Lead Software Engineer - AI Security Agents
Role summary
The Lead AI Security Software Engineer will design and implement intelligent agents to automatically detect and remediate security vulnerabilities across the platform. This role involves architecting scalable, robust APIs and infrastructure, establishing high development and testing standards, and collaborating with security and engineering teams. The position requires 7+ years of TypeScript and Python development, experience with agentic frameworks like LangGraph and ClaudeAgentSDK, coding agent-driven development, worker development, job orchestration, scalable REST APIs, microservices, hands-on AWS experience, and Infrastructure as Code proficiency. A strong understanding of software development methodologies, quality assurance practices, and modern CI/CD is also essential.
Description
Lead Software Engineer – AI Security Agents
Location:
Toronto area with ability to visit offices twice a week
Are you passionate about applying the use of large language models and agents to areas that can greatly benefit from it? Do you take pride in having a meaningful and measurable impact?
As a Lead AI Security Software engineer, you will be focused on designing agents helping product engineers solve security issues at scale, reliably. Using the latest frameworks, protocol and patterns to implement solutions, ensuring the highest development standards are met.
For this role, a successful candidate will have top-notch expertise in software development (backend) accompanied with some AWS Cloud knowledge and common AI frameworks.
About the role:
- Build AI Security Agents:
Design and implement intelligent systems that automatically detect and remediate security vulnerabilities across our platform
- Architect Scalable Solutions:
Develop robust, well-documented APIs and infrastructure that can handle enterprise-level security processes
- Drive Technical Excellence:
Establish testing frameworks and development standards that ensure reliable, secure deployments
- Collaborate with Key Stakeholders:
Work closely with security and engineering teams to deliver measurable security improvements
You are a fit for the role if you meet the below qualifications:
- 7+ years of TypeScript and Python development with modern frameworks
- Good understanding of agentic frameworks (LangGraph, ClaudeAgentSDK)
- Experience with Coding Agents driven development
- Proven track record of worker development and job orchestration
- Proven track record building scalable REST APIs and microservices
- Hands-on AWS experience (IAM, SQS, S3, EKS, ECS, EC2)
- Infrastructure as Code proficiency (CDK or Terraform)
- In-depth understanding of software development methodologies
- In-depth knowledge on quality-assurance practices and writing tests (unit, feature, regression, integration, end-to-end)
- Understanding of modern CI/CD practices with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
Preferred Qualifications:
- AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph)
- Secure software development lifecycle (S-SDLC) methodologies
- Familiarity with threat modelling
- Proficiency with secure code reviews
- OWASP Top 10 and common remediation strategies
- Bachelor's degree in computer science preferred
- You'll join a focused initiative with clear deliverables, working alongside experienced security and engineering teams. This role offers the autonomy contractors value while contributing to meaningful security improvements that will impact our entire development organization.
*The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $58.90- $67.90/h CAD.*
*All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.*
*This posting is for an existing vacancy.*
*Our optional benefits can include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.*
*Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.*
*Tundra Technical Solutions (the operator of this Talent Community) is a global leader of contingent talent services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.*