engineering
Posted May 13Senior AI System Software Developer
Hybrid
Responsibilities
- Build something people love
- Design, build, and operate first-party AI tools and platforms that serve internal teams and Wealthsimple clients. •
- Develop full-stack features across React frontends and Golang backend services, delivering complete, production-ready systems. •
- Build and maintain containerized microservices, ensuring our AI platforms are reliable, scalable, and easy to deploy. •
- Integrate large language models and other AI capabilities into our tools through well-designed APIs and service layers. •
- Establish patterns and best practices for AI system development that other teams can adopt. Our technologies: •
Requirements
- The AI Systems team is focused on building Wealthsimple's first-party AI tools and platforms.
- We design, develop, and operate the systems that bring AI capabilities directly into the hands of our teams and clients - from intelligent assistants and workflow automation to internal productivity tools powered by large language models.
- We're looking for software developers who are excited about building production-grade AI systems end-to-end: from frontend interfaces to backend services, infrastructure to deployment.
- This isn't a research role - it's a hands-on engineering role where you'll ship real products, collaborate with stakeholders across the company, and continuously evolve our AI platform as the technology and our needs grow.
- Work closely with stakeholders across product, engineering, operations, and business teams to identify opportunities for AI-driven features and translate them into working software. •
- Contribute to platform architecture decisions, helping shape how AI systems are built and operated at Wealthsimple. •
- Golang for backend services •
- Container-based architecture (Docker, Kubernetes) • AWS infrastructure •
- PostgreSQL and Redis for data persistence and caching •
- LLM APIs and AI/ML tooling •
- AI-assisted development workflow What you bring: •
- Strong proficiency in Golang and React, or demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on both. • Hands-on
- experience with containerized architectures (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-native deployment patterns. • Interest in or
- experience with AI/ML systems, LLM integrations, or building AI-powered products. •
- Ability to work across the full stack - from crafting user interfaces to designing APIs and backend services. •
- Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), prompt engineering, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns. •
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code. •
- That means we're always looking for better ways to work â whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem.
- AI in Hiring: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.
- This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants.
Benefits
- We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets.
- ð¸ Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
- ð´ 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year
Additional details
- Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom â by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost.
- We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products.
- We're proud of what we've built â and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work . About the team
- Iterate quickly on new features and prototypes, balancing speed of delivery with long-term maintainability. •
- Datadog, Sentry, and Mixpanel for monitoring and observability •
- Experience building and shipping production software as a full-stack or backend-focused developer. •
- A product-oriented mindset: you care about the end-user
- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical teams. •
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where priorities and technology evolve quickly. Nice-to-have's: •
- Background in financial services or regulated industries. Why Wealthsimple?