Software Developer - C++

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.

Hybrid if located in Toronto or Ottawa. Remote for other locations in Canada

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.

This is an existing job vacancy

• 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 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.

• 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, Sonar Qube and AI Tools like Co Pilot

• 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.

Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world…