Full Stack Developer Co-op (Students Only)

*Please note, ONLY students who are enrolled in a credible university or college are eligible to apply for this position. 

Redbrick and Shift are headquartered on the traditional Coast Salish territory, and we respectfully acknowledge the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ People of this region. With gratitude, we live, work, and care for this beautiful land.

Part of the Redbrick portfolio of companies, Shift is a power browser that consolidates multiple windows from web apps, accounts, and tabs into one window and one simplified digital life. As the world’s first app-integrated browser, Shift delivers a flexible user experience like no other and a powerful interface that reduces the cognitive load of cluttered tabs, context-switching, and constant account shuffling. Leveraging decades of experience building browsers, the team at Shift is reimagining the modern browser. Shift is a Certified B Corporation as part of the Redbrick portfolio. Redbrick has been named one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers for five years running.

One thing that our team members say they value most is our fun and truly “people-first” culture. Ours is a place where you’re given the autonomy to do your best work, from home or in the office, with the tools and support you need to do so. We cheerlead your goals and accomplishments and are invested in your future. 

"At Shift, there is always an exciting new challenge that we are eager to solve together. We know that collaborating with people who genuinely care about the work they do allows us to come up with the best solutions. I feel very lucky that every day we get to think creatively and learn something new together."

                          – Nicole P, Software Developer II

What does a day look like in my role?

We get it: You need to know what you’re signing up for before you apply, right?

As a Full Stack Developer co-op, you’ll be responsible for:

• Fixing bugs and implementing new features.
• Reviewing code written by other engineers on the team.
• Testing changes to our software to ensure a high level of quality.
• Reproducing problems reported by our customers.
• Providing technical assistance to our customer success team.

Halfway through your co-op:

• You have made several code changes and they have been merged into the product.
• You know our product well and can answer common technical questions about it.
• You can test most changes and be confident you’ve identified any problems.
• Your work-term project is well underway.

At the end of your co-op:

• You are a fully contributing member of the development team.
• You know our product inside and out and are comfortable with the codebase.
• Your work-term project is complete.

What we would like to see in you.

Every Shift team member has three things in common: We’re curious, hungry and good-humoured. We try our best to balance hard work with good, old-fashioned fun. As a Full Stack Developer co-op with Shift, there are extra superpowers we’re on the lookout for:

• Experience as a front-end or full-stack developer.
• Developing knowledge of JavaScript.
• Exposure to JS frameworks such as React, Angular and Vue.js.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and web technology.

• Passion for writing quality code that is maintainable.
• A positive attitude and excellent communication skills.

• Experience working on an Agile development team.
• Comfortable with version control systems and code review.
• Samples of demonstrating clean, well commented, well-executing code.

Bonus: 

• An interest and passion for web browsers.
• Experience with Infrastructure and/or CI/CD pipelines.

Please note: This co-op is listed as ideally an 8-month co-op but will consider a 4-month co-op.

What next?

If you’re picking up what we’re putting down, applying is easy as 1, 2, 3.

1.  Apply with your cover letter and resume and links to your GitHub or public repos and take this opportunity to tell us your story and why you’d be a good fit on our team. Apply here: 
2. Download Shift -- we want to hear what you think!
3. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Linkedin, and Instagram for all that is happening at Shift!

Shift and Redbrick are committed to having a diverse environment where everyone can be their true authentic selves. We value all differences as they are essential for a thriving, happy, and productive workplace. Come join us and help build a disruptive company where we are all proud to belong.