Senior AI Developer, Agentic AI
At a glance
Senior AI Engineering role at CIMA+. Montreal · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate CA$124,500–CA$191,250 across Canada.
CIMA+ has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Build, launch and maintain AI applications, agents and automated workflows for use in production
- Shape agent systems with retrieval, multi-agent coordination, tool use, memory and connections to enterprise platforms
- Turn business needs into AI designs that are secure, scalable and maintainable
- Connect AI applications to company systems, APIs, databases and cloud services, then test and monitor their performance
- Guide junior developers, review code and help set reusable AI engineering standards
What you bring
- At least five years in software, AI or data engineering, including production deployments of generative or agent-based AI
- Strong Python skills, with experience delivering APIs, microservices and cloud-native applications
- Practical use of LangChain or LangGraph, plus knowledge of retrieval, vector databases, embeddings and AI evaluation
- Experience with Azure AI Foundry and Azure services such as Azure AI Search, Azure Functions or another listed service
- A relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience, and fluency in both French and English
Who this fits
This senior role suits an experienced developer who can lead technical work, mentor junior engineers and collaborate with business and technical teams. The position is based in Montreal with a hybrid work arrangement, and requires French and English for work across Canada.
From the employer
Welcome to a place where people are at the heart of everything we do.
Welcome to people with an inspiring vision and who seek stimulating challenges. At CIMA+, you’ll find a place where you’ll have many opportunities to learn and develop while working on engaging projects.
We are a firm 100% owned by its employees and we value a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset. You will have the flexibility to manage your work on your own terms and define what work-life balance means to you.
When you join CIMA+, we welcome you to a place that you can call home
Build Enterprise AI Solutions That Make an Impact!
We're looking for a Senior AI Developer, Agentic AI to design, build, and operate production-grade AI solutions that accelerate productivity, innovation, and decision-making across CIMA+. As part of our growing AI team, you'll develop intelligent agents, generative AI applications, and AI-powered automations that solve real business challenges. Working closely with the AI Team Lead, AI Enablement team, business stakeholders, and developers, you'll help define the technical direction of our AI platform while mentoring junior engineers and establishing engineering best practices. If you're passionate about building enterprise-grade AI solutions and shaping the future of agentic AI, we'd love to hear from you.
Primary Responsibilities
- Design, develop, deploy, and support production-ready AI applications, AI agents, and intelligent automations
- Architect scalable agentic AI solutions using modern techniques such as RAG, multi-agent workflows, tool calling, memory management, and enterprise integrations
- Translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions
- Build and integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, databases, and cloud services
- Implement development best practices, including testing, CI/CD, observability, monitoring, and performance optimization
- Mentor junior developers through technical leadership, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
- Contribute to AI standards, reusable components, and development practices that support CIMA+'s long-term AI strategy
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of experience in software development, AI, or data engineering, including deploying generative or agentic AI solutions to production
- Strong Python development skills and experience building APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications
- Hands-on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph and modern agentic AI architectures
- Strong understanding of RAG, vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, prompt engineering, and AI evaluation techniques
- Experience with Azure AI Foundry and the Azure ecosystem, including Azure AI Search, Azure Functions, API Management, Blob Storage, and Microsoft Entra ID
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams
- Bilingualism (French and English) is required to support operations across Canada
- Integrity, team spirit, and a commitment to excellence
If you have any questions, please contact Ibrahima Amadou LY
At CIMA+, we value diversity of talent and perspective. You think you can add value, but don't meet all the job requirements? We invite you to apply, because everyone has something unique to offer. The outstanding talents that choose to join us at CIMA+ soon realize that we go all out to encourage them to grow. We look forward to hearing how you can contribute to our success.
Why choose CIMA+? Because we offer you:
- Comprehensive Group Benefits available from day one for all permanent employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with up to 4% employer contribution
- As an employee-owned company, an annual opportunity to purchase shares for all employees
- Flexible work schedule in a hybrid work mode
- Work/Life balance policy across Canada
- 3-5 weeks of vacation, based on years of relevant experience
- Tailored training to improve your existing skills
At CIMA+, we recognize the richness and diversity of each individual’s experience. Compensation for this role is therefore based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, while maintaining internal equity. The level and associated salary may vary depending on the candidate’s profile.
CIMA+ uses an applicant tracking system that includes an automated match score feature. However, this score is not used to screen, assess, or select applicants. All hiring decisions are made through human review.
Ethics and integrity are fundamental values at CIMA+. That is why we are committed to ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for candidates, regardless of their identity (race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic status or background, etc.).
In keeping with the principles of employment equity, we encourage all applications, including, but not limited to, those from women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and visible minorities. We also encourage candidates to complete the self-identification form when applying for employment.
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