Apply Digital

Apply Digital

Principal Agentic Engineer (Front-end)

Toronto · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedCAD 170k-CAD 220kDetected 153 days ago
TypeScriptReactExpressBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentGitVector DatabasesGCPCloud PlatformsCI/CDAPI DevelopmentRESTNLPLLMsRAGAgentic AIDesign SystemsAccessibilitySEOContent MarketingBrand StrategyLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • This role blends frontend engineering excellence with architectural leadership, AI integration, and strong client-facing communication.
  • The role requires deep expertise in modern frontend frameworks, AI-assisted development workflows, and cloud-connected architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of high-performance frontend applications using TypeScript, React, and Next.js.
  • Organizing, distributing and translating backlog requirements from Product, UX and other disciplines, into detailed spec driven requirements for Agents to implement.
  • Synthesise user stories, site maps, content strategy, components and design systems, brand strategy, etc, into specifications that coding Agents will implement.
  • Experience implementing enterprise grade design systems, content models and component libraries.
  • Design user experiences that help users express goals, constraints, and context clearly to AI agents.
  • Design and implement frontend experiences that leverage: AI-powered APIs and LLM-driven features and RAG-based experiences and AI-assisted workflows
  • Collaborate with backend teams to consume RESTful APIs effectively.
  • Partner with Project Managers and stakeholders to manage delivery risks and timelines.
  • ABOUT APPLY APPLY is the Agentic Customer Experience (ACx) partner for the world's most ambitious consumer and entertainment brands.
  • We are the partner of choice for brands like Arc'teryx, NFL, Lululemon, and Kraft Heinz.

Requirements

  • Strong experience with TypeScript and modern JavaScript.
  • Extensive experience with React and Next.js.
  • Proven experience with spec-driven development.
  • Experience creating and consuming RESTful APIs.
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding agents (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code).
  • Experience working with LLMs (e.g., Gemini 3, Claude Opus, GPT-4.x/5.x).
  • Experience with vector stores and RAG-powered applications.
  • Experience using Agent Development Kits (e.g., Google ADK).
  • Familiarity with Vertex AI and Google Gen AI APIs.
  • Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows.

Skills

  • Broaden your skills on a range of engagements with international brands that have a global impact.

Compensation

  • CAD 170k-CAD 220k

Benefits

  • Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences.
  • Learn more in our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) section.
  • We bring together deep domain expertise across Retail, CPG, Sports, and Media with AI-native delivery capability, designing and delivering agentic solutions that turn CX vision into commercial reality.
  • Work-life balance is key to our team's success, so we offer flexible personal time off (PTO); allowing ample time away from work to promote overall well-being.
  • Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both.

Company info

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Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity and fostering a workplace where everyone belongs.

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