Intermediate Full-Stack Developer (Contract)

About Us

BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) is an international applied earth sciences professional services firm. We are proud of our talented team of over 800 employees, spanning the fields of Engineering, Geoscience, Software, Geomatics, Data Science, Accounting, Administration, Health & Safety and Human Resources.  Alongside our clients and industry partners, BGC works collaboratively as ‘One Team’, dedicated to solving the world’s most critical applied earth science challenges. BGC has offices located across Canada, the United States, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Australia.

Our flat management structure creates a culture of innovation, excellence and transparency and a casual, dynamic and inclusive work environment. BGC prides itself on offering training and mentoring opportunities to further our employees’ professional growth as well as social and wellness activities that contribute to the connection and wellbeing of our team.

We believe in One Team, Excellence, Curiosity, Common Sense and Clarity.

The Role

We are looking for an Intermediate Full-Stack Developer to join the Structura team on contract. Structura is BGC's commercial cloud platform for automated interpretation of acoustic and optical televiewer data, used by major mining operators and geotechnical consultants around the world. The product is in active use and growing; you'll be shipping features that customers depend on, not just prototyping.

You'll work directly with our lead developer and a small team of geotechnical engineers and data scientists. Your day-to-day will focus on the React front end and the FastAPI Python backend, building and testing new features, refining UX, and supporting the product roadmap. The ML/inference layer is owned by our domain experts, so deep ML experience isn't required (though curiosity about applied geoscience is welcome).

This is a hybrid position based in Vancouver, requiring one day per week in the office. It is being offered as a 6-month contract, with the potential for extension.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new features across the Structura front end (React/TypeScript) and API (FastAPI/Python)
• Collaborate with our lead developer on architecture, code reviews, and technical direction
• Partner with geotechnical engineers and data scientists to translate domain needs into product features
• Contribute to UX and visual design of data-heavy interfaces (interactive logs, QA tooling, structural data displays)
• Maintain code quality through testing, reviews, and pragmatic refactoring
• Support deployment, performance, and security work as needed

Required Education, Experience & Competencies

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of professional software development experience, ideally in SaaS or commercial product environments
• Strong Python backend skills (FastAPI or similar)
• Solid React + TypeScript experience, comfortable owning front-end work end-to-end
• Experience with cloud deployment (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP transferable)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and modern CI/CD workflows
• Comfortable working in a small, collaborative team where you’ll help shape decisions

Nice to have:

• Azure-specific experience (Container Apps, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Entra ID)
• SQL or similar document database experience
• Experience building data-visualization or data-heavy interfaces
• Familiarity with scientific, geospatial, or ML-adjacent software
• Interest in geoscience, mining, or earth sciences

Company Benefits

BGC offers our employees the following: 

• Our ‘One Team’ culture supporting health, wellness, safety and diversity
• Flat management structure
• Flexible workplace with office and home arrangements
• Social and wellness activities
• Casual and professional work environment

Compensation

The estimated hourly rate for this position is $60-80 CAD per hour, however pay will be commensurate with job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

As a contractor, you will submit monthly invoices to BGC, including itemized details of services, hours worked, and reimbursable expenses from the prior month. You are responsible for all applicable taxes, insurance (including workers’ compensation, where applicable), and required licenses, and are not eligible for employee benefits. Services performed will be covered under BGC’s professional liability insurance, subject to standard policy terms and exclusions.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

BGC Engineering Inc. strives to create a workplace where equity, diversity and inclusion are embedded throughout our workplace culture and practices. Join us in our commitment to honour individuality, ensure fairness, and create a welcoming environment for everyone. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all candidates, including those experiencing inequity such as racialized individuals, Indigenous People, women, people of diverse sexual orientations, identities and expressions, veterans, individuals with disabilities, people of all faiths, nationalities, marital status, ages, and family status. For assistance or accommodation with your application, please contact us at careers@bgcengineering.ca.

Disclosures

(1) At BGC, we use Artificial Intelligence to streamline parts of the recruitment process, however all decisions about candidate selection and advancement continue to be made by our hiring team.

(2) This opportunity reflects an existing role within the organization that is being filled due to internal team changes.

(3) This posting will remain open until the position has been filled.

(4) Privacy Notice: By submitting an application you are consenting to BGC Engineering Inc. using and storing provided information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment.