Staff Software Engineer

Overview

Staff Software Engineer responsible for owning the Excel plugin strategy and connecting AlphaSense's AI-driven market intelligence platform with Microsoft Excel for financial professionals.

What you'll do

• Build and ship an Excel plugin used by analysts at financial institutions.
• Develop AI-powered research experiences through Excel formulas.
• Establish technical foundations and development practices for Office integrations.
• Mentor engineers on desktop development.
• Improve application quality and performance, including millisecond-level responsiveness.

What you'll need

• 10+ years building and operating large-scale production systems.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with asynchronous programming, state management, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with enterprise software deployment, updates, and version management.
• Experience building performant applications with strong error handling and recovery.
• Ability to debug complex integration issues and optimize memory and performance.
• Ability to mentor teams and establish development best practices.

Nice to have

• Production experience with Office JavaScript API, VSTO, or COM add-ins.
• Knowledge of Excel's calculation engine, object model, and power-user patterns.
• Experience with React, offline-capable applications, WebSocket, or real-time data feeds.

Details

• Remote in Canada.
• Compensation: CAD 164,450–226,550 yearly.