AI Engineer

Alcumus; Canada; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Integrated mental health support

3 weeks vacation

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

LinkedIn Learning License

Job summary

A growing technology firm is seeking a software engineer with hands-on experience in building AI agents and using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Join a team of talented engineers to enhance platforms integrating LLMs, APIs, and enterprise data. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of development experience in C#, Python, TypeScript, or Go, and familiarity with containerization technologies. Enjoy a supportive work environment focused on employee wellbeing with comprehensive health benefits and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years of development experience in relevant programming languages.
• Hands-on experience building LLM-based agents or orchestrators.
• Strong understanding of APIs and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of a cross-functional full-stack team.
• Design and develop AI agents for user workflows.
• Integrate models with application APIs and databases.

Skills

C#

Python

TypeScript

Go

LLM-based agents

APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

JIRA

GitHub

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

JIRA

Bitbucket

Job description

Description

Veriforce is seeking a software engineer with hands‑on experience building AI agents and/or working with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). You will join a growing team of talented front‑end, back‑end, QA, and DevOps engineers to expand our platforms to integrate with LLMs, APIs, and enterprise data. Your work will help shape the way our clients and contractors get to work faster, stay compliant, and come home safely every day.

What that means day‑to‑day

• Participate as an integral member of a cross‑functional full‑stack team using agile methodologies.
• Work in an Agile‑based SDLC that embraces transparency, cooperation, decomposing work, and rapid iteration.
• Design and develop AI agents capable of reasoning, planning, and taking multi‑step actions to support user journeys/workflows.
• Build and extend MCP servers/clients for structured, interoperable AI integrations.
• Integrate models with application APIs, databases, and third‑party tools.
• Break complex features into manageable, reviewable, shippable pieces.
• Communicate clearly with engineers about implementation choices, design considerations, performance impacts, and testability.
• Explain to non‑engineers how technology solves business needs, including demonstrating features for feedback.
• Methodically debug problems to resolve issues at the root.
• Review pull requests constructively and receive feedback on your own.
• Produce code that adheres to coding standards of consistency, readability, testability, security, and maintainability; leverage AI coding assistance (e.g., Copilot).
• Write meaningful, efficient tests for important parts of an application.

What you’ll need to be successful

• 3 to 5+ years of development experience (C#, Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar).
• Hands‑on experience building LLM‑based agents or orchestrators.
• Familiarity with MCP concepts: context servers, standardization tool integration, and protocol‑based communication.
• Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience with prompt engineering, embeddings, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, etc.
• Knowledge of contemporary engineering tools: project boards (JIRA), source control (GitHub, Bitbucket), package managers, build systems, etc.
• Experience with, or a disposition to embrace, AI‑assisted coding practices.

What you’ll get in return

We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work and believe that if you look after your people, they look after everything else.

Personal Health & Wellbeing

• 🧠 Integrated mental health & wellbeing support.
• 🌴 Vacation – starting at 3 weeks.
• 💟 Wellness Days & Annual Giving Day – an extra to give back to yourself or your community.
• 🩺 Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• 😴 End‑of‑the‑year, company‑wide shutdown to relax and recharge.

Future Planning

• 🏫 LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development.

We’re still accepting applications

Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We consider applications that might not meet every criterion if they demonstrate capability and aptitude. We’ll make a final call based on our ability to offer the necessary support or development opportunities.

Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Veriforce/Alcumus is proudly an equal‑opportunity employer, committed to ensuring no candidate faces discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered.

What you can expect if you apply

• A response to your application within 15 working days.
• An interview process consisting of:
  • An initial discovery call with the recruiter.
  • A first‑stage interview via Microsoft Teams.
  • Additional interviews with stakeholders you’ll work closely with.
• We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best; if you need adjustments, let us know.