Staff Engineer, AI Productivity

Xapply; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xapply is seeking a Staff Engineer for AI Productivity available in Canada. This hands-on technical leader will own the infrastructure, tooling, integrations, and documentation that enable AI coding agents to work effectively across a large codebase.

The role spans cloud-based development environments, CI/CD, internal systems, and developer tooling. You will help engineers overcome AI productivity barriers by identifying root causes and delivering practical improvements, while shaping the

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leadership focused on AI productivity in software development.
• Experience building developer tools, CI/CD, or AI-assisted workflows.
• Ability to influence cross-team engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own infrastructure, tooling, and integrations enabling AI coding agents across a large codebase.
• Improve developer workflows by diagnosing productivity bottlenecks and delivering practical solutions.
• Shape the organization's approach to emerging AI development practices and standards.

Job description

Description:

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Engineer, AI Productivity based in Canada.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role focused on transforming how engineering teams build software with AI.
You will own the infrastructure, tooling, integrations, and documentation that enable AI coding agents to work effectively across a large codebase.
The role spans cloud-based development environments, agent tooling, CI/CD, internal systems, documentation, and application development.
You will help engineers overcome AI productivity barriers by identifying root causes and building practical solutions that improve developer workflows.
You will also shape the organization’s approach to emerging AI development practices, staying close to the latest advances and turning them into measurable improvements.
With significant autonomy and ownership, you will combine deep engineering expertise with cross-team influence and technical leadership.
This is an opportunity to play a defining role in building the next generation of AI-assisted software development.