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Location: Toronto, Ontario Senior Full-Stack Engineer Interactive Systems & AI Our team is building a new kind of interactive character experience: combining animation, real-time systems, and AI to bring expressive digital characters to life. Were developing a platform where characters are not just animated, but responsive, programmable, and part of a living system. This is an early-stage effort with a small team, working directly with the founder to explore, prototype, and ship quickly. What This Role Is A high-autonomy role focused on building new interactive systems from scratch A chance to explore and define how AI + animation + real-time interaction come together A close partnership with the founder and creative team to shape product direction An opportunity to make foundational technical decisions early What Youll Do Take early concepts and turn them into working interactive systems and product features end-to-end Build across the stack: modern frontends (React / Next.js), APIs, and backend services Develop systems that support real-time character interaction, including animation triggers, voice, and behavior Evaluate and experiment with different technical approaches, including: Live2D pipelines and alternatives; AI-driven motion / video systems (e.g. SeeDance or similar); Voice synthesis and real-time voice transformation APIs Work closely with animators to integrate character assets into interactive systems Rapidly prototype and test build vs integrate vs buy decisions Ensure systems are performant, observable, and production-ready as they evolve Must Have Skills What You Bring 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer Strong full-stack capability (TypeScript/React + backend systems; Go preferred) Experience building and shipping interactive or real-time systems Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with evolving requirements Ability to evaluate multiple technical approaches and form clear, opinionated trade-offs Experience integrating external APIs and stitching systems together quickly Strong ownership. You can take a concept from idea prototype production Nice to Have Skills Experience working with: Animation systems (Live2D, Spine, Unity, WebGL, or similar) AI media tools (video, motion, or audio generation) Voice synthesis, audio processing, or real-time streaming systems Familiarity with event-driven or real-time architectures (WebSockets, streaming pipelines) #J-18808-Ljbffr