As the largest Canadian-owned and operated K-12 publisher, Nelson Education Ltd. is Canada's only heritage education content provider, known for its innovative products and solutions catering to learners across the country.
Nelson is on a mission to make learning accessible, engaging, and effective for all. That's why Nelson continuously strives to create dynamic curriculum‑aligned content that caters to diverse learning styles, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and life‑long learning.
In response to the evolving education landscape, Nelson developed Edwin, a digital learning ecosystem. Edwin is a learning platform for classroom success, providing curriculum‑linked content, engaging tools and unparalleled support to reach every student.
Nelson is redefining education and making a positive impact on the way knowledge is acquired and shared by creating the possible, one learner at a time.
About The Role Reporting to the Team Lead, Development, the Senior Full Stack Developer (Developer III) is responsible for instrumenting, deploying, and improving multiple public‑facing web apps in our cloud‑based Kubernetes clusters or Cloudflare edge workers. This role is also responsible to design and develop the services used to support the front‑end apps, such as the user auth, APIs, and analytics systems, and is an integral part of our Development team responsible for responding to and diagnosing issues in our production environment.
Key Accountabilities
Design client‑side and service‑side architecture
Design and develop new features and functionality for web applications using technologies such as Golang, Typescript, gRPC, messages, and caching
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including product management and design, to understand requirements and develop solutions
Troubleshoot and debug issues as needed
Write automated tests to ensure code quality and reliability
Continuously improve the development process and best practices
Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers
Write effective APIs
Create security and data protection settings
Write technical documentation
Stay current with new and evolving web technologies and techniques
Actively participate in the SCRUM process. Our process involves minimally necessary meetings and ceremonies. It's based on an evolving process directed by the principle of keep what works and change what doesn’t
Requirements
5-8 years of experience as a Senior Developer
Extensive experience managing AWS cloud services including EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, SQS, and ElastiCache
Strong experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
Familiarity managing docker containers, and hosting services in Kubernetes using Node.js and Golang
Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration and maintaining multiple clusters per environment
Familiarity with the basic building blocks for setting up services on cloud providers virtual machines, object storage, network CIDs, and L4 and L7 load balancers
BSc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar field
Results‑driven and can work independently with minimal supervision
Strong communication and documentation skills
Strong capacity to handle details; follow through and manage multiple priorities.
Nice to have
Experience with IaC such as OpenTofu or equivalent
Familiarity with evolving AI technologies like LLMs and RAG
Familiarity with Elastic Stack
Familiarity with Octopus Deploy
Familiarity with Spacelift
Familiarity with Istio service mesh
Familiarity with .proto files, code generation, and gRPC microservices
Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Storybook and Playwright
Experience with Next.js and RSCs
Interest or experience with Data Analysis such as Causal Inference analysis, Pre‑Post analysis, and Sensitivity analysis
Familiarity with GNU/Linux or BSD operation system and shells including ls, ln, cp, mv, chmod, chown, ps, cat, grep, find, sed, and awk commands
Interest or experience in other languages being considered for future use such as Zig, Rust, and Gleam
Benefits Compensation The base salary range for this position starts at $110,000 per annum based on experience. Compensation is part of our broader Total Rewards package, which includes benefits and programs that support employee well‑being and growth.
Health & Wellness
Flexible and customizable health, dental, and paramedical plans for employees and their families
Health Spending Account (HSA) for medical, hospital, or dental costs not covered by insurance
Personal Spending Account (PSA) for wellness expenses, including fitness and health related products
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in‑between
Financial & Professional Well‑being
Pension plan with company matching contributions
Registered Retirement Pension Plan to help secure your future
Annual educational reimbursement for professional development
Access to LinkedIn Learning for continuous skill growth
Flexibility & Time Off
Hybrid work model with remote and in‑office options
Flexible work hours (divisional dependent)
Generous paid time off policies, including vacation time, sick leave, parental leave top‑up, personal days, and more
Annual paid volunteer day to support causes you care about
Holiday closure from Christmas to New Year’s
Summer Fridays
Our EDI Statement Nelson teaches the world by learning from everyone in it.
We are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment. This is an integral part of our company's culture and mission that aligns with our four key pillars of Employee Diversity, Developing Authentic and Accurate Content, Amplifying External Voices, and Supporting the Local Community and Beyond.
We believe in the power of education and our ability to impact social change. Truth, honesty, integrity, and respect guide our decisions and actions in the development of learning solutions that empower success for all educators and learners.
We value a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace that nurtures belonging and represents many different cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and opinions. Everyone is free to be who they are.
We foster and continue to build relationships that are equitable, diverse, and inclusive with existing and future partners in education.
We commit to holding ourselves accountable by creating measurable short and long‑term goals that place equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core of what we do in our resources, the workplace, the educational community, and in the larger society.
We strive to build an inclusive world for everyone. We are stronger together.
Nelson uses AI support tools in our applicant tracking system to help with tasks such as summarizing points and anonymizing applications. All candidate screening, assessments, and hiring decisions are done by people.
Nelson is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Inclusion, Equity and Diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status.
