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Senior Backend Engineer, AI Platform


Company : Roofr


Location : Toronto, Ontario


Created : 2026-04-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

At Roofr, were obsessed with our customers. We constantly gather feedback to shape, prioritize, and launch the products they truly need. Thats what makes Roofrs CRM special. We started by building essential sales tools like aerial roof measurements and digital sales proposals. But when our customers asked for a simple, affordable way to manage and scale their entire businesses, we listened. So, we created a CRM that connects these solutionsalong with payments, material ordering, and moreinto a seamless, powerful platform. With a clear roadmap ahead, were excited to continue expanding and leading the market with innovative products. We have an amazing culture, strong financials, and best-in-class company metrics. Its an exciting time to be part of an extraordinary startup that is already successful, yet still early enough to offer its team significant growth, equity, and the opportunity to make a real impact. This position is for an existing vacancy. Senior Backend Engineers to help build iRoofr is building the application foundation that will define how AI is integrated across our entire product and we''re looking for t. You''ll be a core contributor on the team establishing the integration architecture and agent patterns that product teams across Roofr will build on top of. This is early, foundational work you''re setting the standard, not following it and the code you write will have outsized reach and impact across the entire company. What You''ll Get to Do: Build the application-layer foundations for AI integration at Roofr the integration patterns, agent scaffolding, and shared architecture that product teams depend on when shipping AI-powered features Design and implement reliable, scalable integrations with thirdparty services and APIs Build data pipelines that feed Roofr''s AI systems including structured data feeds, embeddings, and retrieval infrastructure Design and maintain rigorous evaluation frameworks for AI systems including accuracy benchmarks, regression suites, and automated quality checks that give the team confidence to iterate quickly Collaborate horizontally across engineering teams to understand needs, establish shared patterns, and ensure the platform is built for real use cases Take strong ownership of what you build reliability, performance, and developer experience are part of the job, not an afterthought Contribute to standards and best practices for how Roofr builds with AI Stay close to the evolving AI landscape and bring pragmatic, wellreasoned ideas to the team What You''ll Bring to the Role: 58 years of backend software development experience Practical, production experience building AI-powered systems you''ve shipped agents, integrations, or LLM-powered features at scale Handson familiarity with LLM APIs and agent frameworks (e.g. Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, LangChain, or similar) Experience building evaluation pipelines for LLM-powered systems you understand why ''it seems to work'' isn''t good enough and have built the tooling to prove it Strong integration engineering background you know how to design reliable connectors to external services that hold up in production Experience building data pipelines for AI use cases, including familiarity with RAG, embeddings, and vector search A track record of building backend systems that scale you care about architecture, not just shipping Experience with PHP/Laravel is an asset; what matters most is deep backend engineering fundamentals and the ability to ramp on a stack Strong sense of ownership you don''t wait to be told when something needs fixing or improving Clear communicator who can collaborate across teams and explain technical decisions without jargon Experience at an earlystage or highgrowth company, and comfort operating in a fastmoving environment Genuine curiosity about AI and what it can unlock and the engineering discipline to build it the right way What we offer (US + Canada) When you join our team, youre not just accepting a job. Youre making a career move. Heres how well support you in doing some of the most impactful work of your career: Vacation/Paid Time Off: 1st week of employment is mandatory PTO! Start your journey with Roofr by decompressing and recharging - we will see you in week 2! 1 Friday off per month (we call those our laundry days!) Company wide paid shutdown for the week between Christmas and New Years Flexible time off 80% employer-paid benefits in the U.S. and 100% employer-paid premiums for Extended Healthcare and Dental in Canada RRSP/401k match Generous Parental Leave policy Perks: We host an annual company retreat with great team building activities Ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career Home office setup stipend Internet and phone allowance Remote first culture Weekly Friday paydays! AI Notice At Roofr, were big fans of AI. It helps us write job descriptions that dont put you to sleep, takes notes during interviews so we can actually listen, and even helps us track down awesome humans like you. Feel free to use AI to prep, research, or get pumped up for your interview (we see you, ChatGPT power users ). But when its time to chat, wed love to meet you, not your AI alter ego. Bring your real, unfiltered self, we promise we will too. And dont worry, a real, live human is behind every part of our process. Every application is reviewed by a real person, and youll always speak with real humans throughout the interview process. No bots, just good people Important Notice Weve been made aware of an individual impersonating Roofr using a fraudulent domain: roofrr.com (note the extra r). Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. All our legitimate job postings can be found on our official career site. Please be cautious of job offers that come from non-company email addresses, instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls. To ensure your application is legitimate, please apply directly through our official careers page: If you receive any suspicious messages or have questions, reach out to us at . Your safety and security are important to us thank you for your vigilance! Roofr is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in the workplace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr