We are the leading provider of Academic-Dental software solutions in North America with clients located around the world. Our products enable education institutions to train the next generation of dental professions to deliver dental care to a variety of markets, including the underserved and uninsured. Our core on-premises product is powering over 90% of the market and our cloud product is targeted for double-digit growth over the next 12 months. To continue building on our success and achieve those goals, we are looking for an intermediate Software Engineer III to join our axiUm team, reporting to the Software Engineering Manager. 

The primary responsibility of this role is to build our market-leading axiUm desktop enterprise solution, along with our suite of services. You will be engaged throughout all phases of the software development life cycle and use your drive for technology and quality to help us exceed customer expectations. You are passionate about technology and look forward to a role that will have you work as part of a cross-functional development team with full ownership for the entire product. 

At Exan, you will be part of a culture that embraces ownership, transparency, collaboration and one that provides you with the opportunity to directly impact our company's success. We foster an environment that is inclusive and supportive of personal and professional growth. As part of the team at Exan, you will contribute to a culture that embraces open communication and ownership, where every team member has an opportunity to directly impact success, within a high performing environment. 

Our Engineering Principles 

Our behavioral principles are the bedrock that our Engineering culture is built on: 

Customer-centricity in everything we do.  Data drives us and we are curious about measuring things.  Empowered to make decisions and do what needs to be done.  Actively engaging in discussions to get diverse input on solutions.  Communicating often and with purpose. 

Responsibilities 

Design and implement software architecture that meets functional and non-functional requirements (scalability, security, performance, etc.).   Develop code that reflects an expert understanding of object-oriented design, clean code, clean architecture and solid engineering principles.  Contribute to code quality efforts, including coding standards, and code/architecture reviews.   Ensure seamless integration with existing infrastructure, third-party APIs, and legacy systems.   Design and maintain the database architecture, data models, and schemas for new and existing applications.  Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers to retrieve and manipulate data efficiently and optimize performance by tuning existing functionality etc.  Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of implemented features.  Participate in an Agile environment collaborating with Product Managers, QA and Documentation to ship high-quality software on time.   Stay updated with emerging technologies and propose adoption where relevant to enhance the system's capabilities.   Mentor junior engineers to help them improve their technical skills and understanding of best practices 

Availability  

This is a hybrid role, with  one day in office, to facilitate brainstorming and team building. Our office is located across from Guildford Mall, in Surrey, BC 

Qualifications 

Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.   Minimum 5 years of direct hands-on working experience in an Agile environment.  Solid development experience with C++, C# and .NET , Web APIs technologies  Professional knowledge of OOP and enterprise design patterns.  Solid understanding of Oracle/Postgres or other relational databases.   Expertise in writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers.  Experience in designing normalized and denormalized database structures.  Hands-on experience with database optimization techniques (e.g., indexing, query optimization).  Hands-on experience with scaled web application development, service-oriented architecture. 

Bonus qualifications  

Experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus.   Experience with .NET Standard, .NET Core and .NET 5.0 or superior  Experience writing Win32 C/C++ applications with  OWLNext, MFC or similar  Dental or Healthcare industry knowledge is an asset but not mandatory.  

Our Interview Process  

Our interview process is quick and focused on meeting people you will be working and collaborating with. We encourage you to ask a lot of questions and want you to learn as much as possible about the role and the work you would be doing at Exan 

Interview with recruiter  Technical interview with engineering team member  Short online behavioral and coding assessment   Team interview with hiring manager & engineering team. 

Our benefits also include:  

3% RRSP matching  Comprehensive health benefits plan, including 100% drug coverage   3-week paid vacation, growing up to 5 weeks with tenure   Unlimited paid flex days   Paid Birthday off  

The posted range for this position is between CAD $105,000 - CAD $120,000 which is the expected starting base salary range for an employee who is new to the role to experienced in the role. Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including prior experience, training, current skills, certifications & education etc.