Compensation: CAD 75,000 - CAD 98,000 - yearlyCompany Description
CBN Nano Technologies is a sister company of Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited (CBN), a Canadian-owned, Ottawa-based, globally focused company that designs and builds high-tech secure solutions for government identification, currency and lottery markets worldwide.CBN Nano Technologies’ mission is to become the first in the world to commercialize technology that manufactures products at the atomic level—in other words, using the smallest building blocks of our physical world. Fabricating products with every atom in the right place will revolutionize manufacturing and has specific applications in CBN’s core business through the development of new nanoscale fraud-proof security features. It will also have potential applications in advanced health care treatments, reducing pollution, building high-performance computing capabilities and producing super-efficient solar energy.Job Description
Internal Title:
DeveloperJob Type:
Permanent, Full-TimeJob Location:
Ottawa, ONWork Model:
HybridJob Status:
Existing VacancyPosition Summary:CBN Nano Technologies is developing a cutting-edge scanning probe microscope and its associated software interfaces. This position focuses on designing, building, and testing backend software systems that automate researcher driven experimental workflows. The successful candidate will develop high performance services that support data acquisition, algorithmic data processing, and user-facing workflow tools. The role requires creating robust and maintainable backend components that integrate seamlessly with laboratory instruments, research software, and data pipelines, ensuring reliability and efficiency within a research and development environment.Responsibilities
Develop backend components that interface with laboratory instruments using vendor SDKs, hardware communication protocols, or custom control APIsDesign and implement backend components that power user-facing visualization and workflow tools, enabling researchers to analyze and interpret experimental resultsDevelop and maintain RESTful APIs that orchestrate laboratory instrument control, workflow automation, and data processing pipelinesCollaborate with cross functional experts, including data, product, infrastructure, and instrument operations, to build reliable backend systems that enable automated scientific workflowsWork across a broad set of technologies to design, develop, and troubleshoot backend system components end-to-endStay current with advances in application development, programming languages, and backend engineering practicesQualifications
Mandatory RequirementsLegally eligible to work in CanadaFluent in English (speak, read, write)Able to obtain and maintain Government of Canada Reliability (Level I) Security clearanceMinimum Qualifications4+ years of professional experience as a Backend or Full Stack developerBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, or Engineering or equivalent practical experienceProficiency in PythonKnowledge of relational database technologies such as PostgreSQLWorking knowledge of containerization technologies such as DockerExperience designing and working with RESTful APIsProficiency working in Linux and Windows environmentsExperience with asynchronous/task processing (e.G., Celery, message queues)Working knowledge of modern software development practices, automated testing (unit/integration), CI/CD, version control (Git), code reviewsPreferred Qualifications8+ years of professional experience as a Backend or Full Stack DeveloperUnderstanding of cloud-native architectures and services (e.G., Azure), including caching/queueing technologies such as RedisFamiliarity with scientific/industrial instrumentation automation, scanning probe microscopes and/or experimental workflowsExperience in scientific process automation or workflow automation in research or engineering environmentsExperience integrating software with laboratory instruments, embedded systems, or other hardware-controlled environmentsAdditional Information
Equal Opportunity Employment StatementAs an Equal Opportunity Employer, CBN Nano Technologies is committed to achieving a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. We encourage applications from women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Aboriginal people. We are also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments.
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