Staff DevOps Developer (AI)

TL;DR

Staff DevOps Developer (AI): Designing and operating the centralized control and data plane for an internal AI transformation with an accent on multi-cloud infrastructure and RAG retrieval services. Focus on building MCP servers, optimizing inference-time retrieval, and establishing platform-wide engineering standards for AI agents.

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada (Fixed hybrid: 3 days a week in office)

Salary: $130k - $180k / year + bonus

Company

Global leader in Workforce Intelligence and people analytics that powers HR decisions through agentic AI technology.

What you will do

• Define and operate multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, including VPCs, subnets, and load balancing.
• Write production-grade Python application code and build resilient API integrations with systems like Salesforce and ServiceNow.
• Design and optimize the RAG context engine and expose it via Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
• Manage platform infrastructure using Terraform and establish automated CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins and Bitbucket.
• Develop the integration layer between data warehouses and AI assistants, including agent skill definitions and query APIs.
• Implement security controls, including secrets management, IAM, and defenses against prompt injection.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software development and platform/DevOps engineering experience.
• Strong command of Python for writing clean application logic and scalable API integrations.
• Deep expertise in Terraform and operational mastery of AWS and Azure managed services.
• Robust understanding of cloud networking, security practices (OAuth, SAML, Okta), and RBAC.
• Production experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical knowledge of RAG pipelines (vector search, chunking) and AI-specific security risks.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed hybrid work model with 3 days a week in a pet-friendly downtown Vancouver office.
• On-site gym and modern collaborative workspaces with quick public transit access.
• Annual all-hands event in Vancouver for the entire organization.
• Competitive salary, stock options, and top-tier health and wellness benefits.
• Generous paid time off, including volunteering days and December holiday breaks.