Sr. Engineer

TrendAI; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefits

Telehealth

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Critical Illness Insurance

Mental Health program

Wellness incentives

Retirement match

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Tuition assistance

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

TrendAI, the global AI security leader and Trend Micro’s enterprise unit, seeks a Staff Software Developer to lead the development and optimization of TrendAI Vision One. You will guide technology direction, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, sustainable solutions.

You will design robust systems, mentor engineers, and champion AI-augmented SDLC practices from requirements through deployment, while maintaining high availability and performance in a

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of software development experience with architectural design.
• Backend expertise with Go, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
• Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native environments (AWS preferred).
• Proven ability to lead projects and make critical software engineering decisions.
• Experience designing and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong mentoring and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable software systems for TrendAI Vision One, aligning with business goals and performance metrics.
• Develop and implement core software components focusing on quality and scalability.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and AI-augmented work.
• Collaborate with product management, UX/UI designers, SRE, and other stakeholders to refine specifications into actionable plans.
• Analyze and optimize systems for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Oversee infrastructure as code for robust deployments.
• Lead code reviews and establish standards for quality, testing, and maintenance.
• Engage in on-call rotations to support critical system issues and ensure high availability.
• Champion AI-augmented SDLC practices across the team.

Skills

Go

TypeScript

JavaScript

Backend development

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

Mentoring

Architectural design

Tools

Go

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.

At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.

AI Fearlessly.

TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.

At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.

AI Fearlessly.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Staff Software Developer to lead the development and optimization of our TrendAI Vision One. In this role, you will be instrumental in setting the technology direction, driving innovation, and making key architectural decisions. Your deep understanding of software development, system design, and strategic problem-solving will be crucial as you collaborate with various teams to ensure our solutions are scalable and sustainable.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect robust, scalable software systems for TrendAI Vision One, aligning with business goals and performance metrics.
• Develop and implement critical software components and systems, focusing on quality and scalability.
• Mentor other engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and AI-augmented ways of working.
• Collaborate with product management, UX/UI designers, SRE, and other stakeholders to refine project specifications and convert them into actionable plans.
• Analyze and optimize systems to ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Oversee the development of infrastructure as code, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure deployments.
• Conduct code reviews and establish standards for code quality, documentation, testing, and maintenance practices.
• Address complex troubleshooting and debugging tasks, providing strategic solutions and improvements to prevent future issues.
• Engage in strategic discussions to enhance product development processes and implement best practices across the organization, particularly in collaboration with the SRE team to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support critical system issues, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Champion AI-augmented SDLC practices across the team, embedding AI tooling and spec-driven development approaches throughout the entire software development lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through to testing, review, and deployment.
• Encourage continuous learning within the team, promoting the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to stay ahead of industry trends.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in software development with a strong track record in architectural design and system optimization.
• Expertise in backend development with proficiency in Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Extensive experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and REST APIs in a cloud-native environment, with strong preference for AWS.
• Demonstrated capability in leading projects and making critical software engineering decisions.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, advanced design patterns, and best practices.
• Strong skills in mentoring engineers.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and strategic planning abilities.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, capable of working effectively across different teams and disciplines, including close collaboration with SRE teams.
• Demonstrated experience with AI-augmented SDLC — including spec-driven development, AI-assisted architecture and design, automated test generation, and AI-integrated code review workflows. The ideal candidate has fundamentally shifted their development mental model to leverage AI throughout the entire software lifecycle, not just as a productivity tool but as a core part of how software is conceived, specified, built, and validated.
• A continuous learning mindset with a passion for tracking industry trends and leveraging emerging technologies.

DEI Commitment

Not meeting every single requirement? At Trend Micro, we're committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace. If you're enthusiastic about this position but find that your experience and background don't perfectly match every qualification listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply. You could very well be the ideal candidate for this position or others within our organization.

What We Offer You

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Group benefits program with health and dental coverage
• Telehealth Virtual Health Services
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Retirement Savings Programs with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

Trend Micro Canada has been recognized as one of the National Capital Region's Top Employers.

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

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.

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.