Staff Software Engineer

NextGenEnergyJobs; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodLeap is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the design and development of large-scale applications spanning frontend and backend. You’ll contribute across the stack, including modern Mobile UIs, React components, and high-performance services.

You will architect scalable, secure solutions for AI/ML-powered features, embed LLMs, and guide cross-functional teams. Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with full-stack, scalable apps.
• At least 2+ years working with AI/ML or LLMs.
• Experience with NodeJS, React and TypeScript.
• Experience with Redux or similar state management.
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Experience in FinTech.
• Experience with Langfuse and Flutter.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of large-scale applications across frontend and backend components.
• Architect scalable, responsive, and secure solutions for AI/ML-powered features.
• Own end-to-end technical strategy for embedding LLMs, embedding stores, and content delivery.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering growth and excellence.
• Communicate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align goals and progress.
• Drive cross-functional projects to improve reliability and performance of applications.
• Ensure security and data privacy compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Node.js

React

TypeScript

Redux

Flutter

Langfuse

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of large-scale applications, for both frontend and backend components. You’ll contribute across the stack, whether it’s modern Mobile UIs, React components or high-performance backend services.
• Architect highly scalable, responsive, and secure solutions to support AI/ML-powered features across Web, Mobile, SMS/Voice, and API surfaces
• Own end-to-end technical strategy for embedding LLMs, embedding stores, and personalized content delivery
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing agentic workflows using LLMs, including orchestration across APIs, tools, and data sources
• Familiarity with MLOps, CI/CD for AI pipelines, and AI observability tools
• Experience developing and deploying MCP Servers and working with the Model Context Protocol ecosystem
• Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding decisions on architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Drive cross-functional projects to enhance the reliability and performance of our applications.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and data privacy regulations.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of growth, learning, and technical excellence.
• Communicate clearly, engage with stakeholders, product managers and cross-functional teams to align on goals, share progress and manage expectations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in building full-stack applications at scale, with at least 2+ years working with AI/ML solutions or LLMs Experience with NodeJS, React and Typescript
• Experience with state management solutions (Redux or similar)
• Deep understanding of architecture and best practices, including RESTful APIs, databases, secure coding, and responsive design.
• Experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, with a focus on performance.
• Strong knowledge of application lifecycle, navigation patterns, and data security.
• Expertise in designing systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Ability to influence technical direction and work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and executive teams.
• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to mentor and lead engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in FinTech
• Experience in Langfuse and Flutter