Lead Python Full-Stack Engineer for AI Platform

Carlos Goncalves; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer in Hamilton leads the design and development of an AI-enabled research platform for a university research group. The role involves turning research ideas into scalable software, with a multidisciplinary team of students/PhDs.

You will own architecture, implement modern web apps, and prepare capabilities for AI-powered features over several years. This is a full-time position with onsite work two days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years building production web applications.
• 2+ years of software development leadership.
• Strong Python backend development experience.
• Experience with React/Next.js frontend.
• Experience designing scalable RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational databases and data modeling.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Experience with Docker, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong engineering, testing, debugging, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and make technical decisions with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of the platform architecture, implementation, and delivery.
• Design and develop modern full-stack web applications using Python and React or Next.js.
• Build secure backend services, REST APIs, authentication, and database solutions.
• Design scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment processes.
• Integrate external APIs, research systems, and AI/ML services.
• Develop dashboards, reports, visualizations, and user workflows.
• Collaborate with researchers to translate research requirements into software solutions.
• Recommend technologies, engineering practices, and architectural improvements.
• Produce technical documentation and support long-term platform maintainability.

Skills

Python backend

Frontend React/Next.js

RESTful APIs

Cloud platforms

Relational databases

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Leadership

Software architecture

Testing & debugging

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/CE

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer in Hamilton leads the design and development of an AI-enabled research platform for a university research group. The role involves turning research ideas into scalable software, with a multidisciplinary team of students/PhDs.

You will own architecture, implement modern web apps, and prepare capabilities for AI-powered features over several years. This is a full-time position with onsite work two days a week.