Technical Lead, Full-Stack & AI Platforms (Canada-only)

About Aequilibrium

Aequilibrium (AEQ) is a digital innovation partner that helps organizations create remarkable customer and employee experiences through AI, XR (VR/AR), digital transformation, and custom software development.

Our XR & AI practice is building immersive training and onboarding platforms that combine Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and enterprise-grade software architecture to help organizations improve learning outcomes, engagement, and operational performance.

We are looking for a Technical Lead who can help us scale our XR platform and lead the technical direction of our next generation of AI-powered immersive training products. This position is open only to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Role Overview

This role combines technical leadership, solution architecture, AI expertise, and hands-on development.

You will work closely with our Product Owner, Program Manager, Product Designer, and Unity Lead to transform product vision into scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.

This is not a people management role.

We are looking for a technical leader who can align the team around a shared architecture, establish engineering standards, break down complex initiatives into executable plans, and actively contribute to development.

Expected allocation:

• 30% Technical Leadership & Architecture
• 70% Hands-on Development

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Own the technical architecture of the XR Training Academy platform
• Define and maintain architecture standards across frontend, backend, AI, cloud, and Unity integrations
• Create technical roadmaps aligned with product goals
• Lead technical planning and solution design sessions
• Review technical approaches and ensure alignment with business requirements
• Prevent over-engineering and unnecessary technical complexity

Solution Architecture

• Design scalable cloud-native architectures
• Define APIs, integration patterns, and service boundaries
• Ensure performance, security, maintainability, and scalability considerations are built into solutions
• Guide AI architecture and integration decisions
• Evaluate and recommend technology choices

Product Delivery

• Translate product requirements into technical implementation plans
• Break epics and features into technical workstreams
• Define acceptance criteria and technical success metrics
• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies
• Support estimation and sprint planning activities

AI Leadership

• Guide the implementation of AI-powered experiences
• Evaluate and integrate LLMs, AI services, and agent-based workflows
• Establish best practices for AI architecture, prompting, evaluation, and governance
• Coach team members on the effective use of AI-assisted development

Hands-On Development

• Contribute production-quality code
• Build backend services, APIs, integrations, and cloud infrastructure
• Support frontend and platform development as required
• Review pull requests and mentor developers
• Troubleshoot technical issues and support delivery teams

Team Collaboration

• Partner closely with:
  • Product Owner
  • Program Manager
  • Product Designer
  • Unity Lead
• Foster strong communication and accountability
• Help create a high-performing engineering culture
• Participate actively in retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

Technical

• 8+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years in a Technical Lead, Lead Developer, or Solution Architect role
• Strong full-stack development experience
• Experience designing and building cloud-native applications
• Experience with:
• TypeScript / JavaScript
• Python/FastAPI
• React or modern frontend frameworks
• REST APIs and integrations
• Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• CI/CD pipelines

• Experience building applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Familiarity with:
• OpenAI
• Azure OpenAI
• Agentic workflows
• RAG architectures
• Prompt engineering
• AI evaluation and governance
• Skills and MCP (Model Context Protocol)

• Strong systems-thinking and architecture skills
• Ability to balance speed, quality, and scalability
• Experience leading technical design discussions
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to challenge assumptions and drive alignment constructively
• Multi-tenant SaaS architecture and compliance-aware/data-residency design

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• XR, VR, AR, or Unity experience
• Experience building training, education, or simulation platforms
• Experience with multi-modal AI systems
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or education
• Experience working in consulting or professional services environments

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 90 days, you will:

• Establish a technical roadmap for XR Training Academy
• Create architecture standards and development guidelines
• Improve technical planning and task breakdown processes
• Align frontend, backend, AI, and Unity development efforts
• Reduce rework and technical ambiguity
• Increase delivery predictability and team accountability

Within the first year, you will:

• Help scale the XR Training Academy platform
• Build a repeatable foundation for future XR and AI products
• Establish engineering practices that support enterprise-grade delivery
• Become a key technical leader within AEQ's Innovation Practice

Why Join AEQ

• Work at the intersection of AI, XR, and digital transformation
• Build products that improve learning, onboarding, and employee performance
• Influence product and technical strategy
• Collaborate with a highly entrepreneurial team
• Help shape the future of immersive training and AI-powered experiences