Senior Software Developer Agentic Application Development

Software International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We are currently hiring for a Senior Software Developer Agentic Application Development for our global IT M&A client in the Toronto area.

Role: Senior Software Developer Agentic Application Development

Type: Fulltime Perm

Salary Range: $100000 - $130000 as base depending on overall experience bonus vacation benefits other great company perks such as AI tooling and AI conference budget.

Location: Remote - Toronto ON Canada

Remote within the United States or Canada (workday overlap from Pacific to Eastern time zones)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to help pioneer the next generation of agentic applicationssoftware systems that leverage autonomous agents large language models and adaptive workflows to augment and accelerate human this role youll design build and scale intelligent services and applications that seamlessly blend traditional engineering practices with cutting-edge AI-driven automation.

Youll work in a small high-impact team that values experimentation rapid iteration and quality engineering. This is a chance to shape how agentic applications are built deployed and adopted in real-world environments.

Key Responsibilities

Agentic Application Development

• Architect build and maintain applications that integrate autonomous agents and LLMs into end-to-end workflows.
• Design APIs services and event-driven components that allow agents to interact with systems data and users effectively.
• Ensure applications are resilient secure and adaptable in production environments.

AI-First Engineering

• Pilot and integrate agent frameworks orchestration layers and multi-agent systems.
• Automate repetitive tasks including code generation testing monitoring and documentation.
• Continuously evaluate and incorporate emerging AI tooling.

Agentic Practices & Evangelism

• Define and codify best practices for designing deploying and monitoring agentic workflows.
• Coach peers on prompt engineering guardrails and safe deployment of autonomous agents.
• Establish patterns for observability safety and human-in-the-loop validation.

Technical Leadership

• Set high standards for design code quality and testing.
• Conduct architecture reviews and mentor other developers in building AI-powered systems.
• Stay current with research and industry trends in autonomous agents and applied LLMs.

Engineering Excellence

• Deliver high-quality applications with strong reliability security and performance.
• Optimize for scalability and cost efficiency in cloud-native environments.
• Own the lifecycle from prototyping to production deployment.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience building and shipping production software systems.
• Strong background in designing APIs distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in at least one statically typed language (Go Java C#) and one scripting language (Python TypeScript Bash).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Demonstrated use of AI/LLM tooling in professional or side projects.
• Curiosity and creativity in exploring agentic workflows and autonomous development approaches.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across remote-first teams.

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with multi-agent frameworks orchestration tools or AI-powered application platforms.
• Knowledge of service-mesh observability tooling and policy-as-code.
• Familiarity with event-driven systems (Kafka NATS) and domain-driven design.
• Exposure to safety ethics and compliance considerations in AI systems.

Work Environment & Benefits

• Remote-first with optional hub meet-ups; hardware & co-working stipend.
• Flexible core hours (overlap 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ET).
• Comprehensive health dental and vision coverage in Canada & the U.S.
• Generous vacation paid learning days and annual budget for conferences or AI tooling subscriptions.