Software Developer (Student Position)
The Canada Life Assurance Company1 day ago
London, CanadaEntry Level
Base Salary
$46k - $68k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support, maintain, and enhance software applications in a collaborative team environment.
- Participate in software design, development, integration, testing, deployment, transition to production, maintenance, and production support.
- Troubleshoot application issues, perform root-cause analysis, and contribute to permanent solutions.
- Collaborate with developers, analysts, architects, and business partners.
- Perform functional and technical testing to ensure application quality and compatibility.
- Use version control, collaboration, and issue-tracking tools in daily work.
- Apply academic learning to technical and process improvements.
Requirements
- Currently be in the second year or later of a post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrate problem-solving, analytical, communication, organizational, independent-work, and teamwork skills.
- Be willing to learn new technologies and adapt to change.
- Preferred qualifications include software development internships, co-ops, academic projects, volunteer experience, open-source exposure, cloud or container experience, automated testing, CI/CD, deployment, data analysis, reporting, HTML/CSS, REST APIs, integration pipelines, ServiceNow, ITIL, PowerApps, Power BI, Microsoft Access, deep learning, Transformers, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LLM techniques, mathematics, and scientific programming.
Benefits
- Temporary full-time student position with hands-on experience building and supporting production systems.
- Coaching and mentorship from experienced developers.
- Career advancement opportunities, learning programs, and up to $2,000 annually toward education reimbursement.
- Flexible health and dental benefits plus a $5,000 mental health benefit.
- Vacation, personal days, and a volunteer day.
- Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program, and additional investment options.
- Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, discounts, Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, social clubs, and events.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the posting is hybrid as indicated by #LI-Hybrid.
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About The Canada Life Assurance Company
The Canada Life Assurance Company provides life, health, disability, and group benefits insurance, plus retirement and wealth management products for individuals and employers across Canada. It generates revenue through premiums, investment management fees, and group plan administration. Headquartered in Toronto, it is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and part of the Power Corporation group of companies, serving both retail and workplace markets nationwide.