Software Engineering Co-op - Winter 2027 at Achievers in Toronto

Job description

• When you join Achievers as a co-op, you're treated from day one as a true member of the team, working on meaningful projects that make an impact. You`ll work with experienced engineering leaders who will provide you with comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and real opportunities to work on complex and challenging projects.
• And did we mention? We love to keep great talent. Many of our co-ops go on to join us full-time because we believe in their potential!
• We have 4x roles available in various back-end feature and platform services teams for the January - April 2027 term. These are hybrid roles - Tuesday & Thursday in our office in Liberty Village.

Responsibilities

• Build, own and maintain new innovative product features by building POCs and testing new ideas.
• Collaborate with Senior Engineers, receiving regular mentorship, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Live in GitHub creating pull requests, reviewing code, merging branches, and generally be a team player by seeking out and providing feedback. We believe that every developer has lots to learn and lots to give!
• Develop and test new features that help scale our user data and HR integration services.
• Create automated test cases using Go and Python to improve reliability and speed up our release cycles.
• Contribute to backend development using Go (Golang) - building APIs, fixing bugs, and integrating with microservices.
• Assist with UI updates and enhancements, learning front-end fundamentals with React.
• You will also gain experience with frameworks and services such as Docker, Kubernetes, Google Pub/Sub and more

Requirements

• You are currently enrolled in a co-op program in Software Engineering or a similar relevant field.
• You already have completed a few successful co-ops/internships and have worked on back-end or full-stack projects.
• Proactiveness and enthusiasm to ask questions, seek feedback, and support the team with a variety of tasks.
• Passion for Software Engineering and a drive to learn and grow.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced prior co-op experience. Year 3 or 4.
• Experience in the following programming languages or similar: Python, Go, React.
• Experience working in an Agile environment using Jira
• Prior experience with GitHub, Kubernetes, and GCP.
• Prior exposure to microservices.

Skills

Preferred

• Prior exposure to microservices.

Benefits

• We love to have co-ops on board and to support their growth!
• We offer competitive rates!
• Many of our co-ops return for multiple terms and get full-time job offers with us after they graduate!
• You`ll receive dedicated mentorship from experienced Engineers who are invested in your development and success!
• We're a fun-loving, passionate, and highly collaborative team.
• We believe in moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change.
• We're committed to achieving technical excellence in everything we do.
• We value teamwork, learning from failure, and innovation.
• ✨ Rewards for your impact through our Recognition and Rewards program
• 🚀 Supported professional development and career growth (LinkedIn Learning, mentorship)
• 👏🏼 Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups that celebrate our diversity
• 🧘‍♀️ Regular events designed to build connection, belonging, and well-being
• 🇨🇦 Hybrid flexibility, with time in our beautiful Liberty Village, Toronto office
• $28 - $40 CAD per hour reflects the hourly range for this role, depending on experience, skills, and market data. We’re committed to providing a fair and competitive offer based on what you bring to the team. We want you to see your path to growth, understand your impact, and feel valued every step of the way.