Full Stack Software Developer / Dev Ops

Kardow; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Kardow in Ottawa, Canada, is seeking a Full Stack Software Developer / DevOps to strengthen our production systems. The role combines front-end and back-end work, plus mobile app development (iOS/Android) and AWS DevOps experience, with a focus on reliability and performance.

You will own features end-to-end in cross-functional teams, design RESTful interfaces, and monitor live systems. The position offers a dynamic, collaborative environment and opportunities to innovate in medical technology.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building production backend systems with TypeScript/Node.js.
• Hands-on AWS serverless experience: Lambda, API Gateway, CDK, SQS.
• Solid data-layer experience with nosql database systems with MongoDB and Redis (modeling, performance, reliability)
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and testing strategies.
• Ability to own features end-to-end in cross-functional teams.
• Writes clean, maintainable, and well-structured code, with attention to reliability and performance.
• Monitors live production systems and proactively acts when issues or anomalies are detected.
• Embraces experiments and rapid prototyping as part of the product roll-out process
• A proactive, self-starter developer who takes ownership, identifies issues independently, and drives solutions without needing constant direction.
• Continuous improvement mindset. Constantly looking for ways to improve the product, codebase, architecture, and development workflows.
• Takes end-to-end responsibility for the features they develop, from implementation to stability and long-term maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Own features end-to-end from implementation to maintenance.
• Monitor production systems and address anomalies proactively.
• Contribute to rapid prototyping and product roll-out.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in DevOps and frontend.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Cloud/serverless

Testing discipline

End-to-end ownership

Tools

AWS Lambda

AWS API Gateway

AWS CDK

MongoDB

Redis

ESLint

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Application and Information for: Job - Full Stack Software Developer / Dev Ops (Ottawa Based)

We are looking for a software developer with front-end and back-end skills, as well as mobile app development (iOS and/or Android) and AWS Dev Ops experience.

Core Qualifications (Must-Have)

• 4+ years building production backend systems with TypeScript/Node.js
• Hands-on AWS serverless experience: Lambda, API Gateway, CDK, SQS
• Solid data-layer experience with nosql database systems with MongoDB and Redis (modeling, performance, reliability)
• Experience working with RESTful API design and implementation
• Strong testing and quality discipline (unit/integration tests, ESLint)
• Manage CI/CD pipelines through Github Actions & Workflows
• Comfortable in architecture patterns (Clean Architecture / DDD-style layering / Design Patterns)
• Ability to work in cross-functional product teams and own features end-to-end
• Writes clean, maintainable, and well-structured code, with attention to reliability and performance.
• Monitors live production systems and proactively acts when issues or anomalies are detected.
• Embraces experiments and rapid prototyping as part of the product roll-out process
• A proactive, self-starter developer who takes ownership, identifies issues independently, and drives solutions without needing constant direction.
• Continuous improvement mindset. Constantly looking for ways to improve the product, codebase, architecture, and development workflows.
• Takes end-to-end responsibility for the features they develop, from implementation to stability and long-term maintainability.

Additional Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• React + TypeScript frontend experience (Vite/Jest/Cypress stack)
• Python service/ML pipeline familiarity (gait analyzer uses Python, TensorFlow, NumPy/SciPy stack)
• Android: Kotlin, Compose, Hilt
• iOS: Swift, MVVM-C, RxSwift
• Healthcare or regulated-domain mindset (privacy, reliability, traceability) as well as previous experience in the health tech domain.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, data management and privacy standards, including SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001
• Experience integrating third-party platforms (Auth0, Stripe, Twilio, Datadog)

We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work at the forefront of medical technology, in collaboration with our team of Human Kinetics PhDs, senior neurologists and patient advisors
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment
• Professional growth and development opportunities

Revolutionizing walking analysis, one patient at a time

Headquarters Canada

390 March Road, Suite 110

Ottawa, ON, Canada

K2K 0G7

Regional Office UK

Manor House, Coldra Woods, Newport, Wales UK

NP18 1HQ