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AlphaSense

Staff Software Engineer

AlphaSense

. Own AlphaSense’s Excel plugin strategy .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaLead💰 CA$164,450 - CA$226,550 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
JavaScriptReactSwitchingTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own AlphaSense’s Excel plugin strategy
  • Build the bridge between AlphaSense’s AI platform and Microsoft Excel
  • Ship a plugin used by thousands of analysts at leading financial institutions
  • Make AI-powered research as simple as typing an Excel formula
  • Eliminate context-switching between Excel and research platforms
  • Establish the technical foundation and best practices for the Office integration strategy
  • Mentor a team of engineers in desktop development
  • Raise quality and performance standards for the product

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years building and operating large scale production systems
  • Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern development practices
  • Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, state management, and event-driven architectures
  • Experience with enterprise software deployment, updates, and version management
  • Track record of building performant applications with excellent error handling and recovery
  • Excellence in debugging complex integration issues and memory/performance optimization
  • Ability to mentor teams and establish development best practices
  • Production experience with Office JavaScript API, VSTO, or COM add-ins preferred
  • Knowledge of Excel's calculation engine, object model, and common power-user patterns preferred
  • Understanding of financial modeling, data analysis workflows, or trading systems preferred
  • Experience with React/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks preferred
  • Background in building offline-capable applications with sync mechanisms preferred
  • Experience with WebSocket, real-time data feeds, or streaming architectures preferred
  • Experience with Office JavaScript API / Office Add-ins framework
  • Experience with TypeScript, React, and modern frontend tooling
  • Experience with enterprise authentication (SSO, OAuth, SAML)
  • Experience supporting Windows and Mac
  • No educational credential is specified

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity may be offered
  • Generous benefits program
  • Inclusive workplace
  • Reasonable accommodation for qualified employees with protected disabilities
  • AlphaSense never asks candidates to pay for job applications, equipment, or training