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About the role

  • Applied AI Engineer developing AI-powered solutions at Forward Financing. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities across technology stacks.

Responsibilities

  • Translate high-level business problems into functional AI solutions by creating and executing end-to-end solutions.
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that deploy and integrate AI-powered features using existing foundational models (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Hugging Face, etc.).
  • Implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend architecture supporting AI workflows, automation, and data processing pipelines.
  • Integrate AI services into complex technology stacks, ensuring interoperability with microservices, AWS platform, and data systems (Snowflake).
  • Enable rapid test-and-learn cycles by building experimentation frameworks that support iterative deployment of AI-driven functionalities.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, and frontend engineers to translate business needs into technical implementations.
  • Stay abreast of the AI ecosystem, frameworks, and tools to guide implementation decisions and technical evaluations for adopting new AI capabilities.
  • Document backend system designs, APIs, workflows, and integration patterns clearly for team knowledge sharing and operational continuity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience as a backend software engineer with strong programming skills (Python preferred; experience with Ruby or Go is a plus).
  • Proven ability to design and develop scalable backend systems, APIs, and distributed services.
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and platforms, container orchestration, and deployment pipelines.
  • Strong knowledge of AI ecosystem components including major foundational model providers, AI APIs, data pipelines, and orchestration frameworks.
  • Practical expertise in integrating third-party AI services and managing complex dependencies in multi-stack environments.
  • Effective problem solver with a test-and-learn mindset, capable of rapid prototyping and iterative development.
  • Excellent communication skills to present technical concepts clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • commuter benefits
  • flexible time-off policy
  • paid parental leave
  • 401k match for US employees
  • wellness reimbursement
  • volunteering days
  • annual professional development budget
  • charitable donation match

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AWSCloudMicroservicesPythonRubyGo

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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