Job Description: About Kinaxis
Introduction:
- Founded in 1984 as a team of 3 engineers.
- Now a global organization with over 2000 employees.
- Headquarters located in Kanata North, Ottawa.
- Recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024).
Company Mission and Scale:
- Powers the world’s supply chains, promoting sustainability and human enrichment.
- Industry leader in end-to-end supply chain management.
- Serves more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries.
- Continual expansion and innovation.
Location
- Ottawa: Must be in the office at least 3 days/week.
- Other Canadian Locations: Remote.
About The Team
- Focuses on developing new supply chain planning solutions using Machine Learning.
- Building creative solutions to solve real business problems for Maestro users.
- Providing an opportunity for hands-on experience with ML software development.
Position Details
- Full-time, 4 or 8-month placement, starting September 2025.
- Eligibility: Enrolled in full-time education or recent graduate (graduation within 12 months).
Responsibilities
- Act as a full-time developer in ML team.
- Tech selection and deployment into production.
- Work with a mentor for support and guidance.
- Develop new product ideas, demos, patent applications.
- Contribute to projects as requested.
- Write Python code for microservices.
- Contribute to additional projects.
Qualifications
- Passion for applying Machine Learning to solve problems.
- Curious, continuous learner, experimenting with new technology.
- Team-oriented with good communication skills.
- Eager for new technology, business, and people skills.
- Some hands-on ML experience through work, hackathons, or competitions.
Application Details
- Apply by May 21, 2025.
- Early applications encouraged.
Additional Information
- Impact: Supporting global supply chains, visible in everyday life.
- Clients: Fortune 500 companies like Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin.
- Social Responsibility: Focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, sustainability, community engagement.
- Perks: Flexible vacations, work options, well-being programs, fitness classes, mentorship, recognition, hackathons.
- Websites: Kinaxis, Blog
- Accessibility: Accommodations available during recruitment.
- AI in Recruitment: Uses AI tools for initial resume screening. Final decisions made by humans.
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