Senior Staff Software Developer, Data Ingestion, Developer Framework

Kinaxis Inc.•Ottawa, ON

18d•$140,000 - $195,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for an accomplished software developer with deep expertise in building data management and system integration tools. You have a strong understanding of the full data domain from single-event processing to the batch workloads that power AI/ML solutions, and their supporting technologies. You’re well versed in data quality, governance, and API lifecycle management, and you bring the technical leadership needed to guide diverse projects in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.

Requirements

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent related discipline
7-10 years of progressive enterprise software development experience
Disciplined approach to software testing including unit testing and continuous integration
Experience developing public APIs including lifecycle management (REST, gRPC, graphQL)
Experience working with major cloud providers (primarily Azure and GCP)
Ability to work in the cloud with containerization technologies (Kubernetes, GKE, AKS) and various compute models (Spark, Flink)
Ability to accelerate the SDLC through innovative applications of AI or other tooling, while upholding architecture consistency, secure design, and code-quality standards
Experience reviewing AI-generated code rigorously for correctness, architectural fit, integration risk, and edge case support with a growth mindset and bias for experimentation
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Apache Hop and/or Pentaho or equivalent tools
Experience with DevOps and automation technologies (Jenkins, Maven, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub actions)
Informed opinions about good practices in APIM and use of APIs for third-party integration
Experience implementing event-based and streaming integration patterns and working with related technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Breadth of knowledge across cloud-computing subject matter areas including networking and connectivity, service mesh and traffic management, storage and data management, security, identity, and trust, observability and reliability
Familiarity with the supply chain management data domain

Responsibilities

Research and prototype exciting new platform API and data management capabilities
Design, build, and test at all levels of the stack
Consider multiple perspectives like security, testability, maintainability, and performance
Collaborate closely with team members and stakeholders across the company
Contribute to setting guidelines and good practices
Proactively mentor others, actively engaging team members to develop their skills
Shape the future direction of data management and integration in our platform