Technical Lead (AI Focus)

Optix is seeking a Technical Lead to guide our engineering team through the shift to an AI-first product and development culture. This is a hybrid opportunity for someone based in Vancouver, BC.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Proven experience at a SaaS company, navigating ambiguity and establishing AI best practices
• Strong full-stack engineering fundamentals
• Deep hands-on expertise with AI APIs, prompt engineering, RAG implementation, and evaluation frameworks
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving adoption of new technical practices across a team
• Demonstrated ability to make architectural decisions that balance innovation with pragmatism
• Production experience integrating LLMs into existing application architectures
• Knowledge of AI frameworks like LangChain, Pydantic, LlamaIndex for building reliable AI features
• Deep understanding of prompt engineering, context management, and structured output for business applications
• Experience with model evaluation, A/B testing, performance monitoring, and quality assurance for AI features
• Knowledge of when to use RAG vs fine-tuning vs prompt engineering

Benefits

• Competitive salary compensation and commission structure
• Strong Employee Stock Option Plan offering
• Excellent health and dental coverage program provided by Sunlife
• Mission-driven workplace experience with a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Annual health and fitness credit
• Fun offsite activities that allow us to reconnect as a team