Senior Software Engineer AI First

Position: Senior Software Engineer with AI First
Senior Software Engineer, AI Model serving – Calgary, Canada
Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

Company Summary

As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work.

Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress.

Position Responsibilities

Design, develop, and ship product features end-to-end—spanning UI components, RESTful APIs, and cloud infrastructure—with increasing autonomy and technical ownership

Architect and implement scalable, highly available systems using Amazon Web Services, Docker, and Terraform

Establish and maintain software quality through robust CI/CD pipelines, comprehensive test automation, and code quality standards

Investigate and resolve production issues, conducting thorough root cause analysis and implementing preventive solutions and performance optimizations

Apply system design patterns including microservice architecture and serverless computing to build solutions that scale to millions of users

Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and sprint planning to drive technical excellence across the team

AI-Powered Development

Integrate GenAI tools like Anthropic Claude into your workflow for code generation, technical documentation, and automated testing

Utilize AI-assisted debugging platforms to accelerate issue identification and resolution in production environments

Apply advanced prompt engineering techniques to generate infrastructure-as-code templates and backend service scaffolding

Evaluate and implement agentic AI tools that enhance developer workflows, including automated test generation, intelligent code review assistance, and deployment automation

Qualifications

5-8 years of professional software development experience in a production environment

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering (other Bachelor's degrees will not be considered)

Strong proficiency in modern programming languages such as Type Script, C#, Python, or Java Script

Demonstrated experience building and deploying web applications, with understanding of both frontend and backend development

Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns

Track record of delivering pragmatic, maintainable solutions that balance technical elegance with business requirements

Strong sense of ownership and accountability for code quality and system reliability

Self-directed learning ability with capacity to independently research and master new technologies

Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills for technical discussions

Preferred Experience

Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.)

Practical knowledge of containerization (Docker) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or Git Lab CI

Proficiency with relational databases, especially Postgre

SQL, including query optimization and schema design

Frontend development experience with React or similar modern frameworks

Backend API development using Node.js, C#/ASP.NET, or comparable frameworks

Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems

Active use of GenAI tools (ChatGPT, Git Hub Copilot, Codeium, etc.) in your development workflow

Track record of implementing AI‑powered features or intelligent automation

Experience with agentic AI systems for orchestrating complex workflows

Contributions to open‑source projects or technical blog posts…