Junior Application Developer – TSI Innovations – Birchwood

Full-Time, Summer Internship Position

Start date: April/May (Flexible), End Date: end of August

Closing date: March 31^st, 2025

Overview

The Junior Application Developer for TSI Dynamics is responsible for developing and maintaining software applications which support the dealerships, collision centres and overall Birchwood Automotive Group in achieving their objectives of ensuring customer satisfaction, growing revenue and achieving profit targets.

Professional Interns have been an integral part of Birchwood for over 25 years. The professional intern program has evolved to include an immersive experience that focuses on personal and professional development. Our program is designed to create a network of empowered students who gain valuable skills while supporting Birchwood’s purpose. Our internship includes professional development workshops, unique social events, and an opportunity to network with our executive team.
At Birchwood, experience is everything, and we want you to be a part of our team.

Key Responsibilities:

●      Work closely with the Manager of Software Development to develop new and expand existing internal development initiatives for the Birchwood retail operations.

●      Monitoring performance of software to provide fast query responses to front-end users.

●      Diagnosing/troubleshooting internally developed web software related problems, and perform preventive maintenance.

●      Communicating technical guidance and instructions to users on the use of our applications, systems, and processes.

●      Work on n-tier applications deployed in a cloud infrastructure based on Amazon Web Services.

●      Collaborate within a dedicated team environment.

●      Communicating effectively orally and in writing and establishing cooperative working relationships with staff, external clients and contractors.

Qualifications: 

●      An understanding of open-source web technologies such as HTML, PHP, Laravel, LESS, Node.js, Vue.js, and Linux.

●      Have a strong technical background, good communication skills, and ability to solve unique and challenging software problems.

●      An understanding of MySQL relational databases and the ability to diagnose/troubleshoot related issues.

●      Willing to work remotely or in the office.

Birchwood is Manitoba’s largest automotive retailer. Our 24 franchises are in addition to four state-of-the-art collision repair centres and four Birchwood Credit Solutions locations. We offer sales, services, and parts to meet our customers’ automotive needs. We’re a recognized leader in the retail automotive industry, not only for our diverse workforce reflecting our community, but also for our unparalleled commitment to team members, customers, partners, and neighbourhoods. At Birchwood, our days begin and end with gratitude, personal leadership, trust, respect, continuous improvement, and generosity.

Birchwood is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Reasonable accommodation is available to applicants with disabilities upon request. Please email your request to: recruitment@birchwood.ca