Senior Software Engineer

About the role

H2 Analytics is redefining how professionals train for high-stakes environments through advanced simulation and data-driven tools. We build EASE (Exercise Architect Suite), a tool used by military, intelligence, law enforcement, and emergency response organizations to develop intelligence-focused mission-critical training exercises.

ABOUT THE TEAM AND ROLE:

Before a training exercise starts, exercise staff build a fictional world of organizations, people, and equipment, and write the intelligence reports and other documents the training audience will receive. During the exercise, those documents go out on a schedule while the trainees work the problem. EASE is where staff build that world, write those documents, and run the exercise. Our mission is to make it easy to develop large-scale exercises without a heavy manual burden.

This is a hands-on builder role; you’ll spend most of your time writing code, designing systems, prototyping, and shipping. We develop primarily in TypeScript and Vue, and host in AWS and on-premises. We ship often, value collaboration, and are driven by results rather than process. We use a lightweight Scrum practice and are dedicated to continuous improvement.

The engineering team is 100% remote; our head office is located in Ottawa and you’re welcome to come in. This role can be located anywhere in Canada with flexible hours, though our core meetings are oriented on the Eastern time zone.

PROBLEMS WE’RE WORKING ON:

- Using generative AI to speed up the creation of training goals and content, evaluating models to improve what local models can do, and building AI tools that do what wasn’t possible before

- Enabling users to better identify gaps in training competencies and data, linking scenario data into documents, disseminating training material however each customer wants it, and visualizing exercise data in meaningful ways

- Connecting external and in-house data simulators to create complex, enriched training scenarios

- Running the same product in AWS and in air-gapped customer data centers

ABOUT YOU:

You are a well-rounded senior software engineer with at least 6 years of experience building complex web applications and backend services as a full-stack engineer, with a minimum of 2 years at the senior level. You’re comfortable taking the lead on complex features, owning them end-to-end, and mentoring less-experienced developers.

WE LOOK FOR:

- Strong architecture and design skills

- Full-stack development expertise with TypeScript and JavaScript

- Advanced knowledge of reactive UI frameworks (React, Vue…)

- Advanced database experience (SQL / NoSQL), particularly with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, and geospatial data

- Experience developing REST APIs

- Deep experience with Linux and Docker containers

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience