Sr. Manager/ Director AI Software Engineer

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Toronto, ON, CAN
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
The Senior AI Software Engineer will lead the development of AI-augmented applications, oversee full-stack development, define technical standards, integrate design and development processes, and mentor teams to enhance productivity.
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About us

Appnovation is a global, full-service digital partner that combines Strategy, Experience & Design, Engineering and Managed Services. We build digital solutions that deliver real impact today and serve as foundations for future growth.  Bold ambition. Practical action. Endless possibilities.

About the Role

Join forces with Appnovation to deliver high-impact results for one of our key strategic partners - a global leader in their field. This engagement offers a unique vantage point into a world-class organization with exceptional opportunities for professional growth and long-term career advancement

As a Senior AI Software Engineer, you'll transform business ideas into production-ready applications using cutting-edge AI design tools and modern full-stack frameworks. With a strong bias toward frontend development, you specialize in the critical early stages—from concept through pre-totype to prototype—where design systems meet AI-augmented development. You are a visionary technologist who sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and AI innovation. Your mission is to oversee the entire "concept-to-production" pipeline, ensuring our teams leverage cutting-edge AI tools to deliver enterprise-grade applications at unprecedented speeds.

While you maintain a deep technical foundation in full-stack development, your primary focus is strategic leadership: defining design system standards, optimizing AI-augmented workflows, and mentoring a high-performance team of developers and AI builders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic AI Integration: Direct the adoption of AI design tools (v0.dev, bolt.new, Lovable) to compress the development lifecycle from weeks to days without sacrificing quality.
  • Architecture & Standards: Define and enforce the technical standards for production-ready full-stack applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and accessibility across all projects.
  • Design-Dev Synthesis: Lead the integration of Figma-based design systems with AI-driven development to create seamless, automated handoff processes.
  • Operational Excellence: Manage a ticket-driven workflow in Jira, optimizing team velocity and ensuring technical documentation meets enterprise-level requirements.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a bridge between Strategy, Creative, and Technology departments to ensure AI-powered solutions meet complex business objectives.
  • Backend & Data Strategy: Oversee the implementation of robust backend services (Supabase, SQL/NoSQL) and secure authentication frameworks (OAuth, JWT) across the portfolio.
  • Design and implement RESTful APIs and backend services using platforms like Supabase to support frontend functionality.
  • Collaborate with UX Designers, AI Builders, and Innovation Leads throughout the development lifecycle.

Qualification

  • 8–12+ years in full-stack development, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management capacity. Bonus points if you have experience working in a startup or rapid prototyping environment.
  • Proven track record of implementing AI design tools(such as v0.dev, bolt.new, Lovable, or similar platforms) and workflow automation (e.g., N8N) within a professional engineering team.
  • Deep expertise in modern frameworks (React, Vue, Nuxt), TypeScript, and multiple backend languages including Python, PHP, and NodeJS.
  • Expert-level knowledge of design systems, design tokens, and CSS frameworks (Tailwind) to ensure brand consistency at scale.
  • Comprehensive understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), deployment workflows, and enterprise security patterns.
  • Solid understanding of backend development, including API design (REST, GraphQL), server-side logic, and database management.
  • Proficiency with authentication mechanisms (OAuth, JWT) and security best practices.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Figma, including design system management and component libraries.
  • A portfolio demonstrating not just individual code, but the leadership of complex, full-stack applications built using AI-augmented methodologies.
  • Strong attention to detail and a passion for innovation.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

What Appnovation Offers

  • Challenging and rewarding work with real impact
  • Growth opportunities for personal and professional development
  • Exposure to exciting projects and high-profile clients
  • Supportive work environment with access to company leaders
  • Hybrid working model

 

Thank you for your interest in a career with Appnovation Technologies! Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
 
At Appnovation, we recognize that diverse teams are the strongest teams. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is not only something that we embrace - we celebrate it! We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds, lived experiences and industries to apply. Come join us at Appnovation, and learn more about how we stay true to our company values as we build better lives through better digital.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
Bolt.New
Figma
GCP
GraphQL
Jwt
Lovable
N8N
Node.js
Nuxt
Oauth
PHP
Python
React
Rest
Supabase
Tailwind
Typescript
V0.Dev
Vue
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The Company
Atlanta, GA
372 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Inspiring Possibility Appnovation is a full service digital consultancy with experience and capacity to meet the needs of even the largest most complex of organizations in the world. Our services portfolio enables us to offer clients the best of experiences when working with our teams so as to make sure we keep the focus on their needs, customers and delivering tangible value to the business. End to end services; endless ideas.

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