Software Developer, Core Algorithms

At Kinaxis, who we are is grounded in our common belief that people matter. Each one of us plays an important part in accomplishing our work, building our culture and making a global impact.

Every day, we’re 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 RapidResponse 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.

We make the world better, and you can too.

Software Developer, Core Algorithms

Job location: This is a remote/hybrid position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada. If you are located in Ottawa, you will be expected to work in a hybrid model with a minimum of working in the office 3 days a week.

About The Team

Algorithm Developers at Kinaxis create algorithms to solve supply chains. Ever wonder how the hundreds of parts in your new smart phone come together from different suppliers all over the world? Kinaxis solves problems like that every day.

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; Data Science on the front lines.

What you will do

• Connect with our global consulting team to solve customer issues and gather new requirements
• Collaborate closely with your agile team members and other stakeholders
• Take your ideas through full lifecycle: idea, design, implement, test and release
• Balance complexity, execution time and memory footprint to deliver performant solutions
• Invent new algorithms to solve challenging supply chain problems
• Shape the future direction of Kinaxis as we move into new markets

What we are looking for

• Optimization algorithms or statistical packages
• Analytics or iterative algorithms
• Working knowledge of C++, including object-oriented design and generic programming
• A love of data structures and algorithms, and the desire to apply them in the real world
• Experience in:
• Ability to design high performance code that does in seconds what others do in hours
• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science (or related)
• A high-quality bar encompassing best software practices and craft
• Background in, or understanding of, supply chain management
• The commitment to help every member of your team perform better

Nice to have

• Experience using tools such as MS Visual Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory
• Experience developing for virtual and cloud infrastructure
• Experience developing and testing data structures and algorithms
• Experience working under agile methodologies such as Scrum

What we have to offer

• Great People - We take our work seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously! It’s in our DNA to celebrate, laugh, and have fun. We are stronger, together, when we are open, honest, and above all, real. Every person is valued here and plays an important role in our shared success.
• Global Impact - As a global team spanning continents, boundaries, and cultures, every day we are inspired by the impact our work has on our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world at large.
• Challenging Work - We love solving highly complex problems. And as the global leaders in our industry, we never stop innovating—our work is never “done. That’s because across our teams and in all roles, every employee is empowered to bring their best ideas forward and to jump in and solve the problems they’re passionate about.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Diversity, equity and inclusion are more than words to us. They are the guiding principles for building a culture where we celebrate each others’ differences, continuously strive for equality and recognize that inclusion makes us stronger as individuals, a company and a global citizen.

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

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