SPECIALISTERNE NORTH AMERICA IS RECRUITING

Specialisterne North America works with businesses in Canada and the US to hire neurodivergent employees. We connect qualified neurodivergent candidates to employment opportunities in numerous industries and sectors. Listed on this page are all currently open positions.

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ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?

Specialisterne North America supports individuals who:

1. Self-identify with one or more following neurodivergent labels or identities: Autism (including Asperger’s and PDD-NOS), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Learning Disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia), Intellectual Disability, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette Syndrome.

2. Have experienced barriers to finding and/or maintaining employment related to their neurodivergence.

3. Are open to receiving workplace support and guidance from Specialisterne during their first 3 months on the job.

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All applications must go through Specialisterne North America. Our corporate partners do not handle applications directly.

IT Developer - Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative

Toronto, ON, Canada

Full Time

Entry Level

Specialisterne is Recruiting!

Specialisterne connects qualified neurodivergent candidates to employment opportunities in numerous industries and sectors in Canada and the US.

To be eligible to apply, you must have experienced barriers getting and/ or maintaining meaningful employment and you identify with one of the following:

Autism (including Asperger’s and PDD-NOS)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Learning Disability (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)
Intellectual Disability
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Tourette Syndrome

Employees hired through Specialisterne will be supported by a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job.

Specialisterne is proud to partner with TD on a Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative.

TD is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. They are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of their customers and communities in which they live and serve.

Applications must be submitted in full no later than December 1st

Summary:

Title: IT Developer

Employment Type: Full-Time

Hours: Standard working hours (9-5)

Location: Toronto (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)

Salary:

Target Start Date: January, 2025

About this Role:

Essential Tasks - In this job, you will:

Participate in Agile stand-ups to understand immediate priorities for the day/week
Work with peers, tech leads and business system analysts to understand application requirements
Perform unit testing for the code developed
Utilize Azure deployment tools to move the software into multiple test environments to ensure software is successfully deployed
Once software is developed and tested, support other technology teams to deploy software into production
Between testing and production, perform defect triage by interacting with other teams to resolve any software issues
Develop new user-facing responsive features
Optimize front end applications for maximum speed and performance

General Skills and Abilities - You are:

Have the ability to take direction and collaborate with multiple teams and people
Have the ability to interact with a large number of people and ask for help when needed
Have the ability to decipher and deal with complex situations

Digital/Technical Skills & Tools - You are:

Basic Java OR Rest API OR React/Angular skills
Nice to have (but not required):
- Basic Microsoft SQL Server (Azure) skills
- Spring Boot framework
- Expertise in modern JavaScript / TypeScript / ES6+
- Angular2 and above, Lifecycle & CLI
- Java, Node experience
- NgRx & reactive programming
- Strong REST API design and implementation skills
- Experience in using tools like Bitbucket/Git, IntelliJ/Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, etc.

Required skill level*

Basic - e.g., I can do this in simple situations with close or extensive guidance
Basic to Intermediate
Intermediate - e.g., I can do this in most situations, with occasional guidance
Intermediate to expert
Expert - e.g., I can do this in exceptionally difficult situations with no guidance and I can be a key resource for others.

Education/Knowledge - You:

College Diploma OR Bachelor's Degree in computer science or a related field OR a technical training certificate
Nice to have (but not required):
- Data Analytics training
- Security best-practices
- Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, Azure services
- Familiar with Software vulnerabilities and their resolution

Experience (Professional, Academic, Personal) - You:

Full Stack Development experience
One year of experience in a related role OR ability to showcase Development Projects related to this position

Additional Information:

Here’s how frequently the following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job:

Oral communication: Daily
Email communication: Daily
Instant messaging: Constantly
Telephone Communication: Rarely
Video communication: Daily
Interacting with supervisors: Daily
Interacting with peers: Constantly
Interacting with customers: N/A
Selling or influencing others: N/A
Training or teaching others: N/A

Here’s what can employees find stressful about this job:

Long hours at irregular times when needed to complete projects
Being able to answer questions about complex application components

Here’s what employees tend to find motivating/rewarding about this job:

You will develop quality software, creating great outcomes for colleagues and customers
Expansive career path
Skills you will learn are transferable to other industries and positions

Workplace Support:

Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job
All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job

The Recruitment Process

To be considered for this position, you will:

Complete a job application
Join our talent pool (if you haven’t already) by completing an additional questionnaire and a pre-employment assessment

Next Steps

Successful applicants will create a job-specific Candidate Profile to answer job specific questions and/or complete a work sample exercise to showcase your skills for this role.
Employers use Candidate Profiles to anonymously* shortlist candidates
Candidates and employers will meet to discuss the role in more detail

*whenever possible

IT Developer - Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative

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