Senior Software Developer, Scheduling

Kinaxis

United States

On-site

USD 102,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

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Physical and mental well-being programs

Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes

Mentorship programs

Career development

Job summary

Kinaxis is looking for a Senior Algorithm Developer to work on enterprise scheduling applications in a hybrid environment. You will focus on developing production scheduling algorithms and optimizing workflows while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The role requires strong software engineering skills and over 5 years of algorithm development experience. Compensation ranges from $102,000 to $150,000 annually, plus a 10% bonus. The company promotes a supportive culture with flexible vacation and mental well-being programs.

Qualifications

Deep knowledge of production scheduling algorithms, optimization techniques, and/or heuristics.
5+ years of algorithm development experience in a production environment.
Strong software engineering skills with experience delivering enterprise-grade commercial software.

Responsibilities

Contribute to algorithm-backed product development and delivery.
Design and implement production scheduling models and heuristics.
Investigate and apply advanced scheduling techniques, including AI/ML.

Skills

Production scheduling algorithms

Optimization techniques

Heuristics

Java

C++

Software engineering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Operations Research

Computer Science

Tools

Gurobi

CPLEX

Xpress

Job description

Location

Ottawa and Toronto, Canada - Hybrid

Other Canadian locations - Remote

About the team

Production scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling, and optimizing work and workloads in a manufacturing environment. Kinaxis Enterprise Scheduling unifies production planning and detailed scheduling on a single concurrent platform—allowing planners and schedulers to understand the impact of demand and supply changes, from long‑term plans down to the shop‑floor schedule. The Enterprise Scheduling team builds and scales an enterprise‑grade scheduling application with the flexibility of a site‑level scheduler. We focus on developing fast, scalable algorithms, applying heuristic and optimization techniques where they deliver maximum value, and ensuring our solutions are configurable, extensible, and production‑ready. Our challenges are complex, our data is large, and our customers rely on us to deliver correctness, performance, and explainability at scale.

Salary Range

Annual cash compensation ranges from $102,000 to $150,000, plus a discretionary 10% company bonus.

What you will do

As a Senior Algorithm Developer, you will contribute across the full lifecycle of algorithm‑backed product development, working at the intersection of real‑world scheduling problems and enterprise software delivery.
Design, implement, and test production scheduling models, constraints, heuristics, and meta‑heuristics.
Translate real‑world manufacturing and scheduling constraints into robust computational and mathematical models.
Investigate and apply advanced scheduling techniques, including targeted use of AI/ML where appropriate.
Lead or contribute to the design, implementation, and evolution of core scheduling logic in a commercial, enterprise‑grade product.
Define and contribute to test strategies, including unit, integration, regression, and performance testing, to ensure correctness and scalability.
Collaborate closely with agile team members across engineering, product, QA, and support throughout design, implementation, and delivery.
Participate actively in design discussions, code reviews, and scrum rituals, helping maintain a high bar for quality and maintainability.
Support product stability by triaging defects, explaining product behaviour, suggesting workarounds, and fixing and validating moderate issues.
Identify opportunities to improve and accelerate the SDLC through better tooling, automation, or AI‑assisted workflows, while maintaining architectural consistency, secure design, and code quality.
Review AI‑generated code with rigor, ensuring correctness, architectural fit, integration safety, and edge‑case coverage.

What we are looking for

Deep knowledge of production scheduling algorithms, optimization techniques, and/or heuristics.
Strong software engineering skills with experience delivering enterprise‑grade commercial software.
5+ years of algorithm development experience in a production environment.
Proficiency in Java, C++, C#, or similar object‑oriented languages, including unit testing and design patterns.
Experience translating real‑world planning or scheduling problems into computational or mathematical models.
A passion for algorithms, data structures, and problem solving, with a desire to see solutions used in the real world.
Ability to design and contribute to automated testing for functional correctness and performance.
Comfort working across the full SDLC, from design through delivery and ongoing support.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex behaviour clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice to Have

Background or understanding of supply chain management or manufacturing domains.
Exposure to automation and infrastructure that supports reliable development, testing, performance validation, and production support.
Familiarity with commercial solvers (e.g., Gurobi, CPLEX, Xpress).
Exposure to machine learning or AI techniques applied in optimization or planning contexts.

Benefits