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Senior Software Engineer

AltaML · Toronto

Posted 5mo ago · first seen by the radar 6d ago · last checked on the employer's board 4d ago

Senior · Hybrid · Full-time · CAD 130k–CAD 150k

Role Summary

The Senior Software Engineer leads implementation of complex features and epics, owns technical design end to end, and multiplies the pod's output — both by mentoring other engineers and by modeling what AI-first engineering actually looks like in practice.

What You'll Do:

    Feature & Epic Implementation (~45%)

  • Lead implementation of medium-to-large complexity features or epics, decomposing the work into tasks other engineers can pick up.

  • Architecture & Solution Design (~20%)

  • Own technical design for self-contained or multi-service solutions, including proposing and diagramming the approach.

  • Mentorship & Code Review (~20%)

  • Actively mentor Intermediate and junior engineers, and model AI-first practice (shared CLAUDE.md, skills library) so it spreads through the pod rather than staying one person's habit.

  • Client & Stakeholder Engagement (~15%)

  • Lead technical discovery sessions, act as technical SME in client conversations, and contribute to pre-sales.

What You Bring:

  • 5–8 years of experience, including leading feature- or epic-level work.

  • A track record of using AI coding tools (Claude Code or equivalent) to materially speed up delivery — you can speak concretely to how, not just that you use one.

  • Strong system design, testing, and mentorship instincts.

  • Comfort engaging directly with clients and stakeholders on technical topics.

Nice to Have

  • Experience standardizing engineering practices or contributing to a shared config/skills library.

  • Experience with agentic or GenAI systems in production.

What Success Looks Like

  • Complex Feature/Epic Leadership: Leads complex features and epics through to delivery with a consistently low post-deployment defect rate.

  • AI-Accelerated Technical Design: Turns requirements into approved technical designs in a fraction of the time it used to take, using AI-assisted design and prototyping — the weeks-to-days compression this role is expected to drive for the pod.

  • Reusable IP & AltaForge Contribution: Ships or evolves reusable components into AltaForge or shared libraries that see strong adoption elsewhere — moving the AltaForge Clients and Same-Agent-Across-Clients north stars.

  • Mentorship Impact: Runs regular mentoring/pairing sessions with clear, visible skill growth in mentees.

  • Client Confidence: Leads technical discovery/SME sessions that consistently earn strong client satisfaction — supporting USD Revenue % and Recurring License Sales % where the engagement is US-based or license-oriented.

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