ABOUT IRTH SOLUTIONS
Irth Solutions is a market-leading SaaS technology company delivering cloud-based critical infrastructure management solutions to energy, utility, and telecom operators across North America. Our Asset Integrity for Pipelines (AIP) platform transforms how pipeline operators manage integrity data - combining machine learning, advanced data science, GIS integration, and enterprise analytics to drive safer, smarter decision-making across the full pipeline lifecycle.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking to fill a full-time Senior Software Engineer, remote-work position. Working as part of the Irth AIP development team on cutting-edge machine learning and data analytics technology, the successful candidate will work directly with customers and colleagues to prototype, experiment with, develop, and prove innovative new solutions for the oil & gas pipeline industry.
The ideal candidate possesses an entrepreneurial spirit - curious, driven, and willing to fail in pursuit of the best solution. You bring broad full-stack software engineering experience across front-end web interface development, server-side applications, background processing, and database development, and you have a genuine passion for data-intensive problems in the energy sector.
The position requires occasional travel for company and team meetings.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Architect, develop, and deliver full-stack features spanning AngularJS/Angular front-ends, ASP.NET server-side APIs, background processing services, and SQL database layers
- Lead technical design discussions, make architectural decisions, and set coding standards across the team
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested C# and TypeScript code following SOLID principles, GoF design patterns, and RESTful API best practices
- Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and indexing strategies to ensure high-performance data access at scale
- Build and iterate on customer-facing web applications - owning features end-to-end from UI/UX through to the database
- Prototype and prove innovative new approaches using machine learning and data science to solve hard problems in the pipeline integrity space
- Integrate third-party data sources, GIS platforms, and customer systems into the Irth AIP platform via robust APIs and ETL pipelines
- Contribute to Power BI dashboards, SSRS reports, and enterprise analytics features that deliver actionable insights to operators
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing
- Champion engineering best practices - unit testing, CI/CD via Azure DevOps, agile methodology, and continuous improvement
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of general software development experience; 3-5 years in web application development
- Strong proficiency in C# / Microsoft ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript / TypeScript
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server - including stored procedures, indexing strategy, and query performance tuning
- Experience with SPA frameworks (Angular and AngularJS) and ASP.NET WebAPI / MVC / Razor
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design, SOLID principles, and GoF design patterns
- Proficiency with Git source control and unit testing (XUnit, NUnit, or equivalent)
- Experience with cloud technologies (Azure / AWS)
- Strong communication skills; able to work independently in a remote-first environment
ASSETS & NICE-TO-HAVES
Domain Knowledge
- Experience with oil & gas pipeline integrity data systems - ILI data, PODS, APDM, UPDM, or similar GIS pipeline data platforms
- Familiarity with pipeline integrity business processes: corrosion management, CP surveys, field NDE data, dig management, or regulatory compliance
- Understanding of pipeline data modelling and analysis challenges inherent in ILI and integrity datasets
Database & Cloud
- Azure SQL and broader Microsoft Azure platform experience (Azure DevOps, cloud architecture)
- Advanced SQL performance tuning - execution plans, query optimization, indexing strategies at scale
- Experience with Oracle or other enterprise database platforms
Analytics & Reporting
- Power BI dashboard development and enterprise reporting experience
- SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) or equivalent reporting platforms
- Experience with analytical data models and data warehousing concepts
Other Technical
- .NET 6 or greater class libraries and design patterns
- Entity Framework or other modern ORM frameworks
- NodeJS development experience
- Machine learning or data science exposure in an engineering context
