Full Stack Engineer; AI Focus

Optix is looking for a Full Stack Engineer to help us evolve from a rules-based automation platform into a leading conversational, agentic workspace management system.

You’ll build AI-powered features that help coworking and flex space operators save hours daily while driving revenue growth. Working closely with our Technical Lead and product team, you’ll focus on full-stack feature delivery—building the data pipelines, integration patterns, and user experiences that bring AI capabilities to life in our platform.

This is a rare opportunity to grow your AI engineering expertise in a profitable, proven SaaS company. You’ll work alongside experienced AI leadership who will help you become expert‑level in AI development while you leverage your strong full‑stack fundamentals to ship meaningful features.

Note:

This is a hybrid opportunity for someone based in Vancouver, BC (60% in our beautiful waterfront Gastown office, 40% from home).

• 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience with modern frameworks

• Strong proficiency with backend development; we use PHP/Laravel and MySQL (experience with these is highly valued)
• Solid experience building and scaling backend systems with REST/Graph
  
  QL APIs
• Strong understanding of databases and data flow patterns; data engineering experience is a plus
• You have experience with AI APIs and built something that taught you how they work in practice
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them thoughtfully
• You understand that AI features require different thinking about quality, testing, and user experience than traditional features
• Strong problem‑solving skills and systems thinking about integration patterns
• You’re empathetic and can work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• You can clearly articulate your technical reasoning to both technical and non‑technical team members

Technical skills:

• Experience with backend tools like Git, unit testing, continuous integration, and Linux command line
• Comfort working with APIs and integrating third‑party services
• Understanding of how to build maintainable, testable code in complex systems
• Willingness to learn AI‑specific patterns: prompt engineering, context management, evaluation frameworks

Bonus points for:

• Experience with AI frameworks like Lang Chain, Pydantic, or Llama Index
• Data engineering experience: ETL pipelines, data transformation, working with large datasets
• Deployment expertise:
  Containerization, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), monitoring production systems
• Knowledge of microservices and event‑driven architectures
• Prior experience in B2B SaaS platforms

• Build AI-powered features including intelligent sales widgets, automated message generation, and predictive workflow optimization
• Develop data pipelines and integration patterns that connect AI capabilities with our existing automation platform
• Implement full‑stack features that deliver AI value to users through intuitive interfaces
• Collaborate with our Tech Lead to implement evaluation and monitoring for AI feature quality
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience and operational efficiency through AI
• Contribute to establishing best practices for AI feature development across the team
• Build upon our core platform to drive the success and adoption of AI‑powered features
• Grow your expertise in production AI engineering through hands‑on work and mentorship

This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing technology startup. Taking care of our team on this journey is a priority. We offer:

• 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
• Healthy snacks and locally roasted coffee – slow pour is our jam
• Team lunches and socials
• Annual health and fitness credit
• Fun offsite activities that allow us to reconnect as a team
• A beautiful, waterfront Gastown office and a flexible 60/40 hybrid workplace plan

About Optix

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