Software Developer Co-Op (Value Frameworks)

Software Developer Co-Op (Value Frameworks)

Location: Vancouver, BC 

Expected Start Date: Sept 2024

Length: 8 - month Co-Op term 

As one of BC’s Top Employers (2023), Canada’s Top Growing Companies (2023), and Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures (2023), Copperleaf is a dynamic and disruptive high-tech organization offering exciting opportunities for growth and innovation.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Copperleaf is building a better world, one decision at a time. The Copperleaf Decision Analytics Solution helps some of the world’s largest firms make better strategic decisions through data analytics and optimization. We have a track record of delivering award-winning, industry-changing solutions. Join our team as we continue to enable our clients to build more resilient and sustainable infrastructure.

The Opportunity: 

This position is based in our Value Frameworks Team, working on a unique software component which provides the calculation engine for Copperleaf’s software solution, and as such is a differentiator of our core product.

You’ll be joining a cross-functional Agile team of bright, passionate and supportive individuals who are proud of the solutions they build. This team works closely with our client-facing implementation consultants to translate our clients’ requirements into value frameworks. Outside of just coding it requires someone who is interested in understanding how the software we build affects our clients, so we can create models that reflect realistic scenarios they encounter. 

As we move into an accelerated growth phase, we're also looking for co-ops interested in a permanent role with our company.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Collaborating with team members on planning, design, development, code reviews, and testing.
• Contributing to the development of new features, shared components, and maintenance of existing features.
• Working on a variety of tasks to help the team meet delivery goals.
• Working with team members to discover ways to continually improve, from our products to our team processes.

What experience will you gain?

This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to the following:

• C# programming 
• Unit test frameworks and automated integration testing 
• Oracle
• Developing reusable libraries using YAML and C#
• Releasing critical software components for customers in a fast-paced environment
• Agile development methodologies (Scrum, sprints)

As a member of a cross-functional team, you are able to:

• Be a team player in a dynamic environment 
• Understand and communicate complex technical issues
• Focus on product-centric rather than technology-centric development 
• Have an eye for detail and it shows in your design, coding, and review
• Be self-motivated, flexible, pragmatic, and able to handle a variety of tasks
• Be a great team member including promoting teamwork, respect, courtesy & discretion 

About You:

You have the following background, but we also recognize that talent comes in many forms:

• Ideally, you’re a 3rd or 4th year computing science or engineering student with previous software development experience
• You’ve gained exposure to object-oriented languages, web technologies and UIs, and relational databases
• You’re self-motivated, flexible, pragmatic, proactive and able to handle a variety of tasks
• You’re a great team member and have interpersonal skills including teamwork, respect, courtesy, and discretion

We're not hung up on how much experience you may have with a specific programming language or technology. However, we like to see skill, passion and creativity in the work and projects you've completed.

What are we looking for?

Here are some tips about what our hiring managers look for during Co-Op recruitment. 

1. A well-written cover letter (recommended) - We use cover letters to learn more about you and how your skills, knowledge, and experience make you a good candidate for our role and our company. This is your chance to stand out and help us see who you are beyond what you can list on a resume. 
2. Extracurricular activities (optional) - If you are involved in extra-curricular activities, please share them in your resume and cover letter. Hearing about these allows us to understand more about who you are. 
3. Transcripts (optional) - Just like extracurricular activities, if you have one feel free to upload yours. Non-official transcripts are perfect. We know there's more to like than grades, but they're part of the picture. 
4. A bespoke application (required) - At Copperleaf, we love artificial intelligence. In fact, we have our own in-house AI tools and strongly encourage our teams to utilize them! However, we're not looking for AI-generated cover letters and resumes. We want to see your writing style and learn more about you. Note, we don't use AI for reviewing resumes and applications. 

What Our Co-ops Are Saying

"Copperleaf provided me with an excellent overall co-op experience. The job involved a wide variety of interesting challenges as well as great people to work with and learn from. I would highly recommend considering Copperleaf for a rewarding and memorable work term."

-Jeff, previous Software Developer Co-op

"As a software developer co-op student with Copperleaf, I was able to rapidly learn and hone a variety of skills. My co-workers provided an enriching working and learning environment, and I was also given a great amount of independence on the projects I completed."

-Yuqing, previous Software Developer Co-op

"I enjoyed my co-op work term here a lot. I had the opportunity to work on a complete feature from server-side functionality to front-end functionality. When I first started at Copperleaf, I was eased into the role with relevant tasks and training that allowed me to build my knowledge on the application before diving into more complicated problems and tasks. I was also able to work with a great team of people. Everyone is very friendly and eager to help or provide suggestions to improve the application from both a development and user perspective. We also knew how to have fun with foosball tournaments and pizza parties. I am thankful I had the opportunity to work in such an amazing environment!"

- David, previous Software Developer Co-op

Visit www.copperleaf.com to learn more about our people and company.