.NET Developer

<p>You plan, develop, test, integrate and bug fix while collaborating with a team of skilled and passionate developers. You have full knowledge and experience with agile development and don&rsquo;t shy away from a challenge. You are a self-motivated individual who has a diverse background and brings hands-on experience to development who wants to design and code exciting platforms, contribute ideas, and see them come to life.</p>

Toronto, ON

Kensington Tours

<p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Kensington Tours, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the world in their own unique way. That&rsquo;s what makes us the experts in delivering tailor-made tours to over 90 countries worldwide. With $70 million in sales and a host of awards won, including National Geographic &rsquo;50 Tours of a Lifetime&rsquo;, our team of &lsquo;destination experts&rsquo; don&rsquo;t just deliver amazing travel experiences; we enrich people&rsquo;s lives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a world of mobile tech, insta-everything and virtual tours, Kensington Tours brings people around the globe to touch, feel, taste, smell and truly experience all of the beauty, nature, architecture, food, music and art different countries have to offer.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.kensingtontours.com

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Experienced

Overview: <p><u><strong>Who is TravelEdge?</strong></u></p> <p>TravelEdge is a technology company that provides the backbone and competitive edge to its two sister companies: Kensington Tours &ndash; an award winning private guided tour company, and Worldview Travel &ndash; a leader in corporate and leisure travel through its ever growing register of travel agencies.&nbsp; It is creating and fine tuning the technology, digital marketing and operational processes that are reinventing the travel industry.</p> <p>In the midst of new technology and business trends, some may consider travel old school and dull. TravelEdge will make you think again. We run like a start-up where the teams are lean the work is challenging and the rewards are high. We are growing quickly and very profitably without institutional investment. So we can build the right way &ndash; patiently and without compromise.</p> <p>We are connected by a set of values. A passion to innovate, a sense of ownership, decisions led by facts, a desire to act quickly and fail fast, confidence with low ego, and a commitment to give back to those less fortunate. If you are a distinctive professional who would like to help us reshape the travel industry &hellip; join the team!</p> <p><u><strong>Our Stack</strong></u></p> <p>Our primary stack uses of C# in a .Net environment. &nbsp;Our web based agent platform is built on the ASP.Net MVC framework making use of RESTful WebAPIs to interact over Entity with a SQL Server back-end. &nbsp;Other technologies we work with include AJAX, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks such as Bootstrap and ReactJS.</p> <p><strong><u>How </u><u>You Will</u><u> Make a Difference?</u></strong></p> <p>You plan, develop, test, integrate and bug fix while collaborating with a team of skilled and passionate developers. You have full knowledge and experience with agile development and don&rsquo;t shy away from a challenge. You are a self-motivated individual who has a diverse background and brings hands-on experience to development who wants to design and code exciting platforms, contribute ideas, and see them come to life.</p> <p>The value that the software you create for our lines of business will be a core metric for prioritization in an environment with entrepreneurial leaders and highly customized in house software.</p>
Responsibilities: <p><u><strong>Specifically you:</strong></u></p> <ul> <li>Work with business owners and architects to estimate, plan, test, integrate and deliver complete software.</li> <li>Assist in evaluating new functionality requests on a value scale for the business.</li> <li>Provide design documents and documentation to ensure efficient maintenance.</li> <li>Interact with key partners and internal users regarding timelines, technical issues, and infrastructure integration.</li> <li>Ensure work progress to schedule and keep (internal) customers informed of the project&rsquo;s progress.</li> <li>Stay current with trends, techniques, technology and other factors impacting the job.</li> <li>Actively participate in team meetings and offer recommendations/ideas on design projects.</li> <li>Develop software that has been tested, integrated and meets both yours and ours high &nbsp;development standards</li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><u><strong>What </strong></u><u><strong>We Are</strong></u><u><strong> Looking For in You?</strong></u></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent job experience.</li> <li>Minimum 3 years&rsquo; experience estimating timelines at or above 2 months in duration</li> <li>Minimum 5 years&rsquo; experience with the Microsoft .NET technology stack</li> <li>C#, Entity Framework, MVC Patterns</li> <li>Proficiency in OO Development Methodologies</li> <li>Database experience with a structured query language</li> <li>Exposure to version control software (GITHUB preferred)</li> <li>Comfortable with front end web frameworks (JQUERY, Bootstrap)</li> <li>Work experience in ecommerce preferred.</li> <li>Able to effectively communicate technical concepts to other members of the team both technical and non-technical.</li> <li>Effective written and verbal communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization.</li> <li>Excellent teamwork and team building skills.</li> <li>Superior time management, multitasking skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet set timelines minimal supervision.</li> <li>High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.</li> </ul> <p><u><strong>Our Culture:</strong></u></p> <p>Like most cultures around the world, our corporate culture focuses on food and friendly competition. From getting to know the local cuisine of your specialty area, to catering an impromptu team meeting. From potlucks to lunch at a local hotspot. From in-office ping pong tournaments to in-house soccer matches. Or, if sitting still is more your speed, we have a book club too and we take in the occasional Jays game!</p> <p><u><strong>Join Us:</strong></u></p> <p>As open-minded, adventure seekers and appreciators of experiences, even if you don&rsquo;t check all of the boxes but this sounds like the role you want to explore, submit your application and we promise to consider it. Apply now, or follow us on Twitter or Instagram.</p> <p>TravelEdge welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.&rsquo;</p>