Logistics is broken. Let’s fix it.
At Augment, we're reinventing the way freight moves—with intelligent AI agents that can reason, learn, and take action in real-world environments. We’re a team of engineers, designers, and operators who’ve built multi-billion dollar companies and industry-defining products. Now, we’re applying that experience to one of the world’s most foundational (and outdated) industries: logistics.
We’re at the early stages of building something transformational. Our Toronto engineering team is small but growing, and we’re looking for a hands-on, deeply technical leader who thrives in ambiguity, cares about people, and is excited to build systems and culture from the ground up.
What You’ll DoBuild from zero to one — Own and drive technical execution in Toronto, designing and building systems from scratch.
Stay hands-on — Write production code regularly, and contribute to architectural decisions and system design.
Lead and inspire — Mentor engineers and cultivate a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, and ownership.
Scale the team — Hire exceptional engineers and define the culture, rituals, and performance standards of a growing office.
Partner cross-functionally — Work closely with Product, AI, and Ops to set roadmaps and align priorities.
Lead with data — Use a metrics-driven approach to management, and clearly articulate the "why" behind engineering practices, org structure, and performance tracking.
Foster collaboration — Bridge the Toronto team with our counterparts in San Francisco and Austin. Build a team that thrives in a hybrid multi-office environment.
8+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years in technical leadership or people management roles.
You’re a strong coder who wants to stay technical and hands-on—especially at the early stages.
Experience building early-stage products, systems, and teams (ideally in a fast-moving startup environment).
Technical depth in TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and distributed systems.
Strong communication skills: you can explain complex trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You bring a data-informed leadership style: you have a clear point of view on team rituals, performance management, and prioritization—and you can explain it.
Excited to work in-person in Toronto and build a world-class engineering hub from the ground up.
Experience in logistics, freight, shipping, or adjacent industries.
Experience working with or building AI agents, LLMs, or agentic architectures.
Familiarity with tools like OpenAI, Anthropic, Cartesia, or Eleven Labs.
Experience scaling engineering teams across multiple offices or distributed teams.
Open-source contributions, technical writing, or public talks that reflect your thinking and craft.
TypeScript (Node.js), Python
React, Redux
AWS (RDS MySQL, SQS, SNS)
Independent service-oriented architecture with strong observability, logging, and testing practices
This is a rare chance to lead at the ground floor of a company building some of the most advanced real-world AI systems. You’ll define the culture and technology of a new engineering hub, shape critical product decisions, and grow alongside a group of thoughtful, ambitious builders.
Equal OpportunityWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected status. Augment is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process.
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What We Do
We are building autonomous AI assistants for the Logistics world with first focus on Freight and Trucking brokerage. Augments agents execute all the tedious mundane work so operators can focus on things that matter. The AI assistants work 24x7, improve process accuracy, and reduce the time operators spend on manual operations, leading to improved profitability.
