Apera is an innovative, Vancouver-based company at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision — recognized with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award and the 2024 BC Tech "Company of the Year, Growth" award. We're on a mission to redefine AI-driven robotic vision. Apera AI helps manufacturers make their factories more flexible and productive.

Robots enhanced with Apera's software have 4D Vision — the ability to see and grasp objects with human-like capability. Challenging applications such as bin picking, sorting, packaging, and assembly are now open to fast, precise, and reliable automation. We work with the world's leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

Our portfolio spans Vue (our 4D Vision software), Forge (a no-code simulation and AI training studio where customers build, validate, and de-risk robotic cells before any hardware is bought), and VuePod, our current turnkey, productized bin-picking cell. Apera AI is seeking a Full Stack Software Developer (Co-op) for the 8 months term period (Jan 2027 - August 2027) to join the team behind Apera Forge, our web-based simulation and development platform for vision-guided robotics. As a co-op developer, you'll contribute across the software stack-helping to deliver new functionality, improve developer tooling, and support the cloud infrastructure that powers Forge.

This role is based in person at our Vancouver office and is an 8-month co-op term. You'llwork with experienced engineers across product, cloud, and simulation domains. This is a hands-on role where your work will be reviewed, tested, and integrated into a real production system.

Your work will directly support robotics engineers who rely on Forgeto simulate and test robotic vision workflows.You'll gain experience with modern development practices including full-stack web development, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling-all within a fast-paced robotics startup. You'llbe part of a team that values clarity, iteration,



and shipping working software.You'lllearn how to write production-grade code, contribute to team rituals like sprint planning and code reviews, and see your work make a tangible difference. Ship a Full-Stack Feature by Mid-Term Within the first 8-10 weeks, collaborate on a small but meaningful feature-from ticket breakdown and UI mock-ups to API integration and deployment.

Success is measured by quality, user experience, and test coverage. [Tech: React, Python,Flask, GitHub] Improve Developer Workflow or Test Coverage Identify a pain point in the development or testing workflow and propose a solution (e.g., test automation, build script improvement, better error logging). Contribute to Cloud Deployment Reliability Support the maintenance of cloud infrastructure by helpingmonitorlogs, address deployment issues, or improve scripts related to container builds or service health. [Tech: AWS, Docker, CloudWatch] Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and code reviews. Implement and test UI components in React, integrating with backend APIs.

Write and run unit/integration tests for new features. Help reproduce and debug user-facing issues in test environments. You'reeager to contribute and ready to learn by shipping real code. You enjoy solving technical problemsand working across the stack.

Experience with eitherPythonorReactthrough coursework or projects. Familiarity with Git and basic web development practices. A desire to work with cloud-hosted applications and modern DevOps tooling.

Bonus

Experience (Not Required) Experience with AWS or Docker. Exposure torobotics, 3D graphics, or simulation environments. Contributions to open-source projects orpreviousco-op terms. Help enable smarter, safer automation in real industries Apply academic knowledge to real production systems Gastown office with transit access and a vibrant tech community The compensation for this co-op role is CAD $3,600 to $4,500 per month.

This is your opportunity to gain hands-on learning experience in one of the fastest-growing industries at the intersection of robotics, AI, and industrial automation.

📌 Software Developer - Full Stack (Co-op) (Vancouver)
🏢 Aperaaiinc
📍 Vancouver