We’re looking for a Staff Developer/Software Architect to help shape what’s next. In this role, you’ll take a systems-level view of ECHO, designing the architecture and infrastructure needed to support its evolution into a scalable SaaS platform. You’ll ensure the product remains functional, secure, and reliable, while enabling rapid development and onboarding of new clients.
This is a role for someone who connects the dots between features, systems, and user needs. You’ll guide how the platform is built and scaled, mentor developers across the team, and play a key role in delivering a product that will become an essential infrastructure for nuclear operators across the globe.
Salary Range: $150-180k (Exact compensation may vary).
Here’s How You’ll Make an Impact- Design and evolve the system architecture with a focus on scalability, multi-tenancy, modularity, and performance as ECHO transitions into a SaaS platform.
- Lead technical decision-making for platform-wide concerns like client management, data isolation, access control, and observability.
- Provide architectural oversight across product areas to ensure features work cohesively and efficiently within a shared platform.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, analysts, and designers to co-create solutions based on real-world user needs and operational complexity.
- Mentor developers and set engineering standards that promote clean, testable, maintainable, and scalable code.
- Support both front-end and back-end teams, ensuring that UX, performance, and infrastructure evolve together.
- Drive improvements in DevOps and CI/CD processes, enabling reliable releases and platform stability.
- Guide API design and system integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity with tools like Maximo and Power BI.
- Identify and lead platform refactors, shared components, and reusable services that improve maintainability and accelerate delivery.
- Contribute to the long-term technical vision of ECHO as a secure, flexible, and mission-critical SaaS platform.
- 8–10 years of full stack development experience, with a strong foundation in architectural design and scalable platform development.
- Proven success building or evolving a SaaS product, including knowledge of multi-tenant systems, tenant onboarding, data partitioning, and secure deployment patterns.
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, including React, Node.js, and Next.js.
- Experience with API development, systems integration, and relational databases (especially PostgreSQL).
- Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, test automation, infrastructure-as-code, and agile product delivery.
- Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to raise the bar across a growing engineering team.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and a user-first mindset, especially in high-impact industries like energy or infrastructure.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience working with Maximo, ACE, or other enterprise asset management tools.
- Familiarity with Power BI or other business intelligence platforms used by technical teams.
- Experience integrating OpenAI or other LLM-based tools into enterprise workflows.
- Knowledge of regulatory and operational challenges in nuclear or other safety-critical industries.
Is NPX right for you?
- Do you have an intellectual curiosity that causes you to explore, experiment and build?
- Do you like working with cutting edge technology to find solutions or opportunities that push up the innovation curve?
- Do you enjoy working in an open-concept start-up environment where collaboration, diversity, and knowledge sharing are key values?
- Are you seriously passionate about giving back and supporting your community?
About us
NPX was founded on the premise that innovation is the most important key to sustaining the nuclear energy industry. We source, implement, and integrate innovative technologies to make things better at nuclear power plants. We think differently and work differently. We are customer obsessed rather than competitor focused, passionate for innovation, long-term thinking and committed to operational excellence. We are a family, driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives and give back to our community.
At NPX we are committed to building a warm, inclusive, and diverse environment. We believe that people do their best work when they feel safe, empowered, and supported.
To this end, we offer an excellent compensation and benefits package including:
- High-growth position in the early stage of a scaling company
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- Career Growth & Development Program 🌱
- Flexible vacation and work model 🌴
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- Company-wide days off to reset and recharge
- Professional Development Fund 📈
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- Focus on Mental Health ❤️🩹
- Investing in your Future with a RRSP Plan 💵
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