Staff Gen AI Developer

Varicent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS provider in Canada is seeking a Staff Software Developer, GenAI to build and scale AI systems. This role involves delivering innovative features, collaborating with technical leads, and driving design decisions. Ideal candidates have over six years in software engineering and strong skills in Python or TypeScript. Join a diverse team committed to redefining revenue optimization through technology. Competitive salary and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical experience writing production-quality code.
• Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery for significant features or systems.
• Build and maintain reliable services, APIs, and workflows.
• Define and automate quality metrics.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

System design

Distributed systems

Scalable architecture

Python

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Overview

At Varicent, we’re not just transforming the Sales Performance Management (SPM) market—we’re redefining how organizations achieve revenue success. Our cutting-edge SaaS solutions empower revenue leaders globally to design smarter go-to-market strategies, maximize seller performance, and unlock untapped potential. Varicent is recognized in the market for leadership in the Forrester Wave and Gartner/Vendor reports, and our solutions are trusted by global leaders across diverse industries.

Here’s why you’ll thrive at Varicent:

• Innovate with Purpose: Build impactful solutions for customers worldwide.
• Join Excellence: Work in a diverse, collaborative, and innovative team.
• Shape the Future: Lead in redefining revenue optimization.
• Grow Together: Unlock your potential in a supportive environment.

As our Staff Software Developer, GenAI, you’ll play a critical role in building and scaling production-grade AI systems that directly impact how our customers use and experience our products.

You’ll contribute to the design and delivery of GenAI-powered features, collaborate closely with technical leads and senior stakeholders, and help set the technical bar for quality, reliability, and scalability across a core product area. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who thrives in complex systems, enjoys solving ambiguous problems, and wants to apply modern AI technologies in real-world, high-impact products.

Overview

Own AI-enabled components end-to-end and deliver measurable improvements in quality and reliability. You operate independently, drive design decisions within your area, and help establish strong engineering standards through reviews, mentorship, and technical leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Own delivery for significant features or systems — clarify requirements, design solutions, implement, ship, and iterate in production.
• Build and maintain reliable services, APIs, and workflows that support GenAI features at scale.
• Define and automate quality metrics for your area, including success metrics, test strategies, and evaluation approaches.
• Run structured experiments, interpret results, and translate learnings into tangible product improvements.
• Improve operational readiness through deployment automation, monitoring and alerting, incident analysis, and performance or cost optimization.
• Mentor and guide other engineers through design feedback, code reviews, and hands-on technical leadership.

GenAI Expectations

• Solid working knowledge of how modern AI applications are built and evaluated, including core concepts, system trade-offs, and practical limitations.
• Strong learning velocity — able to assess new models, tools, and frameworks, and recommend pragmatic solutions based on impact, feasibility, and ROI.
• Build systems that are safe and compliant by design, with strong consideration for privacy, data handling, and responsible AI practices, in partnership with Legal and Security teams.

How We Work

• We balance exploration with delivery — test ideas quickly, then productionize what works.
• “Done” means quality goals are met, followed by continuous improvement in accuracy, cost, performance, and reliability.
• The team owns systems end-to-end, including build, release, and operational reliability.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of overall software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years building and shipping production systems in product teams.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical experience writing production-quality code.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, distributed systems, and scalable architecture.
• Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript (or similar), building APIs, services, and data pipelines.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability.
• Experimentation mindset — able to define metrics, build evaluation frameworks, and iterate quickly in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Passing interest in learning and applying GenAI technologies in practical, production environments.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on GenAI/LLM experience: prompt engineering, retrieval/RAG, embeddings, tool or function calling, fine-tuning, or evaluation pipelines.
• Familiarity with LLMOps practices: experiment tracking, version control for prompts/models, and cost or latency optimization.
• Experience with tools such as LangChain/LangGraph, OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, and vector databases like Pinecone, FAISS, or Milvus.
• Contributions to open source, technical blogs, or conference talks.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

The expected base salary range for this role is $ 104,300 - $ 130,000 CAD and individuals may be eligible to participate in our variable compensation program.

*Final compensation may vary based on experience, skills, designations, and market conditions.

This posting is for existing vacancy

This hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement, not replace, human decision-making.

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