Elevating Careers and Community “we work hard and we genuinely care about others while we do it. We encourage continuous growth, diversity, and lifting others up. Someone who sets and achieves goals, sees creative solutions, keeps others safe, and uses their powers to elevate others.

Our team at Vidir is made up of individuals who help others do what they do best. Whether that’s creating a perfect precision weld or designing the next dynamic solution in automated material handling, our team members know that what they are doing every day is helping someone else be successful as well. With world class automation products in every industry and in over 45 countries across the globe, Vidir offers you a chance to be innovative and to set and achieve high standards in your career as you advance at one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Business Employers.

As one of Manitoba’s Top Employers a career at Vidir will help you find meaning in Mondays!

We are looking for caring, curious, creative individuals, who are continuously growing to join our team of Vidir Hero’s.

Level up your career as an Automation Software Developer — Junior or Senior Level We are hiring for one Automation Software Developer vacancy and are open to considering either junior or senior-level candidates. This role offers the chance to develop software that supports Vidir’s automation products, connects equipment with customer systems, and contributes to meaningful innovation in industrial automation.

Develop, maintain, and improve software features using C#, .NET, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, SQL/PostgreSQL, Entity Framework Core, and related technologies.

Participate in, or lead depending on experience, the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of scalable software supporting multiple machine platforms and customer workflows.

Develop software that integrates with PLCs, industrial equipment, databases, APIs, ERP/WMS platforms, CSV exchange, cloud-connected services, and customer systems.

Troubleshoot software defects, database issues, networking challenges, customer integrations,



and production or deployment concerns.

Collaborate with Automation, Mechanical, Electrical, Production, Service, and Customer Support teams to improve product quality, support deployments, and translate operational feedback into future product improvements.

Participate in software validation, machine testing, commissioning, deployments, diagnostics, logging, and customer support activities as required.

Follow and contribute to modern software engineering practices including Git-based source control, peer code reviews, software architecture reviews, testing strategies, release management, cybersecurity, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Contribute to PLC/HMI software, automation projects, R&D; initiatives, product improvements, AI-assisted development, and evaluation of emerging software technologies.

Create and maintain technical documentation, release notes, troubleshooting guides, testing records, architecture documentation, and engineering best practices.

For senior-level candidates, provide technical leadership through architecture decisions, coding standards, mentoring, code reviews, and software lifecycle improvements.

Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline; For junior-level candidates: foundational experience through education, co-op placements, personal projects, technical projects, or early professional experience in software development, automation, or related technical work.

For senior-level candidates: 5+ years of professional experience in software development, systems engineering, automation, or related technical disciplines,



with demonstrated ability to design scalable software and guide technical decisions.

Experience developing software using C#/.NET or similar languages, with stronger production software experience expected at the senior level.

Understanding of object-oriented programming, SQL databases, APIs, Git, networking, and modern software engineering practices.

Interest in industrial automation, machine communication, robotics, hardware-integrated systems, and multidisciplinary engineering environments.

Desire to continuously learn new technologies and engineering practices, with the ability to mentor or provide technical guidance considered an asset for senior-level candidates.

Exposure to or experience building modern applications using technologies such as C#/.NET, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, cloud platforms, or similar software stacks.

Experience with technical projects involving PLCs, HMIs, robotics, embedded systems, machine communications, industrial networking, OPC UA, IoT devices, or related automation technologies.

Familiarity with concepts such as Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, event-driven systems, DevOps practices, SignalR, WebSockets, asynchronous programming, distributed systems, or comparable communication technologies.

Exposure to manufacturing environments, automation systems, industrial software, AI-assisted development tools, data-driven applications, or other technology-driven engineering environments.

We encourage open conversations about work/life balance and offer flexible options to support you.

Our benefits include a 95% maternity leave top-up for up to seventeen weeks and up to $1,000 annually for mental health practitioner coverage.

Free tickets to sporting events, financial support for your child’s summer camp, and fun, family-friendly events at venues like aquatic centers, theatres, and recreational facilities.

It’s time to rise together and help manufacture a brighter future with us!

📌 Automation Software Developer (Junior or Senior Level) (Manitoba)
🏢 Vidir
📍 Manitoba