Staff Software Engineer, Cloud and Web

Canada · Toronto, Ontario        ·         Full time

About Cognixion

Cognixion is an internationally award-winning neuroscience and technology company pioneering the field of Assisted Reality. Cognixion develops AI powered non-invasive BCI (Brain Computer Interface), assistive tech, and delightfully useful applications for people, including those affected by neurodevelopmental disorders and injuries to the brain and spinal cord. Based in Santa Barbara, California, the company develops software that helps people with communication challenges express themselves significantly faster than any other solution on the market and provides a direct non-verbal interface to control Alexa enabled devices around the home, school, and workplace. For more information, please visit https://cognixion.com.

We’re on a global mission. Join us as we transform the lives of millions of people, and design and develop some of the most advanced technology available. We want this to be your forever home, and the place where you will tell everyone that you’ve done the best work of your life.

About the Role

As one of our staff software engineers, you will have the opportunity to lead the design of our back-end cloud services and web application development for revolutionary research and clinical products. You will work closely with internal and external cross-functional team members to create cutting edge accessible technology.

The position is a hybrid role and requires both in-office (Liberty Village location in Toronto) and remote work. Up to 10% travel required.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Service as the technical subject matter expert and development lead on cloud and web technologies – best practices, testing, performance, reliability, scalability.
• Design and build cloud services and web apps with a security first mindset.
• Define and execute system architecture.
• Provide development support and technical mentorship to other teams as assigned.
• Drive continuous improvement on cloud and web products.
• Provide technical support as issues arise with deployments.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for regulatory filings for the FDA.
• Maintain customer and corporate privacy standards as outlined by HIPPA or other relevant privacy standards.
• Database schema design.
• Conduct or participate in code or design reviews.
• Supervise other engineers or vendors as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or similar discipline with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience with relevant regulatory standards, such as: ISO 13485, ISO 27001, ISO 14971, IEC 62340.
• Experience in one or more mainstream object-oriented languages, such as Java or C#.
• Experience with common web technologies, such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, HTML, CSS.
• Experience working on a major cloud provider, such as AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Prior experience releasing and sustaining cloud-based applications at scale.
• Experience developing and designing scalable, distributed, customer facing web applications using microservice designs.
• Practical DevOps experience scaling and sustaining cloud and web products.
• Experience creating and integrating REST APIs.
• Experience with MongoDB or another major database framework.
• In depth knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, or other container-related technologies.
• Deep understanding of Cloud-based software development, microservices, and cloud-oriented CI/CD pipelines.

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