Junior Application Developer Jobs in Hamilton, ON

Requisition ID: 101371 

Job Category: Campus 

Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada 
 

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

We're at the forefront of our clients' digital transformation journey, successfully implementing emerging digital services into our clients' projects and operations that unlock a step change in their performance. Join the team to improve project outcomes, leverage the digital twin, deliver systems integration and interoperability, and support decision-making, autonomous execution, and integrated operations and performance centers.

Looking to take the next step in your career?

Hatch is seeking a Junior Software Developer, new graduate reporting to Business Practices Technology, Digital Consulting, you will support offices globally working from our Mississauga office location.

We're entrepreneurs with a technical soul. Our flat organizational structure creates an atmosphere of openness and participation. We build practical solutions that are safe, innovative, and sustainable. Our ultimate goal is to achieve no harm for our people, our clients, and our communities.

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Work in Agile teams to deliver committed backlog items through short feedback loops within the agreed timeline.
• Use agentic development workflows while maintaining developer ownership of design, security, quality, documentation and production readiness.
• Translate user stories and acceptance criteria into clear implementation plans and apply prompt engineering and context engineering techniques so AI-assisted outputs are grounded in architecture decisions and business requirements.
• Practice human-in-the-loop and AI-assisted pair programming: critically review, test and refine AI-generated code.
• Create and maintain automated unit, integration and regression tests to ensure required coverage.
• Participate in AI-augmented code review and pull-request workflows, using summaries, static analysis and automated checks while applying sound engineering judgment to correctness, maintainability, performance and security.
• Contribute to design and architecture sessions and rapid prototyping.
• Apply secure development principles when using coding assistants, including appropriate handling of confidential data, secrets, intellectual property and generated code.
• Continuously evaluate emerging developer tools, models and AI-assisted engineering practices to improve developer experience, flow efficiency, cycle time and software quality.
• Work in a team environment with shared code; disciplined use of source control and process documentation.

You bring to the role:

• Graduating in 2027, or a recent graduate, from an accredited University in Computer Science or related degree.
• A strong foundation in software development fundamentals, including requirements gathering techniques, usability, prototyping, implementation, testing, source control and deployment.
• Exposure to Agile software development lifecycle practices such as Scrum and Kanban, with an interest in modern product engineering and DevOps.
• Comfort using AI coding assistants in modern IDEs, native-AI development; hands-on academic, personal-project or internship experience is considered an asset.
• An understanding of AI-assisted development concepts such as prompt engineering, context engineering, iterative prompting, agentic workflows, generated-code validation and human-in-the-loop review.
• The judgment to verify AI outputs for correctness, security, maintainability and alignment with requirements, and the curiosity to understand generated code.
• Good time management, communication, presentation and organizational skills.
• Superior attention to detail, structured problem solving and a demonstrated ability to learn new concepts, frameworks and tools quickly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate with stakeholders in different functions and geographies.
• Working knowledge or experience with Microsoft Azure, including storage accounts, API apps and API Management; Microsoft SharePoint Online and Power BI are considered assets.
• C# and/or .NET development experience.
• Knowledge of SQL Server and T-SQL.
• Knowledge of HTML and modern JavaScript frameworks/libraries such as Angular, React or Node.js;
• Knowledge of REST APIs / Web API, JSON and OData.
• Experience with Git/GitHub pull-request workflows and/or Azure DevOps for backlog management, source control, CI/CD and release automation is considered an asset.

Competencies (knowledge, skill, attributes):

• Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as they apply to engineering problems and projects.
• Ability to learn quickly and to take on new challenges.
• Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Shows critical and creative thinking and problem solving and brings forward solutions for our clients' toughest challenges.
• Adapts and embraces change.

Compensation:

Range: $81,000.00 - $84,000.00

At Hatch, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. In accordance with legislated pay transparency requirements, the expected salary range for this position is based on current market data and aligned with internal pay structures to ensure consistency and fairness.

Your individual compensation within this range will depend on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications and location. In addition to base pay, our total rewards package may include performance-based incentives, comprehensive benefits, and other programs designed to support your well-being and growth.

Note: Applicants must submit a transcript (official or unofficial) upon application.

Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.

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