Should you require any accommodation during our recruitment and selection process, please reach out to
#J-18808-Ljbffr
or continue with email
Nelson is on a mission to make learning accessible, engaging, and effective for all. That's why Nelson continuously strives to create dynamic curriculum‑aligned content that caters to diverse learning styles, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and life‑long learning.
In response to the evolving education landscape, Nelson developed Edwin, a digital learning ecosystem. Edwin is a learning platform for classroom success, providing curriculum‑linked content, engaging tools and unparalleled support to reach every student.
Nelson is redefining education and making a positive impact on the way knowledge is acquired and shared by creating the possible, one learner at a time.
About The Role Reporting to the Team Lead, Development, the Senior Full Stack Developer (Developer III) is responsible for instrumenting, deploying, and improving multiple public‑facing web apps in our cloud‑based Kubernetes clusters or Cloudflare edge workers. This role is also responsible to design and develop the services used to support the front‑end apps, such as the user auth, APIs, and analytics systems, and is an integral part of our Development team responsible for responding to and diagnosing issues in our production environment.
Key Accountabilities
Design client‑side and service‑side architecture
Design and develop new features and functionality for web applications using technologies such as Golang, Typescript, gRPC, messages, and caching
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including product management and design, to understand requirements and develop solutions
Troubleshoot and debug issues as needed
Write automated tests to ensure code quality and reliability
Continuously improve the development process and best practices
Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers
Write effective APIs
Create security and data protection settings
Write technical documentation
Stay current with new and evolving web technologies and techniques
Actively participate in the SCRUM process. Our process involves minimally necessary meetings and ceremonies. It's based on an evolving process directed by the principle of keep what works and change what doesn’t
Requirements
5-8 years of experience as a Senior Developer
Extensive experience managing AWS cloud services including EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, SQS, and ElastiCache
Strong experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
Familiarity managing docker containers, and hosting services in Kubernetes using Node.js and Golang
Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration and maintaining multiple clusters per environment
Familiarity with the basic building blocks for setting up services on cloud providers virtual machines, object storage, network CIDs, and L4 and L7 load balancers
BSc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar field
Results‑driven and can work independently with minimal supervision
Strong communication and documentation skills
Strong capacity to handle details; follow through and manage multiple priorities.
Nice to have
Experience with IaC such as OpenTofu or equivalent
Familiarity with evolving AI technologies like LLMs and RAG
Familiarity with Elastic Stack
Familiarity with Octopus Deploy
Familiarity with Spacelift
Familiarity with Istio service mesh
Familiarity with .proto files, code generation, and gRPC microservices
Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Storybook and Playwright
Experience with Next.js and RSCs
Interest or experience with Data Analysis such as Causal Inference analysis, Pre‑Post analysis, and Sensitivity analysis
Familiarity with GNU/Linux or BSD operation system and shells including ls, ln, cp, mv, chmod, chown, ps, cat, grep, find, sed, and awk commands
Interest or experience in other languages being considered for future use such as Zig, Rust, and Gleam
Benefits Compensation The base salary range for this position starts at $110,000 per annum based on experience. Compensation is part of our broader Total Rewards package, which includes benefits and programs that support employee well‑being and growth.
Health & Wellness
Flexible and customizable health, dental, and paramedical plans for employees and their families
Health Spending Account (HSA) for medical, hospital, or dental costs not covered by insurance
Personal Spending Account (PSA) for wellness expenses, including fitness and health related products
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in‑between
Financial & Professional Well‑being
Pension plan with company matching contributions
Registered Retirement Pension Plan to help secure your future
Annual educational reimbursement for professional development
Access to LinkedIn Learning for continuous skill growth
Flexibility & Time Off
Hybrid work model with remote and in‑office options
Flexible work hours (divisional dependent)
Generous paid time off policies, including vacation time, sick leave, parental leave top‑up, personal days, and more
Annual paid volunteer day to support causes you care about
Holiday closure from Christmas to New Year’s
Summer Fridays
Our EDI Statement Nelson teaches the world by learning from everyone in it.
We are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment. This is an integral part of our company's culture and mission that aligns with our four key pillars of Employee Diversity, Developing Authentic and Accurate Content, Amplifying External Voices, and Supporting the Local Community and Beyond.
We believe in the power of education and our ability to impact social change. Truth, honesty, integrity, and respect guide our decisions and actions in the development of learning solutions that empower success for all educators and learners.
We value a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace that nurtures belonging and represents many different cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and opinions. Everyone is free to be who they are.
We foster and continue to build relationships that are equitable, diverse, and inclusive with existing and future partners in education.
We commit to holding ourselves accountable by creating measurable short and long‑term goals that place equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core of what we do in our resources, the workplace, the educational community, and in the larger society.
We strive to build an inclusive world for everyone. We are stronger together.
Nelson uses AI support tools in our applicant tracking system to help with tasks such as summarizing points and anonymizing applications. All candidate screening, assessments, and hiring decisions are done by people.
Nelson is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Inclusion, Equity and Diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status.
Should you require any accommodation during our recruitment and selection process, please reach out to
#J-18808-Ljbffr
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