Senior Software Developer, Operations Research

About this role

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 Ottawa and Toronto, Canada - Hybrid Other Canadian and USA locations - Remote About the team Operations Research Software 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. Vacancy Status This is an existing job vacancy What you will do

Investigate novel techniques combining class leading heuristics with optimization

Translate real world Supply Chain Management use cases into mathematical model

Lead the design and implementation of the mathematical model

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.

Collaborate closely with your agile team members and other stakeholders

Shape the future direction of Kinaxis as we move into new markets

Technologies we use

C++ for core development

Commercial mathematical solvers

Maestro’s market leading in-memory data server technology

Visual Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Git

Sophisticated internal testing tools to validate correctness and performance

Virtual and cloud infrastructure for development, support and testing

What we are looking for Core implementation is primarily in C++, but we value strong algorithmic thinkers who are proficient in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., C++, C#, Python) and willing to work across language boundaries

MSc or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science (or related)

5+ years of software development experience, track record of delivering commercial software

Working knowledge of C++, including object-oriented design and design patterns, unit testing

A love of data structures and algorithms, and the desire to apply them in the real world

Experience in creating mathematical models of real-world optimization problems.

Experience in commercial solvers (Gurobi, Xpress, CPLEX)

Ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, and performance testing using testing frameworks and tools.

Ability to find opportunities to accelerate the SDLC through innovative application of AI or other tooling, while upholding architecture consistency, secure design, and code-quality standards.

Ability to review AI-generated code rigorously for correctness, architectural fit, integration risk, and edge case support with a growth mindset and bias for experimentation.

Nice to have knowledge in machine learning models and algorithms

Nice to have knowledge of Supply Chain Management (Demand Planning, MRP, S&OP, Capacity Planning)

#Senior; 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

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