11 Canadian companies hiring right now

The Victoria Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer. And while the dog days of summer are often associated with a slower hiring cycle, that doesn’t mean the Canadian tech scene is taking a vacation. Whether you’re eyeing up a role in fintech, health or cleantech, hiring is very much in season.

Here are eleven Canadian tech companies taking applications right now.

Jobs in cleantech

CoLab

What they do: In order to design new products, engineering teams often have to review hundreds of pages of specifications. To help with this process, CoLab has developed an AI agent platform that helps teams spot issues before products get to the manufacturing stage.

In the news: The St. John’s, Newfoundland-based company recently signed a multi-year deal with Bombardier that will see CoLab’s AI tools used in the designing of business jets.

Current opportunities: Senior product marketing manager, business development representative and director of engineering.

Learn more and apply here.

Myant

What they do: Myant designs and develops wearable tech solutions for predictive health monitoring, remote care and early disease detection. Instead of a wearable device on your wrists or arms, Myant’s tech is built into everyday textiles that can sense and react to the body.

In the news: In April, the Toronto-based company announced its acquisition of FIGUR8, a startup spun out of MIT that has developed an analytics platform for musculoskeletal assessments.

Current opportunities: Senior quality assurance analyst, quality assurance inspector and senior electrical engineer.

Learn more and apply here.

Jobs in health

Able Innovations

What they do: Able Innovations uses advanced robotics to automate the physically-demanding task of patient transfers in clinics and hospitals. This solution can autonomously navigate busy corridors, dock beside a bed and safely transfer a patient. This helps protect frontline staff from the risk of injury, while ensuring a more dignified, comfortable experience for patients.

In the news: The Toronto-based company celebrated its first U.S. implementation at a hospital in Massachusetts.

Current opportunities: Business operations manager, senior firmware developer and implementation specialist.

Learn more and apply here.

Medchart

What they do: Medchart’s platform digitizes the process of requesting and releasing medical records beyond healthcare facilities. This helps healthcare providers, lawyers, insurance providers and patients access vital information more quickly, with an emphasis on privacy.

Fun fact: The Toronto-based company was founded by two U of T postgrad engineering students.

Current opportunities: Customer support specialist.

Learn more and apply here.

Nicoya Lifesciences

What they do: Nicoya Lifesciences develops advanced biosensor technology that helps pharma and biotech researchers study how molecules bind to each other. Its tools are used in the early stages of disease research and drug discovery.

In the news: The company acquired UK-based Applied Photophysics to expand its global reach and set up a new European office.

Current opportunities: Accounting manager.

Learn more and apply here.

Jobs in finance

Buckzy Payments

What they do: Toronto-based Buckzy Payments wants to make sending money outside of Canada as easy as an e-transfer. The licensed money transfer company has developed a real-time international payments platform that is used by large banks to make transfers fast and secure.

Fun fact: CEO and founder Abdul Naushad spent ten years working in the cross-border payment industry — experiencing how slow and expensive traditional transfers could be.

Current opportunities: Senior business development representative, IT developer and product manager.

Learn more and apply here.

Influicity

What they do: Brands use Influicity to improve their influencer and creator marketing campaigns. The platform uses subscribers, content views, audience and geographic data to track metrics across channels. For marketers, this means more control, less guesswork and better performance from social media campaigns.

Fun fact: The Toronto-based company has worked with brands including Toyota, BMO and Jollibee.

Current opportunities: Content writer and high ticket sales representative.

Learn more and apply here.

Perch

What they do: Toronto-based Perch automates the mortgage brokerage process. Its online application connects buyers with more than 30 regulated lenders to find the lowest available rates while providing pre-approvals in as little as 20 minutes.

Fun fact: Using Perch is free for home buyers and sellers. It earns its revenue through commissions from lenders.

Current opportunities: Partnerships account manager, mortgage associate and senior product manager.

Learn more and apply here.

Software

Lillio

What they do: Lillio’s platform for childcare centres offers operators management solutions, curriculum development and professional development opportunities for staff.

Fun fact: The tax filing deadline may have come and gone, but Lillio posted tips on how early childhood centre directors could make the most of their return.

Current opportunities: Senior business technology manager, customer support associate and software platform engineer.

Learn more and apply here.

NexScale

What they do: NexScale helps fitness and wellness studio operators maintain a healthy client retention rate. Its platform uses attendance and health data to gauge whether or not to send gym members personalized messages in order to help keep them engaged with their workout plan.

What it’s like to work at NexScale: “Soft skills matter as much as technical ones here. We look for strong problem solvers who communicate clearly and bring a get-things-done attitude to whatever lands on their plate,” says founder and CEO Soodeh Farokhi.

Current opportunities: Digital marketing and content designer.

Learn more and apply here.

Veriday

What they do: Veriday helps businesses in regulated industries like insurance and finance modernize how they interact with customers and employees. It helps these businesses upgrade outdated systems with unified, mobile-friendly websites and portals.

Fun fact: Veriday is headquartered in Mississauga and has an office in New York City.

Current opportunities: DevOps engineer.

Learn more and apply here.

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