Senior Backend Engineer-AI/ML Platform

Toronto · Full-time

MapsPeople is entering a pivotal phase of AI-led transformation and growth, evolving our indoor mapping platform globally. As we scale our platform and operationalise machine learning in production, we are strengthening our team leadership to support intelligent, reliable, and future-ready backend and data-driven services.

The Role

In this role, you will be a senior technical engineer responsible for leading a backend-focused team working at the intersection of platform engineering, data pipelines, and AI/ML-enabled systems.

You will combine strong technical leadership with people leadership, ensuring that architectural vision and strategic goals are translated into concrete plans, priorities, and day-to-day execution. You will work closely with engineers, architects, ML specialists, and product leadership to ensure high-quality delivery and long-term platform evolution.

What you will do

• Lead and support a senior backend team working with platform services, data pipelines, and AI/ML-related workflows
• Translate architectural vision and business strategy into concrete technical plans, priorities, and execution
• Collaborate closely with ML engineers and data teams to support production-grade machine learning systems
• Provide technical leadership on data and ML pipelines, including workflow orchestration using tools such as Apache Airflow or similar
• Guide and review backend development, with a strong focus on Python-based services, pipelines, and automation
• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and cloud-native solutions
• Balance hands-on technical involvement with people leadership, coaching, and mentorship
• Ensure high standards for reliability, observability, security, and operational excellence
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, collaboration, and delivery

We imagine you come with

• Extensive experience as a senior backend engineer, typically at Senior or Staff level, with a strong technical foundation
• Strong proficiency in Python, especially in backend services, data processing, or automation contexts
• Experience working with AI/ML-enabled platforms and a solid understanding of how machine learning is operationalised in production
• Hands-on experience with data or ML pipelines, including workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or similar
• Strong background in backend and distributed systems
• A clear leadership mindset, with experience translating vision and strategy into concrete plans and execution
• Comfortable taking ownership, setting direction, and ensuring follow-through
• Strong communication skills and the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers, formally or informally

What you get

• A senior Team Lead role with strong influence on technical direction and execution
• The opportunity to work with AI/ML-enabled systems in a modern, cloud-native platform
• Close collaboration with experienced engineers, architects, and ML specialists
• Room to grow further into staff-level technical leadership or engineering management
• A strong engineering culture focused on ownership, quality, and long-term solutions
• A competitive compensation package including flexitime, pension, and healthcare plans

Ready to lead a senior team building intelligent indoor mapping platforms?

Apply here or send your application to juth@mapspeople.com.