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Sobeys

Senior Application Developer

Hybrid

Stellarton, Canada

Senior

Freelance

25-02-2026

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Skills

Communication Leadership C# SAP CI/CD DevOps Monitoring Azure DevOps Test Problem-solving Presentation Skills Research Attention to detail Architecture Programming Azure Team Leadership Agile CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

Ready to Transform Retail? Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success.

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Senior Application Developer. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; Calgary, AB.

As a Senior Application Developer With Sobeys, You Will

Identify functional and technical solutions to meet requirements.
Ensure the development of detailed functional, technical and operational specifications for delivery of recommended solutions.
Translate user requirements into solution design for development and implementation of business technology solutions.
Conduct design and code reviews to ensure the solution delivered conforms to IT and team standards and quality software delivery practices.
Provide accurate estimates from analysis and design specifications for yourself and other team members to work on.
Capture and define technical and operational requirements for solutions.
Provide expert knowledge of a particular architecture and can discuss how the solution’s specific features, characteristics, functionality and design will meet business requirements.
Ensure all documentation is created, up to date and correct before solutions or changes are implemented into production.
Ensure management is informed of progress, status and issues of delivery team activities
Code, test, and analyze software programs and applications. This includes researching, documenting, andmodifying software and specifications throughout the system development life cycle.
Analyze and amend software to correct errors in a timely and accurate fashion and provide status reportswhere required.
Determine the most effective program/configuration solution from technical specifications provided by an experienced developer or business analyst. With assistance, provide estimates for all aspects of work and work to deadline.
Create unit test plans with detailed test cases.
Consistently write and test solutions without errors, to estimate and conforming to best practice.
Assist in the preparation and documentation of program specifications.
Resolve problems with increasingly less supervision.
Develop or support software application solutions in a project team/task-based environment.
Provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 production support of cloud applications
Provide user, operational and system documentation for implementation.
Assist senior developers and business analysts in conceptualizing and development of new software programs and systems.

What You Have To Offer

Your experience and resume will show us:

An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 7years relevant experience.
At least 4 years experience developing Azure Cloud Applications.
Experience with developing Azure applications using either containers, data factory, or functions.
Experience with Azure DevOps.
Experience in C# programming language.
Experience in CI/CD Pipelines.
Experience in building automated test harness.
Experience in Monitoring and Observability capabilities.
Strong experience in software engineering and solution delivery methodologies.
Ability to be flexible and adaptable in learning and understanding new technologies.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team environment.
Experience with agile and lean methodologies.
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Strong experience in working with business in leveraging technology to meet business goals and requirements.
Strong written communication and presentation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong team leadership skills and work ethic.
Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
Ability to be highly self-motivated and focused.
Ability to pay keen attention to detail.
ABAP Experience in an SAP Retail Environment with Object Oriented Development an asset.
Experience with ERP migration to SAP HANA an asset.

Who We Are

We started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing famil

About the Company

As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve -- from our full service format to the convenience f... Know more