Senior Full Stack Engineer Jobs in Nepean, ON (NOW HIRING)

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.
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Location: This is a hybrid role with a minimum in-office requirement of 3 days per week in the Ottawa, ON office located at 40 Hines Rd, Ottawa, ON K2K2M5.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Applied AI Sr. Backend Software Developer to join the development of TrendAI Vision One. In this role, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, testing, and supporting high-quality SaaS products at scale. As a senior member of the team, you will drive architectural decisions and mentor junior engineers while maintaining a high-velocity, AI-augmented development workflow.

You are expected to be an expert in leveraging AI-enabled tools to accelerate the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring that our backend services remain robust, secure, and ahead of the curve in an evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Responsibilities:

• AI-Driven Architecture & Dev: Lead the implementation of complex features by leveraging AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to explore multiple architectural implementations in parallel and select the most optimal path.

• End-to-End Ownership: Take full ownership of feature development, from initial design and AI-assisted prototyping to deployment and long-term maintenance.

• Expert Code Review: Conduct rigorous reviews of team contributions, with a specialized focus on validating AI-generated code for architectural fit, security vulnerabilities, and deep system context.

• Scalable Systems Design: Design and deploy robust, scalable microservices and event-driven architectures using industry best practices and cloud-native standards.

• Full-Stack Reliability: Write high-quality application code alongside essential non-application code, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), comprehensive unit/integration tests, and advanced monitoring/telemetry.

• Mentorship & Strategy: Mentor junior and intermediate developers in adopting AI-native workflows safely and ethically, fostering a culture of technical excellence.

• Complex Troubleshooting: Lead the root-cause analysis of complex distributed system issues, identifying performance bottlenecks and implementing AI-optimized solutions.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, UX designers, and SRE teams to translate high-level requirements into technical specifications and timely deliveries.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend systems and cloud-native SaaS.

• Technical Mastery: Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript, or Python.

• AI Integration: Proven ability to integrate AI tools throughout the development lifecycle to increase output while maintaining strict architectural consistency and code quality.

• Cloud Expertise: Significant experience with cloud-native development on AWS or Azure, including microservices, REST APIs, and asynchronous messaging patterns.

• DevOps Culture: Strong experience with automated CI/CD pipelines and a "you build it, you run it" mindset toward reliability and monitoring.

• Analytical Thinking: Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive, results-oriented mindset and the ability to manage technical uncertainty.

• Communication: Exceptional collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Education: BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

What We Offer You:

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. TrendAI 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.

The expected compensation for this position ranges from $105000 to $130000 CAD annually, based on experience and qualifications

Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

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

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