Software Transformation Engineer AI Code Modernization

Bentley Systems; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in software solutions is seeking a Software Transformation Engineer to support AI Code Modernization efforts. The role involves developing automation tools, creating test suites for code accuracy, and continuously improving AI workflows. Candidates should possess a keen interest in AI for coding and strong problem-solving skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and the chance to collaborate within a diverse global team in a fast-paced, innovative environment, ensuring optimal project delivery and asset performance.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Global and diverse team environment

Colleague recognition awards

Qualifications

• Strong interest in AI for coding.
• Good knowledge of some legacy and new programming languages.
• Capability to research and learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and automation for team responsibilities.
• Create test suites to ensure accuracy of converted code.
• Research and improve AI workflows continuously.

Skills

AI interest

Problem-solving

Results-oriented

Legacy coding knowledge (C, Fortran)

Knowledge of new languages (Rust, .NET, TypeScript)

Cloud technology proficiency

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

GCP

Job description

Software Transformation Engineer (AI Code Modernization) / Développeur(euse) en transformation logiciel (AI Code modernisation)

Location: Hybrid - Quebec, Canada

Bentley Systems is seeking a talented AI Systems Modernization Developer to become a valued member of a dedicated AI expert team. This global team’s main responsibilities are to innovate around the use of AI techniques, including multi-stage agentic workflows, to automatically convert and upscale academic or legacy code into cloud native services and apps. The team will collaborate with, support, and guide other software developers in the company around AI topics.

The team reports to the CTO and will be in a leadership position to contribute to, evangelize, and operationalize the AI vision for the company. The team will also run programs in support of best practices across the company. This position should appeal to candidates who enjoy bleeding-edge technology, deep technical discussions, and who want to be exposed to a variety of tech stacks. Bentley has hundreds of products of various types, including desktop, mobile, traditional server, and cloud microservices. Moreover, the candidate will have the opportunity to work as part of a diverse global team of experts.

Responsibilities:

• Develop tools and automation supporting the team’s responsibilities
• Create rigorous and hardened test suites to ensure that converted code is accurate
• Continuous research and continuous improvement to our AI workflows to ensure we are always using the best AI tools and processes to do automated code conversion and modernization
• Manual evaluation of the quality of the conversion of code for the difficult-to-analyze portion of the code, and possible manual intervention on the code-sensitive part of the code
• A key part of the team’s role is to avoid this as much as possible
• Establish the limits of what we can and cannot do with various technologies
• Continuously monitor conversion speeds against cost and quality of conversion and find ways to adjust tradeoffs
• Train developers and/or create educational supports.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong interest in AI for coding
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Results-oriented
• Good knowledge of at least some legacy (e.g., C, Fortran) and some new languages (e.g., Rust, .NET, and Typescript) to be able to compare converted code
• At least understand old and new usual code patterns
• Capability to research a new topic and learn quickly
• Experience breaking down complex systems to analyze them
• Proficiency in cloud technologies

Optional Skills:

• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Knowledge of web technologies
• Knowledge of Azure and GCP
• Knowledge of AppSec and Cloud Security
• Knowledge of containerization solutions, such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Istio.

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our recruitment video.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction.
• Competitive Salary and benefits.
• The opportunity to work within a global and diverse international team.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Colleague Recognition Awards.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.