[Hiring] Senior Data Integration Developer @The Descartes

Role Description

The Trade Content Data team is responsible for maintaining the global regulatory and trade compliance content that powers our solutions. As Senior Full Stack .NET Developer, you will lead the development of internal applications, automation tools, and data platforms that improve the accuracy, scalability, and efficiency of our content operations while mentoring a team of developers.

Outcomes — What Success Looks Like

• Deliver scalable applications and services that improve trade content management and processing.
• Build up an understanding of the business, trade content and the existing processes for content management and delivery.
• Increase automation to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Improve data quality, validation, and governance through enhanced tooling and workflows.
• Build and optimize SQL-based solutions that support large-scale data ingestion and management.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software developers.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into effective technical solutions.

Skills & Competencies — How the Work Gets Done

• Technical Expertise
  • Strong experience with C#, .NET Core/.NET, and modern web technologies.
  • Advanced SQL Server skills, including database design, performance tuning, and query optimization.
  • Experience developing data processing, automation, and internal business tools.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices.
• Leadership & Collaboration
  • Experience leading or mentoring software development teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Ability to prioritize work and align technical solutions with business goals.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional .NET development experience.
• Strong SQL Server expertise.
• Experience leading developers or technical projects.

Preferred

• Experience with regulatory, compliance, or trade data.
• Experience with ETL and data integration processes.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Culture Add: TEAM Values

• We value team members who communicate with transparency, sharing information openly and building trust across functions.
• You bring excellence and expertise to your craft, holding a high bar for quality while continuously improving your skills.
• You demonstrate accountability by owning outcomes, following through on commitments, and taking responsibility for results.
• You are driven by metrics, using data and experimentation to inform decisions and deliver measurable impact.

Aptitudes

• Smart: Able to quickly understand complex systems, connect ideas, and make sound judgments.
• Curious: Actively seeks to understand customer problems, emerging technologies, and better ways of working.
• Coachable: Open to feedback, willing to adapt, and continuously improving through learning.

What's In It For You

This role offers the opportunity to lead the development of critical systems that support global trade compliance data. You'll influence technical direction, drive automation initiatives, mentor a growing team, and work closely with business leaders to deliver meaningful business impact. You'll have the autonomy to solve complex challenges while working with modern technologies, cloud platforms, and AI-driven development tools.

Compensation

Salary Range: $100,000 – $110,000 CAD annually. Compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, qualifications, and years of experience. Similar positions located in different geographic regions will not necessarily receive the same compensation.

Join Us

As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success.

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption.

If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience.

We conduct a mix of in-person and virtual interviews. Virtual interviews are held via Microsoft Teams and are recorded and transcribed. We may utilize AI tools to support our hiring team in notetaking, summarization, and internal training. AI tools are not used in our recruitment process for decision-making purposes.

We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.