Job Description

About Contour

Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.

As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.

What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started!

Trainee Software Developer–Magstar

Division:

Located in Toronto, Canada andestablishedin 1986,Magstarsupplies Enterprise Resource Planning Software to mid-sized retailers across North America and the Caribbean,primarily in the Wine & Liquor spaceMagstar'scomplete product suite includes Back Office, POS, Mobile POS, Warehouse, and CRM applications.Magstarhas been repeatedly recognized as holding an industry-leading position by the Retail Information System's NewsLeaderBoard

Division URL: https://www.magstarinc.com/

The Position:
We are looking for Trainee Software Developers to join one of our R&D teams. The selected candidates will be trained for 3 to6months to become good developerscapable of working on enterprise-level applications.Following the completion of the internship period, thereis a good chance of securingfull-time employment based on satisfactory performance during the internship.

The chosen individuals will work out of the Contour SoftwareKarachiresource center office, as an extension of the division-based R&D department.

Key Responsibilities

• Must be willing to learn a 4GL programming languagewith Application Generator, which is a legacy rapid-application development platformfor building ERPsystems

• Working on different tasks while evaluating the ways to use AI code generation tools to improve the efficiency of the development process.

• Must bewillingto learnandworkwiththePoint of Saleapplication written in C andotherapplications written in REACT JS.

• Requires working with Account Managers to gather customer requirements, prepare quotes, provide timelines,andmodifyexisting features to meet those requirements

• Liaise with QA and Support personnel to diagnose and fix issues found during QA and in production

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, and/or related discipline
  New/Recent/Soon-to-GraduateComputer Science & Software Engineering graduates are encouraged to apply

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

• Take the initiative and manage multiple tasks while not missing deadlines.

• Be able to work alone without supervision as well as in a team environment.

• Strong Knowledge of the Relational Databases,SQL

• Good knowledge of C/C++and Linux, Shell Scripting.

Bonus to have

• Familiarity or interest to learn how to use AI code generation tools (Cursor) is expected,as it may be possible toleveragethese tools to help withAppgenprogramming

• Some knowledge of JavaScript,REACTand REACT Native is a bonus, but notrequired

• Basic Linux system administration knowledge is also an asset.

Disclaimer: At Contour, we attribute our success to the unique contributions of our diverse staff. We’re committed to fostering a culture of respect that thrives on the varied perspectives and experiences of all individuals we recruit, employ, promote, and compensate. Since day one, we’ve adhered to a policy that champions a work environment honoring the worth and dignity of each person while being free from all forms of employment discrimination.

In our continuous effort to promote inclusivity, we extend our commitment to individuals with special needs by providing reasonable accommodations. We actively encourage qualified individuals with special needs to apply for the various openings within our company. Should you require assistance in completing the application process or have any inquiries regarding special facilities, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team. Your unique talents and abilities are welcomed and valued here.