Engineer – Agent R&D

Huawei Canada; Markham; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Canada is seeking an Engineer to contribute to the core design and development of our open-source agent framework, shaping its architecture and developer experience. You will work across modules, help evolve toolchains, and collaborate with researchers to translate ideas into product-ready software.

The role involves analyzing emerging agent projects such as OpenClaw and Hermes, applying their design philosophies to our framework, and enabling deployment in real-world toB and toC products

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related fields.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience with asynchronous programming.
• Experience with large language models and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with agent frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI) and architectural analysis.

Responsibilities

• Participate in core design and development of proprietary open-source agent framework, including architecture evolution and toolchain construction.
• Dissect emerging agent projects such as OpenClaw and Hermes and integrate ideas into the framework.
• Design and implement agent architectures with self-evolution and multi-agent collaboration.
• Drive deployment of the Agent framework in real-world toB and toC products, gathering requirements to improve the framework.

Skills

Python programming

Asynchronous programming

Type systems

Open-source contributions

Large language models

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

LangChain

AutoGen

CrewAI

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for an Engineer.

About the team

The Distributed Data Storage and Management Lab leads research in distributed data systems, aiming to develop next-generation cloud serverless products that encompass core infrastructure and databases. This lab addresses various data challenges, including cloud-native disaggregated databases, pay-by-query user models, and optimizing low-level data transfers via RDMA. Teams within this lab create advanced cloud serverless data infrastructure and implement cutting-edge networking technologies for Huawei's global AI infrastructure.

About the job

• Participate in the core design and development of our proprietary open-source agent framework, including architectural evolution, module abstraction, toolchain construction, and developer experience optimization.
• Deeply track and technically dissect emerging agent projects such as OpenClaw and Hermes, understand their design philosophies, capabilities, and innovations, and integrate effective ideas into our framework and products.
• Design and implement mainstream and cutting-edge agent architectures, exploring advanced mechanisms such as self-evolution and multi-agent collaboration.
• Drive the deployment of the Agent framework in real-world toB and toC products, extracting requirements from developer feedback and business scenarios to continuously improve the framework.

The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

Job requirements

About the ideal candidate

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (or equivalent practical experience) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related fields.
• Solid programming skills, proficiency in Python, familiarity with asynchronous programming, type systems, and engineering best practices. Experience maintaining or contributing to open-source projects is a plus.
• Deep understanding of the principles and usage of large language models (GPT, Claude, Qwen, LLaMA, etc.), including prompt engineering, context management, function calling, etc.
• Familiarity with at least one agent framework (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, etc.) and the ability to critically analyze its architectural strengths and weaknesses.

Additional Information

Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.