Sr. Software Developer

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Your Impact:

As a Senior Software Developer, you will join a cross-functional team working with AI/ML As a Senior Software Developer, you will join a cross-functional team working with AI/ML specialists to build a next-generation Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) platform. This cloud-ready solution will automate how enterprise content is ingested, understood, extracted, validated and integrated into business workflows. You will draw on your software engineering experience to design and deliver enterprise-grade software solutions.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with excellent communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to navigate and contribute effectively to large, complex codebases.

What the role offers:

- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise software solutions using C# and related technologies.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and promote a design-driven development culture.
- Analyze and enhance existing large-scale applications while ensuring maintainability and long-term sustainability.
- Collaborate closely with peers from product development and product management to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Drive transparency through proactive communication, effective documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
- Design and implement robust data processing and digitalization workflows.
- Participate in troubleshooting, performance optimization, and operational support activities.
- Contribute to modernization initiatives involving Linux-based platforms, containers, cloud-native technologies, and automation.

What you need to succeed:

- Strong proficiency in C# and the .NET ecosystem (any flavor of .NET, including .NET Framework and modern .NET).
- Experience with C/C++ is considered a significant advantage.
- Proven ability to work effectively within large-scale, mature codebases, including understanding architectural dependencies, maintaining code quality, and driving sustainable improvements.
- Demonstrated commitment to clear communication, transparency, and visibility across teams and stakeholders. These are considered mandatory success factors for the role.
- Proven design-first approach with a track record of translating business requirements into well-structured, maintainable, and scalable software architectures.
- Experience in data processing and digitalization solutions, including but not limited to:
- Relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, etc.)
- Data transformation and integration
- Document and data capture workflows
- Data quality and information lifecycle management
- Good working knowledge of Linux environments and modern containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices including source control, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and code reviews.

Desired/Preferred skills:

- Understanding of IDP techniques such as OCR, image preprocessing, layout analysis, document understanding, key-value and table extraction, confidence scoring, and human-in-the-loop validation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within distributed teams.
- Passion for software design, code quality, and continuous improvement.
- Ownership mindset with a high degree of accountability and professionalism.
- Familiarity with cloud messaging technologies such as Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or equivalent services.
- Knowledge of cloud observability, security, scalability, and reliability practices.

One last thing:

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned. Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected] . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.