[Hiring] Software Developer IV, Data & Insights @J.D. Power

Role Description

JD Power is looking for a senior software engineer to join our Research & Insights engineering team. You will be a key member of a team delivering solutions that power the research and deliver the insights our customers need to make informed decisions.

• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to translate business problems into technical solutions
• Design and code software from business and technical specifications, while maintaining quality, security, and adherence to team standards
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality, proactively identify defects, and recommend improvements
• Investigate and resolve complex and potentially time-sensitive technical issues for supported applications
• Contribute to the creation of technical and end-user product documentation, and design artifacts
• Enforce engineering best practices and proactively identify security vulnerabilities
• Use AI to accelerate design, development, and documentation while ensuring quality through careful review of generated code and assets
• Mentor junior engineers on new technologies, processes, and industry domain knowledge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of full-stack software development with both frontend and backend experience
• Strong proficiency in Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and REST API design
• Proficiency with relational and non-relational database design and development
• Experience working as a member of an Agile/Scrum team
• Experience with Git and Git-based CI/CD pipelines
• Experience writing incremental unit tests and applying coding best practices
• Ability to develop deep domain knowledge in industry-specific business rules and processes
• Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and able to judge when to accept, edit, or reject generated output
• Skilled at providing effective context — codebase conventions, requirements, constraints — to produce production-quality results
• Experience using AI to accelerate test authoring, documentation, and routine refactoring
• Aware of AI tool limitations: hallucinated APIs, outdated patterns, security pitfalls in generated code, and the need for human verification before merge
• Self-directed and detail-oriented, able to take ownership of work from requirements through release
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, comfortable working across technical and business stakeholders
• Supports the growth of other team members through peer reviews, pairing, and mentorship

Requirements

• Familiarity with market research data collection and processing (Unicom Intelligence preferred)
• Cloud platform experience (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP also valuable), including Lambda or equivalent serverless computing
• Hands-on experience with a modern cloud data platform - Snowflake, Databricks, etc.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices and common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10)
• Experience building software in Agentic fashion

Benefits

• This position has a starting salary range of $100,000 - $120,000 CAD per year.
• Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings programs, paid time off, wellness programs, and other company-sponsored benefits.