Location

Our office in Ottawa, Canada 

Algorithm Developers at Kinaxis create algorithms to optimize supply chains. Each one of us plays an important part in accomplishing our work, 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 needs 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 Gartner report 

• Design and implement high-performance, scalable and maintainable analytics algorithms to solve business problems
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, ensuring high-quality deliverables through peer reviews and adherence to coding standards.
• Work closely with other developers, product managers and stakeholders to define and prioritize features enhancements.
• Define test strategies and develop comprehensive test plans.
• Write unit testing, integration testing, and debugging to ensure robust and error-free software.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing using testing frameworks and tools.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, 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.
• Shape the future direction of analytics as we move into new markets

• C++ for core development
• C# for some infrastructure
• Maestro’s market leading in-memory data server technology
• Visual Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Git (BitBucket/Stash)
• Sophisticated internal testing tools to validate correctness and performance

• A love of data structures and algorithms, and the desire to apply them in the real world
• Proficiency in modern C++ standards (C++11/14/17/20), object-oriented programming, and design patterns. 
• Ability to design high performance code  
• Ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing using testing frameworks and tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
• Experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum.
• Use of common tools including MS Visual Studio, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and SonarQube.
• Knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and analytic skills.
• Background in, or understanding of, supply chain management 
• Mentorship of junior developers 
• Nice to have Knowledge of Supply Chain Management (Demand Planning, MRP, S&OP, Capacity Planning)

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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

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com. Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only 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.