What drives you?

Are you passionate about driving projects, and supporting team deliverables, and do you feel pride when you see something through to the end? Are you customer-focused, results-driven, and able to present your findings to cross-functional team members?

What to expect

As a Junior Software Engineer - SRE/Infrastructure (Co-Op), you will be working with a driven and innovative team to radically transform how healthcare works with our innovative platform. This position is for individuals with a strong development background who are ready to take a chance on building enterprise-grade infrastructure and tooling. You will need to be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate innovative thinking, and work well in a team-based setting.

Responsibilities

• Research, plan, and implement full-stack software solutions to solve infrastructure-related issues, such as (but definitely not limited to!) building admin panel UIs, data ingestion engines, developing automated reporting, automated provisioning of infrastructure, etc
• Work with a cross-functional team to understand existing pain points and workflow problems, and build tools to help your coworkers deliver excellent service
• Occasionally flex into product development where appropriate, to ensure our clients have useful and functional tools to adjust our product to their needs

Our Tech Stack

• Development frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Python Flask, Angular, Vue.js
• Infrastructure:
• Database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
• Deployment: Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
• Observability: Grafana, InfluxDB, Elastic APM, Kibana

Qualifications

• Understanding of HTTP, REST principles, and the MVC design pattern
• Demonstrated ability to read and write code (in any language)
• Familiarity with databases and ability to construct basic SQL queries
• Fundamental understanding of Docker and container based deployments
• Collaborative in nature with strong interpersonal skills focused on building relationships and working in a collaborative environment with diverse cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational skills. Ability to organize work according to project priority and time management principles and processes.

Relevant skills

• Hands-on ability in mapping, documenting, implementing and maintaining processes and policies
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced (remote) environment
• Ability to juggle several projects with a spirit of flexibility and a positive outlook
• Collaborative mindset with ability to build relationships across any organization level
• Outstanding oral, written, reporting, and presentation skills with the ability to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users
• Displays an analytical mindset and is detail-oriented, highly organized with a pragmatic approach, and can prioritize competing deliverables
• Possesses excellent judgment and can make thoughtful decisions as a creative problem solver

What's in it for you

• Organized socials for getting to know the person behind the screen!
• Company provided computer (MacBook)
• Competitive work from home budget (mouse & keyboard)
• Co-working office space at a well-known tech incubator in Downtown Toronto (OneEleven).
• Office Perks: free coffee and tea, access to full kitchen, wellness room, games room, podcast studio, professional development, networking and peer group workshops
• Ongoing company-developed learning programs

Let's get to know each other

Verto has a virtual first mindset, and we’re working towards a future that is digital by design. We offer a coworking space that is meant to allow you to be the best version of yourself.

We have 9:30 am daily Stand-Ups to unblock and update, daily team meetings to collaborate and align, bi-weekly 1 on 1’s with your People Leader to set goals, and quarterly Town Halls to celebrate and teach. We have dedicated time for company-wide socials (including team board game nights, beach days, soccer-baseball, and e-sports gaming to name a few).

Our passion for innovation fuels our desire to build software that tackles healthcare’s major inefficiencies including chronic care management, virtualized care, and personal patient engagements. But you don’t have to take our word for it - check out the “Knowledge Center” on our website, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter. We are an OPEN book, read away and ask us questions!

Do you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for and are looking to make a difference? Grab a link to your LinkedIn profile and then send us your resume here!