• Contribute to the evolution of approaches used to leverage data for BI, analytics, Data Lakes, and AI.
• Participate in defining mechanisms that make data accessible to different components and platforms while maintaining consistency, performance, and governance.

Stay on top of emerging technologies

• Stay current on technologies, architectures, and practices related to data, and identify those that can contribute to the evolution of our products.
• Evaluate and compare different approaches based on the needs, benefits, and constraints of our solutions.
• Turn this technology watch into concrete recommendations, prototypes, and product improvements.

• Between 5 and 15 years of experience in software development, with a specialization in databases and data technologies.
• Advanced expertise in Oracle and SQL, including strong proficiency in PL/SQL.
• Strong understanding of database performance, including execution plans, indexing, partitioning, transactions, concurrency, and optimization.
• Experience with complex transactional systems and large volumes of data.
• Ability to develop a deep understanding of the interactions between applications, services, and different data technologies.
• Experience developing in C++ or a similar programming language.
• Experience with other data technologies, such as PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, geospatial databases, or vector databases, is an asset.
• Understanding of modern integration architectures, including APIs, messaging, events, and streaming, using technologies such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Knowledge of BI, analytics, Data Lake architectures, and data platforms is an asset.
• Knowledge of data lifecycle and archiving considerations.
• Knowledge of cloud environments, particularly Microsoft Azure and its PaaS services, as well as automation, CI/CD, and observability, is an asset.
• Ability to stay current on emerging technologies, experiment with new approaches, and turn learnings into concrete product improvements.

READY TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE WITH US?

Apply today and connect with our Talent Acquisition team. We look forward to meeting you!

In accordance with the standards and regulatory requirements to which GIRO adheres, all positions—whether permanent, fixed-term, or internship—are subject to a criminal background check. Positions that involve access to financial data are also subject to a credit check. All verifications are conducted in accordance with GIRO’s established procedures.

Employment Conditions

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the selected country at the time an offer of employment is made. It is the sole responsibility of candidates to obtain any required work permits, visas, or other authorizations prior to their start date.

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