Senior Full Stack Software & AI Developer

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is positioning itself at the forefront of AI adoption in the Canadian Energy industry! We are driving innovation by combining deep business knowledge with pioneering AI and modern software technologies, delivering fit-for-purpose digital AI products that empowers multiple business groups.

We are currently hiring a Senior Full Stack Software & AI Developer reporting to the Senior Manager, AI Development and D&P Data Solutions to help design and deliver AI-driven and agentic software products that blend emerging AI capabilities with established software engineering practices.

What you’ll do:

• Build AI-Powered Solutions: Design and develop full-stack applications that integrate generative and analytical AI to enhance decision-making and operational agility

• Combine Agentic with traditional Workflows: Combine AI agents with conventional components like CRUD systems, data pipelines, and ML tools

• Deploy & Fine-Tune Models: Integrate foundation models and tailor them to domain-specific needs through fine-tuning and prompt engineering

• Prepare Systems for AI: Enhance data, infrastructure, and tools for AI readiness, including API endpoints, data stores and representations, agent tools and knowledge stores

• Master Diverse Tech Stacks: Leverage cloud services, AI platforms, databases, and full-stack frameworks to deliver scalable solutions

• Collaborate Across Functions: Work with partners in the business to align technical solutions with business goals and ensure effective delivery

• Lead Joint Development: Partner with internal and external teams to co-develop AI and data-driven solutions

• Support AI Adoption: Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and lead initiatives to grow AI maturity across the organization

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Software Design, Development, Testing and Architecture

• Must be a local candidate or willing to relocate to Calgary, AB, Canada

• Registered engineer or geoscientist with APEGA is preferred

Core Technical Skills:

• Programming Expertise: Proficient in multiple programming languages such as Python, Ruby, SQL, JavaScript, with a strong focus on clean, maintainable, and modular code

• Software Design & Development: Deep understanding of software engineering fundamental and components, including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), database design, RESTful architecture, Object-Relational Mapping (ORM), Automated Testing, Search Indexing, Background Processing, security/authentication/authorization, and code and data promotion best practices

• Generative AI Frameworks: Hands-on experience with leading AI frameworks and libraries, including OpenAI API, LangChain/LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, AutoGen, Agno, CrewAI, or similar

• RAG & Hybrid Search: Practical experience in building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, vector stores (e.g. Postgre pgvector, Pinecone, or similar), implementing parsing, chunking, hybrid search techniques, and developing corresponding automated tests using relevant testing frameworks

• Full-Stack Application Development: Shown experience building scalable, server-based web applications using modern frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Flask, Django, Streamlit, Dash, or Shiny, etc

• Database Design and Integration: Skilled in designing and optimizing a wide range of data stores including Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle), File/Object Storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage), Caching Systems (Redis, Memcached) and cloud-based Data Platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric)

• AI Model Deployment & Fine-Tuning: Experience deploying generative AI foundation models using cloud services (e.g. Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Hugging Face), fine-tuning models for specific domain use cases, and integrating them into end-to-end software solutions and workflows

• Agentic Software Development: Experience building software using AI-enhanced developer tools like VS Code Agents, Cursor, Windsurf, or Replit for rapid prototyping and code generation

Preferred Knowledge & Exposure:

• Emerging AI Trends: Familiar with evolving AI trends and protocols, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, Large-x-Models (LxM), non-deterministic workflows, and Prompt scopes and techniques

• Agentic AI Patterns: Understanding of core patterns such as reflection, reasoning, multi-agent collaboration, and tool use within autonomous agent frameworks

• API Development: Exposure to building RESTful APIs using modern frameworks like Ruby on Rails, FastAPI, and Plumbr

• Data Orchestration & Pipelines: Proven understanding of orchestration tools like Dagster, Prefect or AirFlow for managing data pipelines

• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud environments including Azure or AWS, and their associated and relevant AI services

• Agile Practices: Comfortable working in Agile environments using Scrum, Kanban, or other agile project management methodologies

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: Two positions are available.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 8, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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