AI-Driven ML/OR Platform Engineer

Kinaxis Inc.; Ottawa, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days

Flexible work options

Well-being programs

Mentorship & career development

Hackathons

Job summary

Kinaxis seeks an experienced ML/OR Platform Engineer in Ottawa or Toronto, Canada. You will join a team that builds the infrastructure for training, deploying, scaling, and monitoring ML models and optimization algorithms in our supply chain applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration, scalable design, and robust software delivery. You will work with C++/Python, cloud infrastructure, and advanced solvers to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions that support global customers.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of software development experience, track record of delivering commercial software.
• Working knowledge of C++, including object-oriented design and design patterns, unit testing.
• Experience building and maintaining distributed services and frameworks in C++ and Python.
• Experience deploying and operating ML or optimization workloads in cloud or containerized environments.
• A love of data structures and algorithms, and the desire to apply them in the real world.

Responsibilities

• Investigate novel techniques combining class leading heuristics with optimization and ML.
• Translate real world Supply Chain Management use cases into mathematical models.
• Lead the design and implementation of mathematical models and ML systems.
• 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.

Skills

C++ programming

Python programming

Distributed systems

Unit testing

Algorithms & data structures

Cloud deployment

GPU computing

Optimization & ML

Optimization solvers

Education

MSc or PhD in CS/ML/OR/Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

JIRA

Confluence

Git

Job description

Kinaxis seeks an experienced ML/OR Platform Engineer in Ottawa or Toronto, Canada. You will join a team that builds the infrastructure for training, deploying, scaling, and monitoring ML models and optimization algorithms in our supply chain applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration, scalable design, and robust software delivery. You will work with C++/Python, cloud infrastructure, and advanced solvers to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions that support global customers.