Hybrid Senior Software Developer – AI

at Solace

• Job title: Senior Software Developer – AI
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$135,000 - CA$165,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Docker, ElasticSearch, Java, Kubernetes, MySQL, NoSQL, Python, React, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ottawa, Canada

About the role

• Senior Software Developer for AI team at Solace, developing integrations for AI agents in Ottawa, Ontario. Leading technical discussions and collaborating across teams for smarter systems.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and lead discussions with the broader team through meetings, demos, and documentation
• Create robust, scalable APIs and applications that communicate with the Solace Platform including the Solace Agent Mesh
• Participate in requirements definition, software design, implementation, testing, bug fixing, and deployments of new products/solutions using agile software development practices
• Work closely with teams across the organization as features are often distributed between the message router itself and applications/APIs
• Analyze and tune applications for optimal performance in high-throughput environments
• Write and maintain comprehensive automated tests and CI/CD integration pipelines
• Diagnose and fix both internal and field-found defects
• Create clear, concise documentation for APIs and applications

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in all phases of software development
• Experience developing backend services and utilities using Python and its ecosystem
• Experience developing cloud-native Java Spring Boot applications
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
• Experience building or working with React frontend applications
• Experience designing and implementing solutions using SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL/ElasticSearch)
• Experience using AI technologies and coding-assisted tools such as GitHub Co-pilot, Cline, Claude Code, Aider and Roo
• Ability to deliver production-quality software backed by automated tests
• Interested in performance analysis and tuning
• A self-starter, motivated individual who loves to learn and be challenged
• A team player who can collaborate within cross-functional teams
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Benefits

• Work with brilliance – Our team is packed with some of the sharpest minds in the industry.
• Balance matters – We believe work should fit into your life, not the other way around.
• Hybrid-first – Flexibility is built into how we work, so everyone feels included and empowered.
• Values-driven – We live and breathe our core values: craftsmanship, trust, courage, freedom, momentum, humility, and human experience.
• Growth mindset – Our training programs are designed to help you level up, fast.
• Customer Obsessed – We’re proud of our world-class customer lineup (we’re not shy about it).
• Keep it fun – We’re social, we keep things simple, and we know how to have a good time.
• Creative culture – We’ve got a great sense of humour and we make cool videos on topics like MITT and this (check them out!).