Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Backend for Smart Buildings

Trane Supply; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BrainBox AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Building Management System (CBMS) team in Montréal, QC. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems in Python using a microservices approach, with cloud-native patterns on AWS or GCP.

You will work on real-time data pipelines, IoT integration, and building automation protocols, while guiding architecture decisions and mentoring teammates in a hybrid/remote environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience with Python.
• Strong understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP cloud services (e.g., Lambda, ECS, S3; Pub/Sub; BigQuery).
• Experience with NoSQL (Cassandra) and relational (PostgreSQL) databases.
• Experience with Kafka and Redis; CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong communication; able to work in remote/hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance, cloud-native backend systems using Python and microservices architecture.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services and architectural patterns (AWS/GCP) for scalability, reliability, and cost.
• Create and maintain architectural documentation and API specifications.
• Lead technical design reviews and evolve platform architecture.
• Implement RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures for service communication.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines using Kafka and Redis caching.
• Integrate with NoSQL (Cassandra) and PostgreSQL databases for robust persistence.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code; monitor and troubleshoot systems.
• Mentor team members and collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams.

Skills

Python programming

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kafka

Redis

Cassandra

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

BrainBox AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Building Management System (CBMS) team in Montréal, QC. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems in Python using a microservices approach, with cloud-native patterns on AWS or GCP.

You will work on real-time data pipelines, IoT integration, and building automation protocols, while guiding architecture decisions and mentoring teammates in a hybrid/remote environment.