Distinguished Engineer - Software IDE & AI Assisted Development

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Canada is seeking a Distinguished Software IDE Engineer to drive innovation in an AI-native IDE ecosystem. You will lead design of IDE kernels and plugins, shape developer tooling, and collaborate with languages and compiler tech to deliver smart, efficient software development experiences.

The role focuses on advancing IDE technologies for new languages and scenarios, aiming to enhance productivity and developer ecosystem growth within enterprise-grade tooling.

Qualifications

• Be familiar with the features of mainstream IDE products.
• Lead the design of at least one commercial IDE product and have some industry influence.
• Have at least five years in IDE kernel and IDE plug-in fields and be familiar with source code of one or more IDE projects.
• Lead in designing and developing one or more IDE plug-ins and be proficient in core IDE technologies (code editor, syntax highlighting, debugger, code search, visual programming).
• Have a strong understanding of software engineering, program analysis, testing and debugging; papers or patents in related fields are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Face new business scenarios, explore and advance innovative IDE technologies based on developer experience and productivity.
• Prototype verification for developers in open scenarios and implement technologies to improve programming experience and development efficiency.
• Collaborate with language and compiler technologies to provide a closed-loop IDE solution for developers.

Skills

IDE kernel

IDE plugins

Code editor

Syntax highlighting

Debugger

Code search

Visual programming

AI/ML for IDEs

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Distinguished Software IDE Engineer.

About the team:

Software IDE innovation Lab is building an AI Native IDE for efficient work, we have our own IDE and a series of enterprise-level intelligent tools based on AI/ML/LLMs/NLP for software development and maintenance, such as AI software engineer, a project-level code generation tool, a code migration and translation tool, a code review and vulnerability detection tool, etc. At the same time, we pay attention to the data collection/cleansing/synthesis, model design, and model training involved in the construction process of large code models.

About the job:

• Facing new business scenarios, new development models, and new programming languages in the future, continuously explore and make breakthroughs in innovative software IDE technologies based on developer experience and productivity, make software development simpler, more efficient, and smarter, and support the development of an industry developer ecosystem and the company's business success.

• Focus on innovative software IDE technologies and prototype verification for developers in open scenarios, and gradually implement the technologies, greatly improving developer programming experience and software development efficiency.

• Collaborate with programming languages and compiler technologies to form a closed-loop solution for developers by combining language and compiler capabilities with IDE innovation and fast iterative development.

About the ideal candidate:

• Be familiar with the features of mainstream IDE products, take the lead in designing at least one commercial IDE product, and have some influence in the industry.

• Have at least five years of experience in the IDE kernel and IDE plug-in fields. Be familiar with the source code of one or more mainstream IDE projects. Take the lead in designing and developing one or more IDE plug-ins. Be proficient in IDE technologies such as code editor, syntax highlighting, debugger, code search, and visual programming.

• Have a deep understanding of software engineering, program analysis, testing and debugging, and have papers or patents in related fields is an asset.