AI Developer (Calgary, Canada)

Syndio is a Series C technology company that leverages advanced technology and responsible AI to enhance compensation strategies for organizations. The AI Developer role involves designing and scaling AI systems to solve complex compensation and compliance issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of production AI/ML systems that deliver business impact to our customers
• Work alongside senior engineers to build and maintain LLM-based applications leveraging context engineering techniques and toolsets
• Collaborate with data scientists to transition approved proof of concepts from a research environment into production
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing products and services through APIs and microservices
• Design and implement evaluation frameworks to assess model accuracy, reliability, and task-specific performance
• Monitor production performance and implement optimizations based on evaluation metrics and real-world usage patterns
• Eagerness to learn about emerging AI tools and techniques as the field evolves

Skills

• Proficiency developing clean modular and efficient code with Python
• Hands-on experience with GCP for AI/ML workloads; exposure to BigQuery, Firebase, and Vertex AI
• Working knowledge of Google Gemini, OpenAI, and Anthropic APIs
• Familiarity with evaluation methodologies for assessing LLM accuracy, hallucinations, and task-specific performance
• Fluent with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub CoPilot)
• Foundational knowledge of machine learning concepts, model architectures, and LLM capabilities and constraints
• Natural curiosity and passion for staying current with rapidly evolving AI technologies
• Comfortable communicating technical concepts and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• Applicants must currently reside within commuting distance of Calgary, Alberta, Canada for consideration
• You must also be eligible to work in Canada legally, as we are NOT able to provide visa support or transfer at this time
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or quantitative field OR equivalent hands-on experience in a related professional industry

Benefits

• Syndio Equity.
• 20 days annually. We encourage our team to recharge when they need to, plus paid sick & safe time, compassion leave, and voting leave.
• Pension Contribution
• Remote-First with opportunities for local meet-ups in Calgary

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