Remote Computer Engineering Student Jobs in Toronto, ON

ecobee introduced the world's first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.

In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together, we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment.

We're helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact onthe planet. Ourproducts and serviceswork in harmonytoprovide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we're proud of what we've done so far, there's still a lot we can do-and you can be part of it.

We're a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, in the heart of downtown Toronto, with an office in Leeds, UK, and remote ecopeeps in the US. We get to work with some of North America and UK's leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We're always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.

Hey! Interested in IoT? Yeah, us too.

We're ecobee, a proudly Canadian hardware company transforming the way energy is used in the home. As first-to-market pioneers in the connected home space, we introduced the world's first smart Wi-Fi compatible thermostat. Our beautifully designed devices help reduce energy waste and carbon emissions. So, they aren't just smart for our users-but for our planet too.

To keep that creativity and innovation going, we offer a flexible and multidisciplinary environment where designers, hardware engineers, manufacturing engineers, and software professionals collaborate.

We have the ideas, we have the passion, we have the funding, we just need the people. We are looking for tinkerers and inventors. Are you building a robot in your spare time? Or creating software or tools to simplify the lives of others, or better yet save the planet? We can't do this alone and we would love your help.

What can you expect as a co-op?

• The chance to meet and work with co-ops across all teams at ecobee
• An opportunity to grow with a dynamic company with personal and professional growth
• We have a relaxed view on coding style allowing for individual expression and style.
• Truly meaningful work that affects our planet
• A unique field in hardware, in Toronto
• Ability to work on IoT products using new emerging technologies
• Small collaborative teams where you can impact both product and culture
• Learning opportunities supported by an education fund for every employee
• Bi-monthly all company town halls (with pizza!)
• Monthly demo days, and the opportunity participate in them
• Internal hack-a-thon, work on whatever you want!
• Monthly transit subsidy to help you get to and from the office

What You Will Do:

Our Backend team is packed with experienced developers who are amazing, and we guarantee that you will grow as a result of working directly with them. We use leading edge technologies to innovate highly-concurrent, Java-based server applications that directly impact ecobee's success.You may work on deploying applications within ecobee's infrastructure as well as AWS and Google Cloud Platform.

"Ecobee has a lively atmosphere with a great work/life balance; I got to collaborate with full-times and other co-ops on various projects and had a lot of fun overall!" - Previous Co-op

• Get hands-on with development of production features along with the rest of your team.
• Participate in planning, scoping, and creating specification for these productionfeatures.
• Learn about performance testing, unit testing, and debugging of critical high-volume systems.
• Work with best of breed backend technologies and techniques.
• Be mentored by senior software developers.

Who Are You?

• A current Computer Science, Software, Computer or Electrical Engineering student.
• Proficient at writing software in at least one of: Java, Kotlin, Go; and eager to learn more.
• Good at getting your code to run on Linux-based systems.
• Eager to improve your software craft.
• Curious, thoughtful, and practical!
• Would like to make a difference in an intellectual and planet-positive environment.
• Just so you know: the hired candidate will be required to complete a background check.

Are you the one we're looking for? If so, we would love to hear from you! Some cool articles/links about ecobee and what it's like to work here:

• New ecobee Thermostat: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/ecobee-drops-new-smartthermostat/
• CNET Feature: https://www.cnet.com/news/inside-ecobee-thermostat-smart-home-plans-to-outsmart-nest/
• Co-op at ecobee:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ecobee-co-op-experience-vol-2-kenny-rozario/

ecobee is committed to workplace diversity and will provide accommodation to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process.

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."