What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at CGI?
Position Description
CGI is seeking an experienced Full Stack Senior Software Engineer with 5 years of experience in designing and developing scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands on experience in frontend and backend development using modern technologies, along with exposure to AWS cloud services and DevOps practices.This role involves designing, building, deploying, and maintaining high quality applications across the full stack to deliver real business value. The candidate should be capable of ensuring applications are stable, scalable, performant, and secure across environments.
Hands on experience with AI assisted development tools is required, with the ability to leverage these tools to improve development productivity, code quality, and testing efficiency.
Candidates will take ownership of application components from design through production and provide support. This role requires strong technical execution, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently while collaborating closely with product owners/managers, UX/UI designers, data partners, and other engineers. Candidate will help ensure applications are reliable, secure, scalable, and maintainable while enabling data driven decisions across the organization.
Exposure to data and BI tools (such as Databricks, Power BI, or similar) is considered a plus, with the ability to support analytic driven insights where needed.
Your future duties and responsibilities
Software Design, Development & Maintenance
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $79,600.00 $176,300.00.
CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.
CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at US_Employment_Compliance@cgi.com. You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.
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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.
CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.
CGI is seeking an experienced Full Stack Senior Software Engineer with 5 years of experience in designing and developing scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands on experience in frontend and backend development using modern technologies, along with exposure to AWS cloud services and DevOps practices.This role involves designing, building, deploying, and maintaining high quality applications across the full stack to deliver real business value. The candidate should be capable of ensuring applications are stable, scalable, performant, and secure across environments.
Hands on experience with AI assisted development tools is required, with the ability to leverage these tools to improve development productivity, code quality, and testing efficiency.
Candidates will take ownership of application components from design through production and provide support. This role requires strong technical execution, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently while collaborating closely with product owners/managers, UX/UI designers, data partners, and other engineers. Candidate will help ensure applications are reliable, secure, scalable, and maintainable while enabling data driven decisions across the organization.
Exposure to data and BI tools (such as Databricks, Power BI, or similar) is considered a plus, with the ability to support analytic driven insights where needed.
Your future duties and responsibilities
Software Design, Development & Maintenance
- Design and implement application features using JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and related technologies on our AWS framework
- Own the quality and maintainability of code within assigned applications or services
- Refactor existing functionality to improve performance, security, and scalability
- Review code contributed by other engineers and provide actionable feedback
- Commit, branch, merge, and review code using Git.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex defects across front end, backend, and data layers
- Maintain clear technical documentation covering architecture, APIs, and operational behavior
- Collaborate to resolve production issues, meeting SLA targets and minimizing business impact.
- Use AI assisted development tools to improve productivity while retaining accountability for design and outcomes
- Define and maintain test strategies and test automation for assigned components or services
- Build and optimize unit, integration, and end to end tests using tools such as Playwright
- Use AI assisted testing platforms to identify regressions, generate test cases, and reduce manual testing effort
- Lead analysis and resolution of defects, incidents, and quality trends
- Design, build, and maintain automated deployment pipelines using DevSecOps practices
- Support applications in production, including incident response and root cause analysis
- Analyze logs, metrics, and alerts using monitoring and observability tools
- Apply AI assisted tools to improve logging, monitoring, and operational insights
- Participate in on call rotations and support deployments outside normal work hours when required
- Contribute to change management activities, release readiness, and technical training
- Design and maintain data pipelines and models using Databricks and SQL
- Create and evolve dashboards in Power BI and Grafana to support operational and business decision making
- Monitor data quality and implement automated validation and anomaly detection
- Partner with stakeholders to define analytics requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Maintain documentation and support users in understanding data outputs and limitations
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and UX/UI teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Provide technical input on feasibility, trade offs, and implementation approaches
- Use data, user behavior insights, and AI assisted analysis tools to refine functionality and user experience
- Mentor less experienced engineers through guidance, reviews, and shared problem solving
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
- 5 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong hands on experience with: JavaScript / TypeScript React and Material UI Node.js Git Agile delivery practices
- Experience building, deploying, and supporting applications on AWS, including: AWS RDS (PostgreSQL), MongoDB Atlas Lambda, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, and Step Functions AWS CLI, CloudFront, Security Groups, and Elastic Container Service (ECS) CI/CD pipelines using AWS Code Pipeline and cloud based deployments via CloudFormation
- Practical experience with testing and quality practices, including Automated testing frameworks such as Playwright CI/testing and test management tools (Jenkins, Zephyr) Performance and reliability testing tools (JMeter) Comfort working in Linux CLI environments
- Working knowledge of data, BI, and analytics tools, including Python and SQL Databricks, Power BI, and Grafana
- Strong application design skills, with attention to scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Ability to responsibly leverage AI tools to improve development efficiency, testing, troubleshooting, and data analysis
- Ownership mentality for design decisions, code quality, and production stability
- Ability to work independently on complex problems while collaborating effectively with others
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Clear communication with both technical and non technical partners
- Commitment to continuous learning and improving engineering practices
- What Success Looks Like
- You independently deliver high quality features and improvements with minimal rework
- Your designs scale, perform reliably, and are well understood by the team
- Production issues are quickly diagnosed and resolved with clear root cause analysis
- Dashboards and data outputs are trusted and actively used by stakeholders
- Junior engineers benefit from your guidance and technical leadership
- Stakeholders view you as a dependable technical partner who balances speed, quality, and long term sustainability
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $79,600.00 $176,300.00.
CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive insurance options
- Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
- Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Wellness and Wellbeing programs
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.
CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at US_Employment_Compliance@cgi.com. You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.
We make it easy to translate military experience and skills! Click here to be directed to our site that is dedicated to veterans and transitioning service members.
All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.
CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.