Senior Software Engineer (AI)

Location: Canada; remote-first, with the option to work from the Toronto-based office

Compensation: $160,000–$195,000 CAD total target cash compensation, based on experience

Company

hirify.global is a Canadian digital insurance company modernizing life, critical illness, and health and dental insurance through accessible customer-first products and B2B2C solutions.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of full-stack features for an AI-powered web application using Python, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Define the technical vision and architectural principles for AI/ML systems.
• Research and prototype emerging AI technologies, including systems that automate manual insurance-broker processes and generate data-driven insights.
• Ensure security, scalability, observability, cloud architecture, distributed systems, and microservices best practices.
• Partner with product, design, and business teams on technical designs, release planning, and company-wide engineering initiatives.
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers, promote consistent engineering standards, and resolve ambiguous system-spanning technical challenges.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack web development and production AI/ML systems.
• Deep expertise in AI/ML domains such as NLP, computer vision, or recommendation engines.
• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Ability to architect and lead end-to-end AI projects, including security best practices.
• Strong technical communication and knowledge-sharing abilities.
• Experience managing ambiguity, delivering innovative solutions, and building foundational systems in fast-paced startup environments.
• Strong development skills in React, Python, and Node, or equivalent technologies, with the ability to ramp up quickly.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work culture with the option to work from home or the Toronto-based office.
• 20 vacation days and a comprehensive benefits plan with premiums fully paid by hirify.global.
• Learning and development budget, AI tooling budget, twice-yearly performance reviews, and ongoing feedback.
• Low-ego, high-performing, collaborative startup environment.
• Company-funded in-person experiential socials twice a year.
• Stock options based on performance.

Hiring process

• Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview.
• Applicants requiring accommodations during the application process should indicate this in the Additional Information section.