- Solace Corporation
- Ottawa, ON
- Full-Time
- 9 days ago
- C$85,000–C$105,000
Junior Software Developer — Mission Control.
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Junior Software Developer — Mission Control: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a junior software developer building and supporting software for Solace Cloud event broker services.
- The Person:The person will build backend APIs and front-end features, help deploy and operate event brokers in Docker and Kubernetes environments, investigate production issues with Datadog, write automated tests, and support customers with field issues.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in Java, working knowledge of REST APIs, relational databases, automated testing, containers, Kubernetes, public cloud services, and experience with AI technologies and coding-assisted tools.
About the role
About the Role
Solace Mission Control is the control plane of Solace Cloud: it provisions, updates, monitors, and operates event broker services for enterprise customers across public clouds and, increasingly, customer-managed environments. As a Junior Software Developer on the Mission Control squad, you'll build the APIs and operational tooling that keep thousands of production event brokers healthy — and you'll do it on a team that works AI-native, with agentic coding tools embedded in the daily workflow.
What You'll Do
- Build and improve backend features in our Java microservices — REST APIs for broker service lifecycle, certificate management, DNS, and broker configuration
- Contribute to the front-end of our operations console as we modernize it with React micro-frontends
- Help deliver Mission Control's next chapter: deploying and operating event brokers in customer-managed Docker/Kubernetes environments
- Investigate production issues using observability tooling (Datadog logs, metrics, and monitors) and follow them through from diagnosis to verified fix
- Write automated tests and contribute to epic-level quality plans — quality is designed in, not bolted on
- Use AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code) daily, and contribute reusable AI workflows that accelerate the whole squad
- Collaborate with product, platform engineering, and support teams to resolve field issues for real customers
What You'll Bring to the Role
- A solid foundation in Java (or a similar language) and the willingness to work across the stack — backend, front-end, and pipelines
- Working knowledge of REST APIs, relational databases, and automated testing
- Curiosity about cloud infrastructure: containers, Kubernetes, and public cloud services
- Experience using AI technologies and coding-assisted tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex
- A quality-focused mindset that advocates on behalf of the end user
- Strong communication — you can explain what failed, why, and what the plan is
Nice to Have Skills
- Experience with messaging systems (Solace, Kafka, RabbitMQ) or event-driven architecture
- Exposure to Kubernetes, Helm, or Docker-based deployment
- TypeScript/React experience
- Familiarity with observability platforms (Datadog, Grafana, etc.)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines