SPS Commerce is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions, serving a global network of retail trading partners. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where innovation and continuous improvement are highly valued. Join SPS Commerce and be part of a dynamic team that's transforming the global retail supply chain!
Position Summary:The SPS Commerce Platform Engineering team is responsible for delivering highly available platform services and deployment automation that empower our product engineering teams with services that are secure, reliable, cost effective, and enable product speed. Working within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, the Platform Engineering team partners with development to deliver market leading products and services. This role uses automation and other technologies to intelligently cope with challenging failures while collaborating with various engineering organizations to resolve failure risks at the source. The Platform Engineering team at SPS approaches Operations as a software problem and aims to apply software engineering approaches to those problems.Engineer and maintain highly available, secure, and cost-effective container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and ECS
Develop robust monitoring and observability services and patterns to consistently improve the team’s ability to identify, react, respond, and recover from complex failures
Collaborate with Technology Engineering, Development, and Product Management to help develop, scale, and improve production systems and services
Partner with service teams to provide appropriate documentation, cross-training, architecture planning, capacity management, and recommendations for future state
Engineer technical solutions to prevent or reduce the frequency of failures
Write clean and correct code, write test plans and identify code quality improvements when reviewing code
Design and operationalize AI agent infrastructure — Deploy and manage AI agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen) on SPS platform infrastructure, enabling automated multi-step operational workflows such as self-healing pipelines, infrastructure drift detection, and on-call triage automation running on Kubernetes
Integrate AI coding assistants into Platform Engineering workflows — Evaluate, configure, and govern AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) within Platform Engineering’s development environment, ensuring secure integration with SPS CI/CD pipelines, code review processes, and IaC toolchains such as Terraform and CloudFormation
This role follows a hybrid work model at our Brampton office.
- 2+ years IT experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 1 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience
- Experience in Python and/or golang with software Engineering mindset
- Experience administering Linux
- Experience with immutable and scalable infrastructure (infrastructure as code concepts)
- Demonstrated understanding of networking systems, various identity and authorization systems
- Problem solving and collaboration skills
- Experience with using AI coding tools (GitHub, Copilot, Claude) to help Platform Engineering workflows
- Understanding of Agentic AI and MCP Servers
Experience working with Agile development methodology and task execution
Experience building or operating CI/CD pipelines or other deployment automation solutions
Experience in platform and service mesh technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, Consul, ECS, etc….
Experience with Amazon Web Services including EC2, RDS, Dynamo DB, Route53, Elastic Load Balancers, AMIs, IAM Roles, and Cloud Formation
Experience with advanced monitoring solutions such as metrics platforms, logging, distributed tracing, and the like
At SPS Commerce, we are committed to ensuring that each employee's compensation reflects their unique experiences, performance, and skills in their role. The salary range for this role considers several factors, including education, relevant skills, work history, certifications, location, and more.
The annual salary range for this role is: $83,500.00 - $102,120 CAD. The actual salary offered will be determined based on the factors listed above and may fall anywhere within the range.
SPS Commerce offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits are country-specific and aligned with local laws and market practices
At SPS we power connections that drive the world of commerce forward, and our success depends on making strong decisions, fostering innovation, delivering unparalleled customer solutions, and driving outstanding business performance. We achieve this by creating an environment where every employee feels a true sense of belonging. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring everyone feels accepted, valued, and empowered to make a meaningful impact.
We are committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Skills Required
- 2+ years IT experience with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent alternate education/experience)
- Experience in Python and/or golang with a software engineering mindset
- Experience administering Linux
- Experience with immutable and scalable infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code concepts
- Demonstrated understanding of networking systems and identity/authorization systems
- Problem solving and collaboration skills
- Experience using AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) in Platform Engineering workflows
- Understanding of Agentic AI and MCP Servers
- Experience working with Agile development methodology
- Experience building or operating CI/CD pipelines or deployment automation
- Experience with platform and service mesh technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, Consul, ECS)
- Experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, Route53, ELB, AMIs, IAM Roles, CloudFormation)
- Experience with advanced monitoring solutions (metrics platforms, logging, distributed tracing)
SPS Commerce Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SPS Commerce and has not been reviewed or approved by SPS Commerce.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and disability, with options like HSA contributions and established carriers. Coverage breadth is described as comparable to larger tech firms.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership opportunities include an employee stock purchase plan and equity components as part of total compensation. These elements are positioned as meaningful parts of the package across multiple roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, adoption assistance, and volunteer time off are included. Time‑off accrual that increases with tenure is referenced.
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What We Do
SPS Commerce gives retail trading partners an intelligent way to manage and fulfill orders. SPS Commerce is the world’s leading retail network, connecting trading partners around the globe to optimize supply chain operations for all retail partners. We support data-driven partnerships with innovative cloud technology, customer-obsessed service, and accessible experts so our customers can focus on what they do best. To date, more than 95,000 companies in retail, distribution, grocery, and e-commerce have chosen SPS as their retail network. SPS has achieved 80 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and is headquartered in Minneapolis.
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