Staff AI Software Developer

AppDirect; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Montreal is seeking a Staff AI Software Developer to join its core Devs.AI team. The role focuses on designing and building full-stack AI products and requires over 8 years of software development experience, particularly with Typescript and React. Successful candidates will drive strategic product features and own workflow orchestration, contributing to innovations in enterprise AI applications. This position supports hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to drive projects across the full stack.
• Strong hands-on experience building production-grade AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and build full-stack AI products for enterprise clients.
• Architect and implement core AI pipelines for robust integrations.
• Drive strategic product features for key Devs.AI products.

Skills

Full-Stack Development

Typescript

React

Next.js

AI Applications

RAG Pipelines

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Job description

Become a digital, global citizen and enable the new generation of digital entrepreneurs around the world. AppDirect offers a subscription commerce platform to sell any product, through any channel, on any device - as a service. We power millions of subscriptions worldwide for organizations. We do this by our values-driven culture—one that enables you to Be Seen, Be Yourself, and Do Your Best Work.

About You

We are looking for a Staff AI Software Developer to join the core Devs.AI team. This is a critical role that operates with autonomy in a "startup-within-a-startup" environment, focusing on solving the hardest technical problems in enterprise AI application development. Devs.AI is AppDirect's most strategic initiative, focused on building the next generation of AI-driven enterprise tools.

What you’ll do and how you’ll make an impact

• Design and Build Full-Stack AI Products: Ship end-to-end, AI-powered applications (frontend and backend) that will be used directly by our enterprise clients.
• Architect and Implement Core AI Pipelines: Design, implement, and optimize complex RAG pipelines and robust LLM tool integrations to enable sophisticated agent capabilities.
• Drive Strategic Product Features: Be a primary contributor to key Devs.AI products, including:
  • App Builder: Contribute to the development of our low-code agent builder platform.
  • Agent Studio & Agentless Chat Backend: Build scalable and performant backends for agent management and conversational AI.
  • MCP Integrations: Rapidly develop and deploy new integrations using the Model Context Protocol.
• Own Workflow Orchestration: Implement complex features for workflow management, including scheduling, triggers, and sophisticated approval flows.
• Set Architectural Direction: Operate with significant technical ownership, contributing to the core architectural decisions that will shape the Devs.AI platform and technology stack for years to come.

What we’re looking for

• Experience & Level: 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Full-Stack Technical Depth:
  • Demonstrated ability to drive projects across the full stack.
  • Strong experience with Typescript, React, and Next.js.
  • Proficiency with backend data technologies like MySQL and Redis.
• AI Application Expertise:
  • Strong, hands-on experience building production-grade AI-powered applications (application-layer AI).
  • Expertise designing and implementing RAG pipelines.
  • Experience with LLM tool integrations and orchestration tools like LangChain or LangGraph.
• Architectural Leadership: Deep expertise in complex system design, architectural thinking, and API development.
• Operational Excellence: Proven ability to operate effectively and autonomously in a fast-moving, high-shipping environment, working seamlessly with senior/principal-level peers.

At AppDirect, we believe that innovation thrives in an environment that houses diversity of excellence, experience and thought. We respect each AppDirector as their own fingerprint; unique with no one alike. We foster an environment of inclusion without regard to race, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity enabling AppDirectors to embrace their uniqueness to do their best work. As such, we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities.

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