AI Software Developer - Intermediate
Delta Intelligent Building Technologies is a leading building controls manufacturer, providing innovative building automation solutions for various facilities. The Intermediate AI Software Developer will focus on implementing AI features, owning and improving project functionalities with some supervision, and contributing to the development of backend services and pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Build and enhance Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) features in projects, which may include Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Agent orchestration tools like Strands
- Develop backend services and pipelines in Python and other languages
- Integrate cloud services, such as AWS Bedrock, into our AI features
- Help design and maintain Agent knowledge bases, embedding workflows, and retrieval strategies
- Provide feedback to the Technical Lead or Project Manager for development schedules
- Review pull request of other team members, providing feedback when changes are needed
- Contribute to the risk management activities of the Project Team
- Contribute to code quality, testing, and documentation for the project
- Participate in architectural discussions and propose improvements
- Own end-to-end delivery of mid-sized AI/ML features, from design to implementation to release, with minimal supervision
- Break down requirements into technical tasks and milestones
- Produce technical designs for AI services and agent workflows
- Evaluate, select, and implement RAG patterns for specific use cases
- Improve prompt, retrieval, and agent orchestration reliability through the use of guardrails, structured outputs, and tool-use patterns
- Mentor Junior developers through code reviews and technical guidance
Skills
- Strong proficiency in Python, creating clean and maintainable code
- Understanding of software architecture fundamentals and scalable design
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with Git, pull requests, and resolving merge conflicts
- Experience writing unit tests and working with frameworks like pytest
- Ability to follow and contribute to coding standards and participate in code reviews
- Bachelor of Science (Computing or Engineering), or equivalent education, training, and/or experience
- One or more years as a Junior AI Software Developer or equivalent education, training, and/or experience
- Interpersonal and mentorship skills
- AI / Machine Learning Skills: Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs) and working with model APIs, understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts, familiarity with embeddings and vector databases, experience with prompt engineering or building LLM-driven features, interest in multi-agent systems or agentic workflows (Strands experience is a plus)
- AWS Cloud Experience: Exposure to AWS Lambda or serverless development, familiarity with AWS Bedrock or LLM-related cloud services, experience with DynamoDB and exposure to relational cloud databases (e.g., Amazon Aurora), basic understanding of Amazon S3, CloudWatch, or IAM concepts, interest in working with AWS serverless and distributed architectures, experience with Terraform or CloudFormation is a bonus
- Nice-to-Have: RDF / semantic data or graph databases, event-driven architecture (SNS, SQS, EventBridge), containerization (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes), experience with production AI/ML
Benefits
- Employee & safety centric culture with the possibility of remote work
- Flexible hours and scheduling available
- Competitive total compensation along with generous vacation allowances
- Three weeks of vacation
- In-house & external training provided along with education support and opportunities for growth
- Company funded annual personal development budget
- Financial benefits & planning such as group RRSP & company match
- Employer paid premiums for extended healthcare and family-focused benefits (health, vision and dental)
- Travel insurance coverage and access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness - onsite fitness center & company reimbursement for personal gym memberships
- Internal Recognition & Service Awards
- Employee Referral bonuses
- Transit accessible with free onsite parking
- Regular company events such as "Food Truck Fridays", Lunch & Learn and other planned activities
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