At Poka, we’re transforming how frontline teams operate, learn, and solve problems.
Our connected worker platform is purpose-built for manufacturing, empowering frontline workers to share knowledge, collaborate in real-time, and drive continuous improvement. Think of it like YouTube and Facebook but built for the factory floor!
We’re proud to support global leaders like Nestlé, Bosch, Kraft, and Danone in their digital transformation journeys and as part of the IFS family, our reach and impact continue to grow globally.
As a Backend Staff Developer (AI Integration) at Poka, you’ll play a key role in designing, building, and evolving our AI integration services. Your expertise will help bring innovative, real-world solutions to life that enhance the experience of our users.
You’ll be part of a dynamic team on a mission to push the boundaries of innovation. You’ll collaborate with passionate experts, work with cutting-edge technologies, and embrace modern development practices in an environment that values experimentation, continuous learning, and fast feedback loops.
If you’re excited to help shape the future of AI at Poka — we can’t wait to meet you!
What you’ll do:
- Design, maintain, and evolve backend services and subsystems for AI integration.
- Rapidly prototype R&D concepts to test and validate ideas.
- Stay up to date with the latest in AI technology and suggest actionable innovations.
- Collaborate with product managers during the ideation and feasibility stages.
- Build a deep understanding of our product to evaluate the ROI of new AI features.
- Support product teams in delivering projects that integrate AI.
- Help onboard teams across the company to successfully use and adopt AI tools.
- Respond to legal and security questions related to AI usage within our platform.
- Document architectural decisions (RFCs, ADRs) in a clear and collaborative manner.
What you bring:
- A degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in software development, with strong backend skills.
- A track record of delivering complex technical projects.
- A genuine interest in the business/product side of technology.
- Solid understanding of LLMs (tokens, inference, prompt engineering).
- Hands-on experience deploying and integrating AI within cloud-based architectures.
- Excellent communication skills in both French and English (spoken and written).
- Proficiency in Python.
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience working in a startup or scale-up environment.
- Familiarity with vector databases.
- Knowledge of machine learning and model optimization techniques.
- Experience with AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, or similar AI services.
What we offer:
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
- Generous vacation policy upon arrival.
- Hybrid work policy - Work from the office one day a week if you live within a 40km radius to our Quebec City office or a 15 km radius to our Montreal office.
- 100% remote work if you do not live within the radiuses mentioned above.
- Truly flexible schedule and the possibility of taking every Friday afternoon off.
- Group insurance from day one (dental, medication, invalidity, travel, etc.).
- Telemedicine service with Dialogue.
- Retirement plan with Wealthsimple after a year.
- MacBook Pro and $500 allowance for your home office.
- Tasty snacks (Fresh fruits, snacks, coffees, teas, etc.)
- Generous referral bonus.
- Whatever you need to keep learning and evolve professionally.
- Rapid evolution in your role. Your responsibilities will not be limited!
*Certain benefits are exclusively accessible to employees in Canada.
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