Staff Software Developer, Front End Technologies

About Kinaxis

Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!

 

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, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

 

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. 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

Ottawa and Toronto, Canada- Hybrid

Other Canadian locations - Remote

About the team

The Front End Technology team consists of collaborative, high-performing engineers. The team’s primary mandate is to build a modern platform and web. We build user-friendly features to help our users visualize their supply chains, empowering them to make informed decisions to resolve their challenges effectively. Performance is a top priority as we need to handle our customers’ large complex datasets efficiently. We have designed our code architecture to be robust and easily maintained, while supporting a large team of engineers.In this role, you will develop full stack application features using a variety of technologies (TypeScript, React, C#) that will bring the power of our software to an expanding user community.

Vacancy Status

This is an existing job vacancy

What you will do

• Develop high quality features with a strong emphasis on exceptional user experience and performance

• Prepare and present technical designs, considering input from other team members and stakeholders

• Plan, design and implement new automated tests to ensure reliability

• Create prototypes and conduct design explorations to clarify requirements and resolve technical uncertainty

• Collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers and UX designers

• Innovate with Generative AI and new technologies

Technologies we use

• Typescript, Java, React

• C#, .NET

• Junit, Jest, Playwright

• GoJS

What we are looking for

• Bachelors/master’s degree in computer science or equivalent related discipline

• 5-7 years of progressive software development experience including experience working on or more enterprise-grade software applications

• Experience leading development on several high complexity features

• Strong advocacy for product quality and building highly maintainable software

• Solid understanding of design patterns and object-oriented programming

• Strong experience with React

• Experience with C# and .Net Core

• Familiar with data modeling and semantics

• Highly competent in the adoption and application of new tools to maximize velocity including AI

• Experience developing reliable, efficient, and scalable APIs

• Knowledge of Cloud platforms like GCP, Azure

• A clear, concise, and professional communicator with the ability to present complex information and demonstrate knowledge to challenge the status quo and engage the listener at the appropriate level

• Nice to have:

• Be a champion for technology and process improvements within the team
• Demonstrated willingness to mentor and coach junior team members
• Familiar with Agentic AI

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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, 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, Unilever, P&G, ExxonMobil, Cisco 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 a long-term net-zero operations strategy. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and here are some of the perks and benefits we offer, which may vary by location and employee:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide days off)

• Flexible work options

• Physical and mental well-being programs

• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes

• Mentorship programs, training, and career development

• Recognition programs and referral rewards

• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.

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]. This contact information is for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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.