Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Senpilot Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Time off

Job summary

Senpilot Inc. is seeking a senior engineer to build and own AI-powered product features end to end, from schema design to production You'll work across the stack with TypeScript, Python, Node.js, GCP, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL and Temporal, embracing AI as a core part of your workflow.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, collaboration with product, design, and customers, and shipping maintainable features.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software.
• Hands-on AI-native engineering experience delivering production-ready output.
• Experience with relational databases and proficient schema design.
• Knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure.
• Kubernetes experience is a plus.
• Fluency in TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar.
• Fullstack ownership across backend, data, and frontend.
• Strong communication and collaborative code-review skills.

Responsibilities

• Own features end to end: scope, design, build, ship, measure, and iterate
• Design pragmatic data models and database schemas for growth
• Use AI coding tools as a core part of your workflow to ship faster with quality
• Translate complex product challenges into concrete technical plans
• Raise the bar on code quality
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers and customers to improve our products

Skills

AI-native engineering

End-to-end ownership

Collaborative mindset

Strong communication

Fullstack capability

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

Python

Temporal

GCP

Job description

Overview

Senpilot is the AI system revolutionizing utilities and building the future of intelligent infrastructure. Through a single platform that integrates with the systems utilities already rely on, our AI agents are tackling one of the most consequential and underserved corners of critical infrastructure.

Joining Senpilot means joining a team focused on generating value and moving fast. We run toward the hard problems because that's where the value is, and we hold ourselves to a high standard in everything we do. If you want to join a fast-growing team and build intelligent infrastructure that clients trust to run their operations, this is the place to do it.

The Role

We\'re looking for a senior engineer to build and own AI-powered product features end to end, from schema and API design through to shipping in production and iterating on real usage. You’ll lean on AI coding tools like Claude and Cursor to move fast across the stack. This is an AI-native engineering role. We expect AI to be a core part of how you work, a genuine multiplier for how much you can design, build, and ship. We care far more about how you build than which stack you\'ve used. If you write clean, reliable code and can take an ambiguous problem to a shipped, maintained feature, we want to talk to you.

What you will find in our current tech stack: TypeScript, Python, Node.js, GCP, Kubernetes, React, PostgreSQL and Temporal.

What you’ll do

• Own features end to end: scope, design, build, ship, measure, and iterate
• Design pragmatic data models and database schemas that hold up as the product grows
• Use AI coding tools as a core part of your workflow to ship more, faster, without dropping quality
• Turn complex product challenges into concrete, shippable technical plans
• Raise the bar on code quality
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers and customers to create and improve our products

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software, with a track record of owning features end to end
• Hands-on experience as an AI-native Engineer and ability to get high-quality, production-ready output
• Experience with relational databases and solid schema design instincts: you can model a domain sensibly and reason about tradeoffs
• Understanding of modern cloud infrastructure
• Experience with Kubernetes will be a great plus
• Fluency in at least one modern language: TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar
• True fullstack ownership: comfortable across backend, data, and frontend, since you\'ll own it all
• Clear communication and a collaborative, low-ego approach to code review and design

Work Location

We appreciate the flexibility of hybrid work, and we also value the energy that comes from being in the same room. Our team gathers at our office in Brooklyn, NY up to three times a month. If you\'re able to join us in person on those days, we\'d love to hear from you.

What is in for you

• Competitive Compensation: The estimated base salary range for this role in Canada is $150,000 CAD - $225,000 CAD with most new hires joining near the midpoint. Actual salaries may vary within the range, or above or below it, based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and business needs.
• Equity
• Comprehensive Health Benefits from day one, for you and your dependents
• Time Off: 20 vacation days + 5 flex days around EOY holidays

AI at Senpilot

AI is embedded in how we work, and we encourage our team to lean on it to learn new skills, sharpen their craft, and put their energy toward the work that genuinely moves the needle.

That extends to how we hire. We bring AI into our recruitment process not to take the humanity out of it, but to keep things organized and smooth so the experience feels more personal, not less. It gives our team room to focus on the parts that count: genuine conversations and well thought decisions. Above all, every decision is made by real people, drawing on genuine understanding, and rooted in our values and culture.

Senpilot is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce. Accommodations are available upon request during the recruitment process.