Staff Engineer (AI & Engineering)

eqbank · Toronto

Full-timeAI COEManufacturing$111,000–$150,000/yr

About the Staff Engineer role

Staff Engineer positions focus on delivering results in their domain. This page aggregates open Staff Engineer roles and what employers typically expect.

We are looking for a Staff-level Forward Deployed AI Engineer to design, build, and deliver AI-powered applications that create measurable business impact. This is a hands-on engineering role with strong design responsibility — you will spend most of your time writing code, integrating systems, and taking solutions to production, while also shaping practical, scalable designs that ensure what you build can operate reliably at enterprise scale. You will work closely with business stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities, rapidly prototype solutions, and evolve them into well-architected, production-grade systems.

Salary estimate

$111,000 – $150,000/yr

Provided by the employer.

Skills for this role

JAVAC++GolangRUSTMongodbKafkaProject ManagementCommunicationLeadershipSecurity

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