When you walk around the town and find a colorful landscape, a sudden chilly breeze, pumpkins everywhere, and Halloween decorations, you know that this is the time of the year! Yes, the peak Fall season has arrived with tons of fun activities and festivals. From attending pumpkin patches to exploring haunted mazes, you will never run out of things to do in Ottawa in October.
Also, the job market is also booming with opportunities this month and we are here to help you find your next opportunity in Ottawa. With that, we are happily sharing our monthly list of 10 Ottawa Tech Companies Hiring.
Scroll down to learn about immediate opportunities in Ottawa’s top tech companies in October.
1. Assent
What it does:
From Product Compliance to ESG, Ottawa-based company Assent is the trusted choice in supply chain sustainability solutions. Assent is the supply chain sustainability management solution trusted by the world’s most responsible, sustainability-focused complex manufacturers. Their services include product compliance solutions, EGS supply chain solutions, trade compliance solutions, and managed & and professional services. Assent is also a Certified B Corporation, which mirrors their unwavering dedication to infusing sustainability across their operations and magnifying the positive impacts for communities and the customers they serve.
The perks:
Assent offers a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement saving options, comprehensive benefit packages, and life leave days. Other perks include flexible work options, professional development opportunities, and volunteer days.
Current job openings:
Associate Program Consultant,
Associate Program Consultant, Project Manager – Professional Services, Sales Engineer, and more jobs.
2. BitHeads
What it does:
Founded in 1995 in Ottawa, BitHeads provides custom software services that help clients create unique and innovative software solutions. They are experts in enterprise-grade software solutions as well as cloud-based software, IoT, and games solutions for any device. They also provide brainCloud, a Backend-as-a-Service that helps clients in developing connected apps, games, and other solutions.
The perks:
BitHeads provides a competitive salary, a laidback environment, vacation days, fun community events, and opportunities for career development.
Current job openings:
Developers and Quality Control, and more jobs.
3. DataKinetics
What it does:
For the past 45 years, Ottawa-based company DataKinetics has been providing mainframe data performance and cost optimization solutions. Their low-risk and high-ROI solutions help clients optimize the performance of their mainframe and legacy applications, which helps them minimize their operational costs and free up room for new workloads.
The perks:
Alongside a competitive base salary, DataKinetics also provides its employees with full health and dental benefits, a relaxed work environment, paid vacation days, and team lunches. Recently, the company has received the Best Places to Work Ottawa 2023 award.
Current job openings:
4. Intouch Insight
What it does:
For over 40 years, Intouch Insight has been providing customer service (CX) solutions and supporting over 300 North American brands to achieve operational excellence and optimize customer retention. Their SaaS platform offers a wide range of scalable solutions that include a CX platform, inspection software, and event data capture.
The perks:
The company offers competitive compensation packages, professional development programs, a comprehensive health and dental benefits package, regular social events, and an annual company retreat.
Current job openings:
Software Developer, IT Generalist, Product Manager, and more jobs.
5. NetExperience
What it does:
NetExperience is an Ottawa-based network optimization and performance enhancement solutions provider. In partnership with Telecom Infra Project, the company offers the first end-to-end WLAN software and service compatible with Open Wi-Fi. They also provide professional services to integrate Open Wi-Fi into the customer’s solution.
The perks:
NetExperience provides an excellent compensation package and many perks, including casual dress, a comprehensive health and wellness coverage plan, a flexible work schedule, life insurance, on-site parking, remote working opportunities, and stock options.
Current job openings:
WLAN Sales Engineer / Network Architect, Technical Support Specialist, Junior Cloud Backend Developer, and more jobs.
6. Rewind
What it does:
Rewind is a dynamic web platform that provides critical SaaS and cloud data protection and solutions. Their services enable companies to back up, restore, and copy the critical data that drives their business. Rewind’s mission is to help businesses protect their SaaS and cloud data. Currently, Rewind is supporting over 10,000 businesses worldwide by ensuring that their SaaS applications run uninterrupted.
The perks:
Alongside a competitive salary package, Rewind also offers great healthcare benefits from day one, 3 weeks paid vacation days, paid 4 weeks sabbatical every 4 years of service and additional PTO after 2 years, paid summer hours off (every other Friday in the summer), 2 days for professional development, a volunteer day, employee stock option plans, and flexible work opportunities.
Current job openings:
Senior Full Stack Engineer, AI, Director, Security, Data and Analytics Lead, Senior Director, Sales, and more jobs.
7. Snowed In Studios
What it does:
Founded in 2009 by a group of industry veterans, Snowed In Studios are experts in game design, development, and porting across a wide range of platforms like PC, consoles, and mobile. Their services include AAA project support, Full game and app production, UX/UI production, gameplay performance improvement, and engine and tool development. The company has credits on titles like Starfield, Deus-Ex, Madden 22, Forza Horizon 5, and many others.
The perks:
Snowed In Studios provides a generous compensation package and many perks, including health benefits, unlimited sick days, parental leave, RRSP matching, keyword stocks, increments, flexible hours, hybrid work policies, carer development programs, BBQs and potlucks, and leadership training. They were named in the Ottawa Business Journal’s list of Best Places to Work in 2021.
Current job openings:
Technical Training Specialist, Senior Producer, Senior Generalist Programmer, Game Engine Programmer, and more jobs.
8. Software Secured
What it does:
Founded in 2010, Ottawa-based company Software Secured is a comprehensive manual penetration testing provider for high growth SaaS companies. They protect and secure their client organizations from costly cybersecurity breaches, help them achieve security compliance (SOC 2, ISO27001, HIPAA, PCI) and prove security maturity through their suite of professional services, products and training courses.
The perks:
Software Secured provides employees with A+ grade compensation including a competitive salary, yearly bonus, and a profit-sharing plan. Their other perks include company health coverage, remote first environment, company shutdown over the holiday season, professional development budget, monthly Uber Eats credits, and $500 to set up home-office space.
Current job openings:
Junior Pentester, Intermediate Pentester, and more jobs.
9. SurveyMonkey
What it does:
SurveyMonkey Canada Inc. is a globally recognized online surveys and forms service provider. Their fast, intuitive platform empowers people with the insights they need to make decisions quickly and confidently. Their suite of products helps to answer more than 20 million questions every day and support organizations across industries build products people love, create winning marketing strategies, delight their customers, and cultivate an engaged and happy workforce.
The perks:
SurveyMonkey provides comprehensive benefits, high-quality medical, dental, and vision plans, generous time off, parental leave and family support, sabbatical leave, remote work options, and professional development opportunities.
Current job openings:
Associate Content Strategist – B2B, Senior Manager, SEO, Product Analytics Lead, Senior Data Engineer, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – User Auth Team, Staff Data Scientist, and more jobs.
10. TerraFixing
What it does:
TerraFixing is an Ottawa-based affordable and scalable direct air carbon capture solutions provider. Their technology uses a 5-step temperature vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) cycle that captures the CO2 from the air, purifies it, and yields high purity CO2. The company was founded by wanting to contribute to a sustainable legacy and view TerraFixing as a means to leave a positive mark on the world for generations to come.
The perks:
The company provides a competitive salary package, health and wellness benefits, paid vacation days, professional development opportunities, and social activities.
Current job openings:
Assembly Technician, Process Equipment, Chemical Process Simulation Engineer, Senior Systems Test Engineer, Structured Adsorbent Bed Engineer, and more jobs.
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