Lead AI Security Software Engineer

Description

Lead AI Security Software Engineer

Are you passionate about applying large language models and agents to areas that can greatly benefit from them? Do you take pride in making a meaningful and measurable impact?

As a Lead AI Security Software Engineer, you will design agents that help product engineers solve security issues at scale in a reliable way. You will use modern frameworks, protocols, and patterns to implement solutions while ensuring the highest development standards are met.

A successful candidate will bring strong backend software development expertise, AWS cloud experience, and familiarity with common AI frameworks.

About the Role

• Build AI Security Agents – Design and implement intelligent systems that automatically detect and remediate security vulnerabilities across the platform
• Architect Scalable Solutions – Develop robust, well-documented APIs and infrastructure supporting enterprise-level security processes
• Drive Technical Excellence – Establish testing frameworks and development standards ensuring reliable and secure deployments
• Collaborate with Stakeholders – Work closely with security and engineering teams to deliver measurable security improvements

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Python development using modern frameworks
• Understanding of RAG and agentic LLM system concepts
• Proven experience building scalable REST APIs and microservices
• Hands-on AWS experience (IAM, SQS, S3, EKS, ECS, EC2)
• Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency (CDK or Terraform)
• Strong CI/CD pipeline experience with GitHub Actions
• Strong testing practices (unit, feature, regression, integration, end-to-end)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, vector databases)
• Familiarity with security scanning tools (SAST, SCA, IaC scanning, container scanning)
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and remediation strategies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (preferred)

Project Details

• Duration: 6+ months
• Start Date: Immediate
• Location: Prefer Toronto area candidates able to visit the office twice per week

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

Pay: $58.00-$68.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Experience:

• Python: 8 years (required)
• Rest APIs: 7 years (required)
• Identity & access management: 7 years (required)
• Terraform: 7 years (required)
• GitHub: 7 years (required)
• AI / Machine learning: 5 years (preferred)
• AI: 5 years (required)
• AWS: 7 years (preferred)
• infrastructure as code: 7 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M5H 3H1

Expected start date: 2026-03-23