Careers
User Experience Design and Software Engineering Careers
If the name “Macadamian” didn’t tip you off, let it be known that we’ve got a truly unique – and incredibly fun – work culture here. We offer smart, capable people exceptional employment benefits on par with the big guys, along with the relaxed, energetic and youthful culture of a smaller company.
If you are interested in working at Macadamian contact us at careers@macadamian.com. We're always on the lookout for exceptional software designers, interaction designers, and visual designers.
Current Openings
- Summer Internship 2012
- Visual Designer
- Software Quality Assurance Tester
- Software Application Developer
Work AND Have Fun
Having fun is part of every Macadamian workday, because we know that blowing off steam is part of the creative process. Here, you’ll work hard at your funky desk then beat your boss at Nintendo in the lounge. Or perhaps you’re more into espresso than foosball – so head to the kitchen for a java and a magazine.
Join one of Ottawa's Top 10 Employers
Macadamian was recognized by it's employees as one of the best places to work in Ottawa. In an independent survey, the HR Forum asked Ottawa-area employees to rate their employers along a number of important factors, including satisfaction with their managers, their employer's ability to communicate vision, is their work challenging and rewarding, to name a few. The result? Macadamian was awarded an Employer of Distinction award as one of Ottawa's Top 10 best places to work.
See the Light of Day
We encourage our employees to enjoy the outdoors. You can eat your lunch outside on our well-furnished patio, or go for a run and clean up in the private shower. And, when there’s no long weekend in the month, enjoy a “Mac Day” on us.
Do it right
A lot of companies say they are serious about best practices. At Macadamian we mean it. We take a great deal of pride in the software we develop for our customers, and we follow lightweight engineering processes like Single Committer development - a peer review technique that we adopted from the Open Source community.
Learn from the Best
At Macadamian, every employee has direct access to the management team – because the managers are integral parts of every project team. That means you’ll have the opportunity to learn, and you’ll be supported in your career development. You’ll also have the opportunity to take on leadership roles.
Dynamic Work Experience
You will work on some of the most exciting new technologies and projects, from a wide range of technology leaders and startups alike.
You will work with small agile teams who care about best practices and have a strong desire to deliver quality software.
You will switch gears often to work on new projects and learn new technologies.
You will work in an environment that values communication, honesty, work-life balance and mutual respect, and where your voice will be heard and your opinions matter.
Community Involvement
Macadamian is one of the founders and active members of the Ottawa High School Technology program, an initiative that pairs industry with schools to nurture student interest in science and technology. We believe that for Canada to stay as one of the leading innovators, we need to start with our schools, and nurture interest in science and technology. At Macadamian you have the opportunity to volunteer in the program, and work with young adults in our high schools to nurture a fascination with technology.
Who are we looking for?
Our customers expect us to be able to ramp up quickly on new technologies, and to have the deep technical knowledge required to help them be first to market. We look for people who have a very good understanding of Object Oriented design principles, who have very strong technical Kung Foo, and who have an insatiable hunger to learn new things.
How to Work for Us
Interested and available to work for us? Check out our current openings and contact us if you see something that fits your interests and qualifications. We'd love to hear from you!
Working at Macadamian means that you’ve chosen the fun and benefits of a smaller company over the glamour of a much larger industry brand. At Macadamian, we choose only the best staff, and we work hard to let them know that we appreciate their choice to work here.
Macadamian Employment Benefits
We offer employees these benefits:
- One of the top health plans in the industry – it’s up there with the top 10% of high-tech companies, and we pay the full premium!
- Profit sharing and performance bonuses – we believe profit should be shared because our success is a result of a whole team’s effort.
- Documented corporate ladder – our employees know exactly what’s required to reach their career goals, because we have a documented corporate ladder and compensation structure.
- Fitness plan - hundreds of dollars a year that each employee can use for sports equipment or memberships.
- Career development – including expert lunch-and-learn sessions every two weeks (pizza included), and we support our employees in attaining further job training. You also get to work closely with our management team, which communicates openly and enjoys mentoring employees.
- Mac days – a long weekend every month, even when the government doesn’t give you one.
- Great winter holidays – we always close between Christmas and the New Year.
- Flexible work hours, a private shower so you can work up a sweat running or playing frisbee at lunch, a fun work atmosphere with great peers and managers.
