Principal Software Developer - Cloud

Aspen Technology, Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AspenTech is seeking a talented and experienced Developer to join our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP) organization. In this role you will be a member of an Agile development team responsible for delivering next‑generation industrial software solutions that surface data from the plant floor to the cloud and support a cloud‑native, serverless stack.

You’ll help create scalable data services, design and implement RESTful APIs, and collaborate with security, product, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8–12 years of related experience OR an advanced degree with less experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, services, architecture, and container orchestration.
• Proficient in designing and implementing RESTful APIs

Responsibilities

• Actively participate with team members as part of a scaled Agile organization.
• Produce high-quality, reliable, performant, and fault tolerant code.
• Debug integration and performance problems.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and collaboration across teams.

Skills

Cloud-native technologies

RESTful APIs

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Terraform

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Helm

Terraform

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

AspenTech is looking for a talented and experienced Developer to join our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP) organization. In this role, you will be a member of an Agile development team responsible for the delivery of next-generation industrial software solutions. This solution will provide a software-defined, data-centric, flexible platform which enables automation for AspenTech’s diverse customer base. As a member of the EOP development team, you’ll work on cutting‑edge industrial edge‑connectivity and distributed‑computing projects that surface data from the plant floor all the way to the cloud. The team focuses on building highly performant data services that securely move and manage massive volumes of information. You’ll help create solutions that configure, contextualize, analyze, and visualize data, making it easily accessible to a wide range of applications. The EOP platform supports multiple operating systems and serverless cloud‑native technology stacks, giving the team opportunities to work across a diverse set of modern technologies. This role’s contributions have highly visible impacts on the success and scalability of our software offerings to our customers. Our organization and product are positioned in the market to grow at a rapid pace over the next decade with varied opportunities for career growth.

Your Impact

Actively participate with team members as part of a scaled Agile organization. Take high level strategic requirements and work with a team to refine them into actionable user stories with detailed acceptance criteria. Produce high-quality, reliable, performant, and fault tolerant code to meet strategic business objectives. Debug integration and performance problems. Contribute to a culture of accountability and collaboration across a variety of support, development, security, and product teams. Continually demonstrate adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements. Stay current with industry trends and best practices around cloud native and Software-as-a-Service technologies. Demonstrate effective communication skills as a participant in a variety of Agile ceremonies.

What You'll Need

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8-12 years of related experience OR an advanced degree with less experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, services, architecture, and container orchestration.
• Language requirement: French: A1 (advanced) English level C1 (advanced), the position requires interactions with international clients.
• Proficient in designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Practical, working experience with several of the following:
• Databases: MongoDB, Postgres, MSSQL
• Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Python, Lua
• JavaScript Frameworks: Angular, React
• Continuous Integration: Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions
• Cloud: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform
• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
• Observability and Monitoring: OpenTelemetry
• Automated testing frameworks: Playwright
• Identity and access management: OAuth 2.0, Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Architecture Expertise: Microservices, REST API Design
• Data platforms and integrations: Inmation, Aveva PI Connect, Microsoft Fabric
• Basic knowledge of IoT or Edge devices and an understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, constraints, and risks.
• Experience with Agile development frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum.
• Strong personal project management skills; able to be self‑directed and capable of working effectively in an environment with a high degree of change.
• Strong technical leadership skills with a willingness to coach and mentor team members.
• Strong object-oriented design and debugging skills.
• Willingness to contribute ideas and solutions while honoring and supporting the ideas of others.
• Passionate about finding creative solutions to problems, and pride in well‑crafted code.

About AspenTech

AspenTech is a global software leader helping industries meet the increasing demand for resources from a rapidly growing population in a profitable and sustainable manner. Our Digital Grid Management software suite, including AspenTech OSI products, helps power and utilities companies achieve superior real‑time control, optimization and management for exceptional performance of complex energy networks. If you're looking to make a difference every day and push the limits of performance, AspenTech is doing things no one else thought was possible. As a leading industrial software partner, we help companies all over the world run safer, greener, longer and faster. With over 3700 employees and more than 60 global locations, AspenTech is meeting today's sustainability and business challenges head‑on with unmatched expertise, cutting‑edge AI‑powered technology and a passion to innovate.

Equal Opportunity

AspenTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. AspenTech does not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or related conditions, marital status, familial status, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military service or protected Veteran Status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Reasonable Accommodation: We will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals who have a disability or sincere religious reasons to request accommodation, when necessary to enable the individual to participate in the job application or interview process. If you wish to request an accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].

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