Full-Time

Junior AI Software Engineer

Updated on 5/27/2026

Jonas Software

Jonas Software

1,001-5,000 employees

Long-term ownership of vertical software

Compensation Overview

CA$60k - CA$85k/yr

+ Guaranteed Bonus

Markham, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Hybrid role; 1–2 days on-site per month; remote work option within North America.

Category
Software Engineering
Required Skills
LLM
Claude
Python
webhooks
Java
RAG
TypeScript
.NET
REST APIs
Requirements
  • 0–5 years of software engineering or development experience (internships and meaningful personal projects count)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, Java, .NET, or similar languages
  • Familiarity with APIs, databases, web technologies, and software development life cycle fundamentals
  • Full-stack mindset with eagerness to work across frontend, backend, and integrations
  • Comfortable using or learning AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude)
  • Strong communication skills and comfort working with both technical teams and business stakeholders
  • High ownership, bias to action, and ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Responsibilities
  • Evaluate AI opportunities and technical feasibility across diverse product stacks and business units
  • Embed with business teams to map workflows, identify pain points, and prototype AI-powered solutions
  • Build and iterate on features using large language models, embeddings, application programming interfaces, retrieval-augmented generation architectures, and agentic workflows
  • Own delivery from prototype through production deployment and user adoption
  • Assist with prompt engineering, retrieval pipeline design, and iterative refinement of AI systems
  • Integrate AI capabilities with customer relationship management systems, enterprise resource planning systems, and legacy systems via application programming interfaces, webhooks, or custom connectors
  • Build internal tooling to accelerate AI-assisted development and adoption across portfolio companies
  • Support evaluations to track quality, performance, latency, and cost of AI systems
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Personal or professional projects demonstrating AI usage or full-stack development
  • Prior work in enterprise software as a service, analytics, or customer-facing technical roles

Jonas Software manages a decentralized portfolio of over 160 independent software companies across 40 different industries. The company operates by acquiring niche software businesses and providing them with financial security and strategic guidance while allowing them to keep their original branding and management teams. Unlike competitors that often restructure or resell their acquisitions, Jonas uses a "buy-and-hold-forever" strategy to ensure long-term stability for its brands. Its goal is to foster growth within specific vertical markets by maintaining a permanent home for specialized software businesses.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1990

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquired Aava Software in 2025 to expand ERP and MES in manufacturing.
  • Grew to 200+ companies by 2025 through accelerated acquisitions like Wheatley and OnTap Data.
  • Parent Constellation Software offers $5B revenue and 30,000 employees for global scale.

What critics are saying

  • EU regulators force Constellation divestiture of Jonas in 12-24 months over antitrust.
  • Sage Group erodes 15-20% UK market share from Wheatley and Rock Solid by Q1 2026.
  • Vicinity Software captures 30% ANZ winery market from Ezy Systems in 6-12 months.

What makes Jonas Software unique

  • Jonas Software maintains decentralized portfolio of 200+ autonomous VMS companies across 40+ verticals.
  • Buy-and-hold-forever strategy ensures no resales since 2003 acquisitions.
  • Provides financial security and strategic guidance while preserving brands and management.

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Jonas Software
Aug 22nd, 2025
Jonas Europe Acquires Aava Software

Jonas Europe has acquired Aava Ohjelmistot Oy, a leading developer of ERP and MES solutions for manufacturing and logistics. Aava Software, known for its low-code platform, aims to enhance its growth by leveraging Jonas's sales and marketing expertise. This acquisition marks a new phase for Aava, with plans to expand as a major ERP and MES provider.

Jonas Software
Jul 30th, 2025
Jonas Software ANZ Acquires RxOne

Jonas Software ANZ has acquired RxOne, a key provider of pharmacy management software in New Zealand. This acquisition enhances Jonas's presence in the pharmacy and healthcare technology sector. RxOne will continue to operate independently, maintaining its team and focus on innovation and customer service. Jeff McKee, CEO of Jonas Software ANZ, expressed excitement about supporting RxOne's growth, while RxOne's founder, Margie Peat, highlighted the benefits of joining Jonas.

Jonas Software
Jul 28th, 2025
Jonas Software ANZ Acquires MedAdvisor Solutions' ANZ Business

Jonas Software ANZ acquires MedAdvisor Solutions' ANZ business.

Jonas Software
May 1st, 2025
Jonas Europe Acquires Wheatley Software Solutions | Jonas Software UK & Europe

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, April 28th, 2025 – Jonas Europe (“Jonas”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wheatley Software Solutions.

Jonas Software
Dec 19th, 2024
Jonas Software Announces Acquisition of OnTap Data - Jonas Software

OnTap Data is a leading provider of data analytics and insights solutions tailored for the liquor, hospitality, and retail sectors.