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Technical Lead (Full-Stack Engineering & AI)
Job Location: Toronto or London, ON (Hybrid - 3 days/week onsite)
Job Type: Contract opportunity, 12-month term, with good possibilities for extensions
Anticipated Start Date: 4 weeks from the official offer day
Potential convert to permanent: No
Possibility o/f Extensions: Yes
Position Overview:
- Seeking a hands-on Technical Lead who thrives in building modern, intelligent digital experiences. This role combines deep full-stack engineering expertise with technical leadership across web applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, AI-enabled solutions, and enterprise-scale platforms.
- We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead and Senior Full-Stack Engineer who can build across the front end, back end, experience engine, and AI/ML layers and establish the engineering foundations required to deliver them reliably.
- In this role, you will remain hands-on across the full technology stack - from React/Next.js user experiences and experience orchestration to Java/Spring Boot services, APIs, Kafka events, and data integration using REST API via Apigee. You will also be able to establish cloud infrastructure, development environments, and CI/CD pipelines, working with enterprise platform teams where shared services or controls are involved.
Key Responsibilities: As a Technical Lead, you will remain hands-on across the entire technology stack while guiding engineering excellence and delivery outcomes. You'll:
✅ Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable digital solutions using modern front-end and back-end technologies
✅ Build customer-facing experiences using React, Next.js, and TypeScript
✅ Develop robust Java/Spring Boot services, REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
✅ Create reusable components, integration patterns, and platform capabilities
✅ Establish and maintain cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform
✅ Deliver AI-powered and agentic product capabilities including RAG, prompt engineering, structured outputs, tool integrations, evaluations, monitoring, and governance frameworks
✅ Implement automation across unit, integration, API, performance, accessibility, and security testing
✅ Lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, and partner with Solution Architects to drive high-quality outcomes
✅ Improve system observability, resiliency, security, and operational readiness across enterprise platforms.
Required Qualifications, Experience, and Skills for this Role
✔ 8+ years of experience building and supporting enterprise-scale digital products
✔ Proven experience as a Technical Lead, Staff Engineer, or Senior Full-Stack Developer
✔ Strong expertise in:
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- Java
- Spring Boot
✔ Experience with:
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
- Event-driven architectures
- Microservices
- CI/CD
- Terraform
- Containers and Kubernetes
✔ Hands-on cloud experience (Azure preferred; AWS experience considered an asset)
✔ Strong understanding of quality engineering, test automation, and secure software development practices
✔ Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar platforms
✔ Experience delivering AI/ML-enabled applications and intelligent product features in production environments.
Standout Skills:
⭐ Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms
⭐ OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, Application Insights
⭐ API Gateway technologies and headless content platforms
⭐ Feature flagging, experimentation, analytics, and personalization
⭐ Okta/Auth0 and Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM)
⭐ Financial Services, Insurance, or other highly regulated industry experience
⭐ Experience with LangGraph, CrewAI, Microsoft Agent Framework, MCP, and agent-to-agent integrations
Ideal Resource for this Role: will help shape the future of digital experiences by delivering secure, accessible, resilient, and AI-powered customer journeys. You'll influence engineering standards, accelerate delivery velocity, and drive innovation while maintaining enterprise-grade quality and governance.
How to Apply: Please email your up-to-date Resume/CV to Sriram.Parasa@brainhunter.com
Thank you for your interest in working with us. We'll contact only those candidates who are shortlisted for the next steps in the hiring process.
Thank you, and have a wonderful day!
