Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kinaxis is a global supply chain management technology company that develops solutions to help organizations optimize planning and operations. The Staff Software Developer, Operations Research role focuses on creating mathematical models and algorithms for supply chain optimization, leading software design and implementation, and developing comprehensive testing strategies. The position also involves collaborating with agile teams and applying AI tooling while maintaining secure, consistent, high-quality architecture and code.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Find opportunities to accelerate the SDLC through innovative application of AI or other tooling, while upholding architecture consistency, secure design, and code-quality standards
• Review AI-generated code rigorously for correctness, architectural fit, integration risk, and edge case support with a growth mindset and bias for experimentation

Skills

• * MSc or PhD in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science (or related)
• * 7+ 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

Benefits

• 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

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