19 hours ago
Waterloo, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and drive platform portability, framework standardization, dependency rationalization, and separation of processing cores from interactive front ends.
- Establish technical standards for inter-process and service communication, configuration management, logging, and observability.
- Own end-to-end technical design, development, validation, test automation, deployment, and production support.
- Provide architectural guidance for major software initiatives, modernization efforts, integration patterns, and technology standardization.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to gain agreement on architecture strategies.
- Evaluate and recommend new software development and product integration tools.
- Work with international teams across time zones and travel occasionally as required.
- Collaborate with Quality Development on test plans and test cases.
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in computer science or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of enterprise software development experience.
- Deep expertise in modern .NET and .NET Framework, including runtime behavior, hosting models, assembly loading, packaging, and target platform decisions.
- Strong understanding of cross-platform .NET and native-code constraints, Windows-only APIs, native/COM interop, 32-bit versus 64-bit implications, and portable alternatives.
- Experience decomposing monolithic or tightly coupled systems into services, including gRPC/Protobuf contract design and sidecar or out-of-process isolation patterns.
- Experience with containerization, PaaS, and IaaS.
- Working knowledge of data structures, databases, operating systems, distributed and messaging systems, and microservices.
- Strong background in client/server architecture, algorithms, object-oriented design, software design patterns, and architectural patterns.
- Experience with AI or machine learning, document or image processing, or OCR.
- Experience using Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit or another Linux-based IDE, plus the GNU Compiler family or alternatives.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and practical experience with Agile/Lean software development methodologies.
- Preferred experience with NLP or text processing, Angular or React, C#, Angular, Delphi, Python, PowerShell, and InstallShield.
Benefits
- Benefits package supports physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing; further details include vacation entitlement, paid time off, and eligible variable or commission compensation opportunities.
- Occasional travel may be required, and the role works with an international team across various time zones.
About OpenText
OpenText builds enterprise information management software and cloud services spanning content services, customer communications, B2B/EDI integration, eDiscovery, and cybersecurity. It sells licenses, subscriptions, and managed services to large enterprises and governments, with offerings available on-premises and in the cloud. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX) has expanded through major acquisitions, including Micro Focus (2023) and Documentum (2017).