Sr. AI Engineer

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Overview About the Role & TeamIDC is building the next generation of AI-powered intelligence platforms that transform how technology decisions get made. Our platform re-imagines the way decision-makers discover and interact with trusted research and data, and is foundational to IDC's future.

Requirements Summary

7+ years of professional Python development experience Proven experience building LLM-powered systems in production environments Player-coach track record leading teams of 4-8 engineers while remaining a significant code contributor Experience…

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About the Role

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Lead a cross-functional pod of 4-8 engineers spanning AI/LLM and backend infrastructure disciplines
Set the technical direction for the pod's memory and proactive intelligence systems
Build memory capabilities that give the platform persistent, cross-session understanding of each user
Design proactive intelligence systems that monitor artifacts for changes, summarize what matters, and route alerts to the right channel
Integrate with the AI agent pipeline and channel adapters built by adjacent teams
Define interfaces and contracts with adjacent teams
Write production code. This role is coding more than 50% of the time

7+ years of professional Python development experience
Proven experience building LLM-powered systems in production environments
Player-coach track record leading teams of 4-8 engineers while remaining a significant code contributor
Experience leading across disciplines, bridging AI/LLM engineering and infrastructure engineering
Strong background in asynchronous system design: background jobs, event-driven patterns, scheduled processing
Quality-minded approach to system design and code
Comfort with ambiguity and building from scratch

Requirements

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Experience building systems that maintain or evolve user context and state over time
Familiarity with semantic search, embeddings, and vector databases (e.g., Snowflake Cortex, Pinecone, Weaviate)
Background in event-driven architectures, job scheduling, and change detection patterns
Experience with LLM observability tools (e.g., Langfuse, LangSmith, Weights & Biases)
Track record of standing up new teams from zero

What We Offer

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✓15 vacation days per year (increases with tenure; carryover allowed)

✓10 paid sick days per year

✓1 week paid new parenting leave

✓Flexible work options (remote, part-time, flexible hours)

✓Health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage for you and your family

✓$1,600 annual healthcare spending account

✓Employee Assistance Program for counseling and support

✓Best Doctors medical second opinions

✓Life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance

✓Retirement savings plan with company match (up to 4% of salary)

✓$75/month technology allowance for home office or phone expenses

✓Company-paid cell phone plan

What We Offer

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At IDC, we are committed to fair and equitable pay practices. Employees are compensated equitably for their work, aligned with their skills and experience. Salary and incentive structures are determined through a rigorous process that considers experience, education, certifications, role-specific requirements, internal equity, and verified Canada market data from an independent third-party partner.The expected total annual compensation, depending on location and experience, is between 170,000 CAD - 255,000 CAD, inclusive of base salary and variable compensation.

IDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. Employment eligibility verification required. We participate in E-Verify.

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