Intermediate Fullstack AI Developer (90%React/10%Python)

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

Our Intact Lab in Toronto is looking for an experienced React Front-End Developer who has also worked with Python to join the AI Engineering team. The role will involve approximately 80–90% React & TypeScript front-end development and 10–20% Python. Artificial intelligence is shaping the future of insurance. As Canada's largest home, auto and business insurer, we're here to cultivate the next generation of technology and talent. Together, we're helping our customers protect what matters to them most through the power of data science, machine learning and AI. 

Life in the Lab  

Technology is only as good as the people behind it. Every day at work, you’ll inspire and be inspired by the brilliant minds of our greater lab team: actuaries, data scientists, machine learning experts, geomathematicians, meteorologists, software engineers and designers.  

Together, you will tackle challenging problems and have the freedom to imagine, research, create, test, and bring innovative solutions to life that will have a profound impact on our business and the needs of our customers.  

As our company grows, your career will grow with it.  There will always be an opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills, strengthen your expertise or take your work in a new direction.  Whether it’s leading a new, exciting project or moving into a different AI product team in Canada, your career will always be on the move.  

What you'll do here: 

• Ability to break down business requirements into technical sub-tasks with clear technical acceptance criteria and effort estimation 

• Lead and coach the junior team members in various development and technical activities. 

• Ability to work independently on technical implementation tasks 

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to discuss the needs, design, and functionality of a website or interface. 

• Collaborate with designers, product managers, other AI engineers & data scientists

• Create prototypes and mock-ups of websites or applications. 

• Participate in the design, development and evolution of microservices, APIs and reusable libraries for the execution of our algorithms in mission critical production environments.

• Participate in the technological watch and definition of development standards to ensure system efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

• Participate in the development and evolution of back-end components for the execution of our algorithms.

• Optimize the platform for maximum performance and scalability.

• Optimize and prioritize development tasks in collaboration with the team.

• Setting up component and integration tests.

• Ensure the high level of quality of the work delivered.

• Strengthen the development team productivity.

• Oversee the development of appropriate tactics to achieve objectives.

• Support and be proactively involved in problem situations or issues.

• Play a Technical Leader / Mentor role for Squad members.

• Strong analytical mind, curious by nature, love to solve complex problems, attention to detail, and are passionate about providing the best experience possible to your users. 

What you bring to the table: 

• Bachelor’s in computer engineering, computer science or software engineering, with a minimum of 5 years of significant experience in development of enterprise grade software solutions

• Proficient in Python language & GIT.

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript 

• Proficiency with front-end frameworks - ReactJS & TypeScript. Building scalable, typed component-based UIs. Knowledge of React Hooks: Advanced usage for state & effects.

• State Management: Experience with Redux Toolkit (slices, thunks, reducers)

• Styling: Proficient in CSS and working with component libraries

• Routing: Familiarity with React Router for SPA navigation.

• Testing: Experience with automated frontend unit testing. Writing unit/integration tests using Vitest and Testing Library.

• API Integration: Consuming REST APIs, handling async data, and mocking endpoints (OpenAPI, MSW)

• CICD: Familiarity with GitLab pipelines.

• Familiarity with Git workflows, code reviews, and documentation best practices.

• AWS & Containerization: Some knowledge of Docker, ECR/ECS, CloudWatch, RDS

• Proficient in Terraform.

• Experience with asynchronous programming 

• Experience with building & publishing frontend packages  

• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques & layout aesthetics 

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills 

• A good knowledge of MLOps best practices.

• Experienced with software engineering life cycle and agile methodologies.

• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country. 

• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

Some nice-to-haves: 

• Knowledge of Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

• Knowledge of MLOps best practices.

About Us 

The Intact Lab – with headquarters in Montreal, Canada – is a fast-growing, digital innovation hub backed by Intact Financial Corporation, Canada’s largest home, auto and business insurance company. 

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We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.