Software Developer Co-Op - Winter 2026

Trend Micro; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global cybersecurity leader in Ontario is seeking a Software Developer to design and develop innovative software solutions. You will work in a dynamic team on cloud-based systems using Java. The ideal candidate has strong programming skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role offers opportunities for personal growth and collaboration across various teams.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal growth

Work on innovative technologies

Regular team activities

Qualifications

• Exceptional development skills primarily in Java.
• Expertise in C and C++ is an asset.
• Proactive approach to troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test high-quality software for cloud systems.
• Work with cross-functional teams to understand business objectives.
• Automate processes to improve efficiency.

Skills

Java programming

C and C++

Scripting skills

Automation

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

DevOps

Job description

Overview

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information across enterprises, governments, and consumers. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend harnesses AI to protect organizations and individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. The Trend Vision One enterprise cybersecurity platform accelerates proactive security outcomes by predicting and preventing threats across the entire digital estate and environments like AWS, Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Proactive security starts here. TrendMicro.com

Please include both your resume and a copy of your university transcript when submitting your application for this position.

Position Summary

Within the Cloud One R&D team at Trend Micro, you will participate as part of a dynamic and talented team that develops the next generation of Trend Micro\'s security products. The Cloud One team is comprised of highly effective small teams that take ownership for various areas of our product and services. The teams work hard innovating to make the best darn software imaginable.

Your role will be to design, implement and test high quality software capabilities for data center and cloud based systems using your excellent coding abilities. This is a software development role requiring exceptional programming skills and a high degree of adaptability and creativity. If you love writing beautiful, efficient, and productive code, and have a desire to see your code deliver great value, we want to talk to you.

What Sets Us Apart

• Trend provides opportunities to pursue personal growth, training and continued development

• Employees are encouraged to thrive, fail safely, learn from mistakes and grow

• Use of innovative technologies like Cloud, Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes and DevOps

• Frequent team activities, project celebrations and knowledge sharing

• Regular Hack Days!

• Global company, global opportunities

We\'re looking for someone who

• Will use their exceptional development skills primarily in Java to build innovative and sustainable solutions that solve customer problems. Expertise in C and C++ would be an asset.

• Loves to work on a great cross functional team collaborating effectively with various groups to understand business objectives, customer needs and gaps, and deliver on the team objectives

• Appreciates the breadth of software systems from the various perspectives such as usability, testability, performance, scalability and supportability

• Has great scripting skills and always prefers to automate in favor of manual work

• Will work on a variety of platforms at varying heights in the stack, and at any level of the software pipeline

• Is quality focused, believes in unit testing and making their code easily debuggable in the field, and believes the best tests are coded and performed by a machine

• Has a proactive, customer-oriented approach when troubleshooting problems and resolving issues related to product, process and tools

• Has the desire or experience developing secure code and working in a security space

• Has or is pursuing a bachelor of computer science degree (or equivalent)

Additional Information

No sponsorship will be provided for work permit applications or renewals for this position now or in the future.

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At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.