AI Software Engineer

About the role:
As an AI Engineer (Agentic Systems & LLM Applications), you will design, build, and scale production-grade agentic workflows and AI-driven applications. You will play a key role in shaping how intelligent agents operate across our platform—driving automation, insight generation, and decision intelligence for PR professionals. 
This role goes beyond implementation. You will contribute to system design, architecture decisions, and AI strategy, helping define how agents orchestrate complex workflows across data sources, APIs, and user interactions.

You’ll work across both:
AI application layers (TypeScript, agent frameworks, orchestration) 
Backend systems (Java, distributed data platforms such as Hadoop and Solr) 
Agility PR Solutions is building next-generation media intelligence capabilities powered by AI. Your work will directly influence how customers extract insights, automate workflows, and make decisions from large-scale media data. What you’ll do:
Design and implement end-to-end agentic workflows for real-world use cases 
Build and deploy AI-driven agents capable of reasoning, tool use, and multi-step orchestration 
Develop application logic using TypeScript and modern AI frameworks 
Leverage frameworks such as LangChain and LangGraph (or similar) to build robust agent systems 
Integrate with LLMs, and external APIs 
Design and implement RESTful services (Java) to support AI-driven capabilities 
Define and enforce best practices for: 
Prompt design and evaluation 
Agent reliability and guardrails 
Observability and debugging of AI systems 
Collaborate with product and design to translate ambiguous requirements into scalable solutions 
Optimize performance, cost, and reliability of AI workloads 
Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction 
Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing

What you bring:
You should have practical experience with:
Agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent) 
Prompt engineering and evaluation techniques 
Designing multi-step workflows or orchestration systems

Experience With
SQL and data modeling 
Linux environments 
Git, and modern development workflows 
Maven
Familiarity with distributed systems or big data platforms (Hadoop, Solr, Spark, etc.) is an asset

Strongly preferred:
Experience building agentic or workflow-based AI systems 
Understanding of system design and scalability tradeoffs
Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects 
Strong problem-solving and system design thinking 
Effective communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders 
Passion for AI, automation, and emerging technologies

Why you'll love it here:
Fully remote work environment  
Collaborative culture – and key tools enabling it  
Competitive compensation package  
Health, Dental & Vision benefits  
RRSP matching  
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  
Career Development & Progression opportunities   
Paid Vacation, Personal Days and Sick days  
Flex Fridays in Summer, Week off between Christmas and New Years'  
No Internal Meetings Fridays  

Compensation for this role is expected to fall within the range of $85,000-120,000 annually. The final offer will reflect each candidate’s experience, skills, and internal equity.
This is for a vacant position.

AI Usage
We use technology to make hiring smarter, faster, and more personal, never less human. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools help us manage applications efficiently and highlight qualifications that align with each role, allowing our recruiters to focus more on meaningful conversations with candidates.
AI does not make hiring decisions at Agility. Every decision is made by people, our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are trained to apply sound judgment and equitable practices at every stage.
We believe technology exists to amplify human insight, not replace it. That belief shapes how we build relationships, tell stories, and grow our teams.

At Agility, we strive every day to build a more inclusive work environment and introduce tools that enable it. We strongly encourage applications from all people regardless of race, religion, gender, age, disability status or sexual orientation. Even if you find yourself not checking all the boxes of our listed requirements but you are excited about this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you anyway.

Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application for this role, and other potential role matches open now or in the future. If, at any stage of the application process, you require accommodation owing to disability or a medical need, please let us know at careers@agilitypr.com for us to make appropriate arrangements. Thank you for your time in reviewing this opportunity, and we hope to hear from you should you find this the right fit!