Senior Backend AI Software Engineer

Build AI-powered backend systems in Ottawa with Python, workflow orchestration, and scalable data-intensive architecture on a hybrid schedule. Own production software from design through delivery.

askpolly seeks a Senior Software Engineer with 5–8 years of professional experience. You will design backend services, robust APIs, and agentic workflows for an AI-powered insights platform. Collaboration with product and data science teams supports complex feature delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain scalable backend services and robust APIs
• Build agentic workflows and contribute to product experiences
• Work with LLM pipelines and statistical systems
• Improve reliability, performance, observability, and maintainability
• Evaluate trade-offs and make pragmatic architecture decisions

Requirements:

• 5–8 years building production-grade software professionally
• Strong backend experience with Python, Ruby, Go, Java, or similar
• Workflow orchestration experience with Astro, Apache Airflow, or LangChain
• Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and message queues
• Strong computer science and scalable system design fundamentals

Apply backend architecture, AI workflows, and distributed systems expertise to build reliable askpolly production software in Ottawa.