Staff Algorithms Developer, C++

About Kinaxis  

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.    

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.   

At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. 

Location

Our office in Ottawa, Canada - Hybrid

About the team

Algorithm Developers at Kinaxis create algorithms to solve supply chains worldwide. Each one of us plays an important part in developing solutions, building our culture, and making a global impact.Every day, we are empowered to work together to help our customers make fast, confident planning decisions. This is how we create a better planet – for each other, for our customers and for generations to come. Our cloud-based platform Maestro ensures that the products we need – everything from medicine and cars to day-to-day items like toothpaste – make it to market and into our hands when we need them with minimal ecological footprint. Our customers have terabytes of data that need to be analyzed for the largest supply chains imaginable. Our algorithms move the global economy-- in seconds, not hours, or days. It’s Big Data with an impact.

Salary range

Annual cash compensation ranges from $140,000 to $190,000, plus a discretionary 12% company bonus. The final offer within this range will reflect the successful candidate’s skills and experience. 

Vacancy Status 

This is an existing job vacancy 

What you will do

• Design and implement high-performance, scalable and maintainable algorithms to solve business problems.
• Develop and maintain tools and frameworks to accelerate development and testing.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, ensuring high-quality deliverables through peer reviews and adherence to coding standards.
• Collaborate closely with other developers, product managers and stakeholders to define and prioritize features enhancements.
• Define test strategies and develop comprehensive test plans.
• Write unit, functional tests, and integration tests plus debugging to ensure robust high-quality software.
• Design, develop, and support automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing using testing frameworks and tools.
• Serve as a role model to junior developers, provide technical guidance and mentorship, fostering an environment of learning and growth.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure the continued evolution and improvement of the development process and software architecture.
• Function as technical lead for development of supply chain algorithms from idea to delivery.
• Advise product management on technology solutions to meet market demands.

Technologies we use

• Development with object-oriented languages such as C++
• Object Oriented Design patterns and design practices
• Experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum
• Use of common tools including MS Visual Studio, VS Code, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, SonarQube and AI Tools like CoPilot

What we are looking for

• A love of data structures and algorithms, and the desire to apply them in the real world.
• Ability to write C++ code following modern C++ standards (C++11/14/17/20), object-oriented programming, and design patterns.
• Ability to design, develop, and support automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing using testing frameworks and tools.
• Ability to design and implement high performance code.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
• Background in, or understanding of, supply chain management.
• Experience in machine learning or operations research would be a bonus.

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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. 

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more. 

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.