Intermediate/Senior Software Developer (QA and AI Focused)

About ROK Software

ROK Software provides valuable custom software solutions and project acceleration services in two broad categories: enterprise software and software in a hardware (physical product) environment.

We think and act “bigger picture”. We understand our customer’s needs starting with their business needs and landscape, product roadmap and technical landscape, so we can do our part towards helping them achieve business success and deliver maximum value.

ROK values initiative, self-starting and self-organizing, teamwork, and fearlessly pushing into the unknown: we are often exposed to new business domains and technical landscape. Our environment is supportive and collaborative. We support flex time, flex location and work-life balance.

If these things resonate with you, please get in touch! We want to hear from you.

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced developer who has a passion for building high-quality software and has a strong instinct for uncovering problems before customers do. This role is ideal for someone who naturally thinks through edge cases, failure scenarios, and system behavior under real-world conditions.

You’ll work across the stack while helping shape a strong quality culture through thoughtful testing practices, automation, and AI-assisted development workflows.

What We’re Looking For

We're seeking individuals who are passionate about the rapidly evolving AI landscape and driven to stay at the forefront of emerging developments. Beyond applying AI to enhance their own effectiveness, they will proactively share discoveries, challenge conventional approaches, and help lead the adoption of AI-enabled solutions across the organization.

This is a fully remote position, making strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills essential. We are looking for someone who thrives in a distributed team environment, communicates effectively, and actively contributes to a positive and collaborative culture.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a high degree of initiative and ownership. We value self-starters who can work independently, navigate ambiguity, and proactively identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and outcomes.

For senior-level candidates, leadership is a key expectation. This doesn't necessarily mean people management; rather, we are looking for individuals who can influence through expertise, mentor others, contribute to technical direction, and help elevate the performance of the team.

Candidates should be comfortable working within a Windows environment and have experience using either Linux or macOS as part of their development workflow.

While we generally view full-stack capability as the ideal profile, we recognize that software development exists on a spectrum. Strong backend developers who can contribute to frontend work and vice versa are encouraged to apply. Team members may focus more heavily on one area depending on project needs, but a willingness and ability to work across the stack provides valuable flexibility and opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities
• Understand the business domain and customer needs to deliver practical, reliable solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver scalable, maintainable software solutions
• Develop high-quality applications with a strong focus on usability, reliability, and performance
• Modernize and evolve legacy applications, systems, and development workflows
• Identify risks, edge cases, and potential system failures through exploratory, ad-hoc, and automated testing techniques
• Build and maintain automated tests, quality tooling, and CI/CD testing workflows
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues across the application stack
• Use AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and testing effectiveness

Technical Qualifications
• 7+ years of professional software development experience across a variety of languages and technology stacks; experience with tech like the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem and React and/or C# and the .NET platform is an asset
• Strong quality engineering mindset with hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining automated testing strategies across unit, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing layers
• Deep understanding of software quality practices, testing methodologies, debugging techniques, and test automation frameworks, with the ability to identify risks, edge cases, and failure scenarios before they reach production
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB, along with familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure or GCP
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices, including automated quality gates and continuous testing
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling and practices is desirable
• Ability to work in a fast feedback environment where ideas, code, and solutions are iterated on quickly with openness to feedback and no ego
• Ability to think critically about reliability, resilience, observability, and real-world system behavior
• Excellent communication, analytical, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently when needed
• Commitment to modern engineering practices and the integration of AI-powered development tools

Other Qualifications·
• Experience working across multiple layers of the technology stack (frontend, backend, databases, and cloud environments)
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and the ability to learn new technologies and business domains quickly
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fully remote, collaborative team environment Comfortable working in Windows and either Linux or macOS development environments.· Ability to provide technical leadership through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong business and customer focus, with the ability to translate requirements into practical technical solutions
• Passion for exploring and applying emerging AI technologies and sharing best practices with the broader team

Job Type: Subcontract

Pay: $74,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):
• Where in Canada are you located?

Experience:
• Linux or macOS: 3 years (Preferred)
• software development: 7 years (Preferred)
• automated testing strategies: 3 years (Preferred)
• Microsoft Windows Server: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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