About this role
About the Role InstaLILY is seeking a Software Engineer to help build and scale our AI platform. You will work across product, UI/UX, and growth teams to ship features, raise quality, and mentor peers in a fast-growing AI startup environment. What You'll Do
- Develop InstaLILY's AI platform and drive technical excellence throughout the organization
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (product, UI/UX, business development, growth) to design and implement new features and capabilities
- Lead technical discovery with enterprise customers and partner with the Growth team; translate complex real-world workflows into a shipped product
- Raise quality and reliability through comprehensive testing and CI/CD practices
- Build a rapport with the Lead Software Engineer and Head of Product while fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Collaborate with the product and design teams to deliver high-quality products that meet customer needs
- Stay up-to-date with the latest AI and software engineering trends and technologies
- Mentor junior engineers: pair on hard problems, review code thoughtfully, and help them level up What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's in CS, engineering, math, physics, or related discipline; 1-3 years as a software engineer (strong candidates with shipped products count)
- Strong fluency in at least one backend language (Python, TypeScript, or similar) and a modern web stack
- Solid grasp of system design fundamentals (API design, data modeling, async patterns, caching, and queues)
- Entrepreneurial ownership: you've started or built something on your own initiative and can walk us through it
- Strong communication: you can explain what you built and why you built it that way to non-technical audiences
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- In-office availability: 5 days/week in our Toronto office for your first 6 months, then 4 days/week in person with 1 day remote Nice to Have
- Production experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and CI/CD pipelines
- AI-serious: you've built something with LLMs (a RAG system, an agent, a fine-tuned model, a real integration) Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: CAD 90,000 - 110,000 per year
- Equity: Generous stock options awards, and refreshers for top performers
- Benefits: Supplemental benefits, pension contribution, in-office Lunch reimbursement, Wellbeing Stipend, Generous Parental leave, PTO and Ontario National Holidays, and more!