Job Description:
Skywise is a leading digital services company, wholly owned by Airbus. We deliver a first-of-its-kind offer that seamlessly integrates Planning & Operations Control, Flight, Technical, and Ground Operations. By providing interoperable digital solutions for end-to-end operations, Skywise combines aircraft manufacturer expertise and digital know-how to transform operational complexity into predictable and profitable performance, ensuring resilient and more sustainable operations.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to serve as a key engineering contributor for our development team. In this role, your primary mission is to deliver high-quality code, drive performance improvements, and champion engineering excellence across our C# .NET ecosystem. You will focus on hands-on development, tackling complex technical challenges, refactoring legacy code for peak optimization, and providing valuable mentorship to your fellow developers.
You’ll be part of a team building our next-generation services for commercial aviation customers. As part of our software engineering team, you’ll continue to enhance functionality for dispatch, performance, scheduling, tracking, documentation, and/or weather systems.
Main Responsibilities:
- Contribute to architectural design, evaluate complex technical trade-offs, manage technical debt, and promote robust development practices for the C#/.NET ecosystem.
- Proactively identify bottlenecks, drive deep code refactoring initiatives, and squeeze peak system performance out of both legacy .NET Framework (Windows) and modern .NET Core applications, including SQL database optimizations.
- Independently drive complex technical features from design documentation through to successful deployment, ensuring technical initiatives align with our broader business goals.
- Uphold operational excellence standards and conduct comprehensive code reviews to ensure secure, high-quality deliverables, while championing the integration and team-wide adoption of AI-powered tools and best practices in AI-assisted engineering.
- Actively mentor, support, and nurture the professional growth of junior and intermediate team members, fostering a collaborative, modern, and highly engaged engineering culture.
- Effectively translate and articulate complex technical concepts to both technical team members and non-technical business stakeholders to ensure project alignment.
Experience and Education:
- At least seven (7+) years of professional experience developing software with .NET and C# or equivalent technologies.
- Proven track record of developing scalable software, providing technical guidance, and making sound engineering decisions within a team setting.
- Strong, hands-on experience in code optimization, system performance tuning, and refactoring complex codebases as well as working with relational databases (SQL).
- Demonstrated experience diagnosing, debugging, and resolving software issues in live production environments.
- Exceptional technical communication skills, with the ability to confidently articulate complex concepts to both technical team members and business stakeholders.
- Experience working with cloud environments, specifically AWS, is an asset.
- College Diploma or Bachelor's Degree within the software engineering area of study or equivalent professional experience.
- Proficiency in English.
What we Offer:
Located in the heart of University of Waterloo’s David Johnston Research + Technology Park, Skywise is close to shops, restaurants, gyms, daycare, and many other amenities, and only 10 minutes away from Hwy 85. As part of our family, you will enjoy:
- Being part of Airbus Network
- Flexible hours
- Hybrid working environment (3 days in office)
- Free parking
- Vacation Days (15 - 25)
- Professional Development Day
- Christmas shut down
- Summer core hours
- Strong work-life balance
- Casual dress code
- Competitive group benefits plan
- Strong focus on mental health support benefits
- Sick and Personal days
- RRSP matching program
- Life Insurance
- Access to Employee Share Scheme
- Maternity & Paternity benefits
- Referral program
- Rewards and Recognition program
- Training and Development Support
- Monthly Lunch and Learns
- Fitness & Wellness reimbursement
- An active social committee
- Organized Volunteer Events
- Game room, including a flight simulator!
- Active Inclusion & Diversity Committee
- And much more
AI Disclosure: No artificial intelligence tools are used to screen, assess, or select candidates for this role
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Skywise Canada Inc.Contract Type:
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Skills Required
- At least seven years of professional software development experience with .NET and C# or equivalent technologies
- Experience providing technical guidance, leading software teams, and making critical technical decisions
- Hands-on experience with code optimization, system performance tuning, and refactoring complex codebases
- Experience working with relational databases and SQL optimization
- Experience diagnosing, debugging, and resolving software issues in live production environments
- Exceptional technical communication skills for explaining architectural concepts to technical and business stakeholders
- Experience working with AWS cloud environments
- College Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in software engineering or equivalent professional experience
- Proficiency in English
Airbus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbus and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbus.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive in several locations, including medical, dental, and vision options available from day one in the U.S. Access to life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance/wellbeing support adds breadth to the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as a meaningful part of the package through plans such as a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S. These programs strengthen long-term financial security beyond base wages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.
Airbus Insights
What We Do
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.
