AI-First Senior Software Engineer — Lead & Mentor

Altaml; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaML is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the implementation of complex features and epics in an AI-first environment. You will own end-to-end technical design, mentor engineers, and model AI-first practices across the pod.

You will also drive technical discovery sessions with clients, act as a technical SME, and contribute to pre-sales efforts, leveraging Claude Code and shared libraries to accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience, including leading feature- or epic-level work.
• Proven track record using AI coding tools (Claude Code or equivalent) to speed up delivery.
• Strong system design, testing, and mentorship instincts.
• Comfort engaging directly with clients and stakeholders on technical topics.
• Experience standardizing engineering practices or contributing to a shared config/skills library.
• Experience with agentic or GenAI systems in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of medium-to-large complexity features or epics, decomposing work for others to pick up.
• Own technical design for self-contained or multi-service solutions, including proposing and diagramming the approach.
• Mentor intermediate and junior engineers, and model AI-first practice (shared CLAUDE.md, skills library).
• Lead technical discovery sessions, act as technical SME in client conversations, and contribute to pre-sales.

Skills

AI coding tools

Systems design

Mentorship

Client engagement

Feature/epic leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Config/library standardization

GenAI production

Tools

Claude Code

AltaForge

Job description

AltaML is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the implementation of complex features and epics in an AI-first environment. You will own end-to-end technical design, mentor engineers, and model AI-first practices across the pod.

You will also drive technical discovery sessions with clients, act as a technical SME, and contribute to pre-sales efforts, leveraging Claude Code and shared libraries to accelerate delivery.