Senior Full Stack Engineer Platform & AI Systems

Organization Overview

Learn. Develop. Succeed.is a growing innovative research-based educational nonprofit charity serving children youth and adults with diagnosed or suspected learning differences such as dyslexia and dyscalculia as well as other brain-based differences like ADHD and ASD.

We offer individualized evidence-based and technology-enabled programs tailored to student-specific learning needs. Our services are delivered live online across Canada at our Learning Centres in East Vancouver and North Vancouver in schools and through Access - our mobile classroom.

We are a diverse mission-driven team ofscientists educators and engineersworking together to create meaningful change in the lives of learners families and communities.

Learn more about our mission and impacthere: of Position

The Senior Full Stack Engineer Platform & AI Systems will play a key role in building our PEAK platform as part of our RISE Next Generation AI initiative.

PEAK powers a growing ecosystem of AI-enabled learning tools that deliver personalized scalable support for this role youll build real-world systems used by educators and students combining full-stack engineering with emerging AI capabilities.

This is a high-autonomy role for someone who thrives on ownership and delivering end-to-end solutions in a live production environment.

You will:

• Build and ship features across the full stack (DB backend frontend)
• Use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate development
• Design AI-driven systems (eg. matching automation)
• Collaborate in a small high-trust team shaping the platform

Principal Roles and Responsibilities

• Own and deliver full-stack features and systems end-to-end (PostgreSQL Django scope plan and execute larger engineering projects in a live system

• Actively use and improve agentic coding workflows to design build and iterate on features

• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate needs into effective solutions

• Contribute to system architecture decisions and continuous platform improvement

• Ensure high-quality implementations through testing debugging and thoughtful design

• Contribute to intuitive accessible and well-designed user experiences

• Document systems and decisions clearly to support team scalability

• Participate in technical planning prioritization and roadmap discussions

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)

• Strong ability to work independently with high accountability

• Clear sense of ownership and pride in delivering complete reliable solutions

• Collaborative and respectful team orientation

• Comfort working with diverse stakeholders including educators and support staff

• Strong organizational and project planning skills

• Thoughtful structured approach to problem-solving

• Alignment with the organizationsmission and values

Technical Experience

• Strong experience in full-stack web development (typically 4 years or equivalent)

• Proficiencyin:

• Python (Django or similar backend frameworks)

• JavaScript/TypeScript (React or similar)

• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)

• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs

• Strong familiarity with Git-based workflows

• Strong enthusiasmworking withAI-assisted or agentic development workflows(e.g. GitHub Copilot multi-step agent workflows prompt-driven development)

Assets (nice to haves)

• Experience building or integrating applications using LLM APIs (e.g. OpenAI Claude)

• Exposure to machine learning concepts or workflows (e.g. recommender systems matching algorithms model training)

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows

• Familiarity with cloud or server infrastructure
• Ability to independently structure and deliver complex engineering projects

Qualifications and Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in computer science engineering or a related field

• 5 years related work experience
• Proven experience delivering production-ready systems with real users
• Eligibility to work in Canada
• Criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening

• Strong alignment with LDSmission and values

Start date:As soon as possible

Reports to:Senior Manager Technology

Hours of work:40workinghours per week Monday to Friday

• Approximate schedule could be anywhere from 8:30/10:30 - 4:30/6:30 PST
  

Remuneration and Benefits

$68000 to $78000 per year based on experience and 40-hour work week

• Financial support for relocation available
• $1000 RRSP contribution (2026)
• Paid vacation commensurate with experience plus paid office closure from December 25 - Jan 1 each year
• Extended health dental and insurance benefits after 3 months
• Neuro-affirming and inclusive workspace
• Collaborative values-driven team environment
• Opportunities for professional development and growth

LDS Is proud to be a CertifiedLiving Wage Employer in BC!

Location:Vancouver BC hybrid work from home available after probationary period

Job Type:Full-time permanent

Equity: LDS is committed to employment equity and believes that a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve strengthens our ability to achieve our mission. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders ethnic and cultural backgrounds sexual orientations abilitiesanda range of life experiences to apply.

How to apply: Pleaseapply directly through ourcareers page lieu of a cover letter we ask that you answer 5-6 questions. Each answer should be 3-4 sentences. There is no need to be overly formal with your answers; we are more interested in your thoughts than a certain writing style.

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Applications will be considered as received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.

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