Software Engineer, AI Products

About Us

Ada is an AI customer service company whose mission is to make customer service extraordinary for everyone. We're driven to raise a new standard of quality customer service at scale, enabling enterprise companies to deliver experiences that people love–instant, proactive, personalized, and effortless.

Ada is an AI transformation platform and partner—combining strategic expertise with powerful AI agent management technology to accelerate businesses’ AI maturity to keep them ahead of the curve. With Ada, 83% of customer conversations—and counting—are effortlessly resolved through automation, giving teams more time back, companies more resources to focus on growth, and customers more life to focus on what matters most to them.

Established in 2016, Ada is a Canadian company that has powered over 5.5 billion interactions for leading brands like Square, YETI, Canva, and Monday.com, saving millions of hours of human effort. Backed with over $250M in funding from tier-one investors including Accel, Bessemer, FirstMark, Spark, and Version One Ventures, Ada is a pioneer in the management and application of AI in customer service.

At Ada, we see growth as a reflection of each individual owner’s personal growth. That’s why our values are rooted in driving progress and continuous improvement. If you’re ambitious and eager to grow, Ada could be the place for you.

Learn more at www.ada.cx.

Engineering at Ada

Intermediate AI Engineers at Ada build scalable systems and work with LLMs. We own well defined components, write maintainable and well tested code and collaborate with product and design to deliver features that improve reliability, latency, and customer outcomes for our AI Agent. Our AI agent is powered by the Reasoning Engine, which grounds answers in each customer’s knowledge and policies and composes responses from retrieved context.

Our Role

As an Intermediate Software Engineer you focus on Ada’s Reasoning Engine. The engine retrieves the best first party content, grounds the LLM in that context, and generates replies to answer support questions for our clients. 

• Ship well tested code with clear PR validation steps. Add unit and integration tests. Help define and meet SLOs. Document edge cases and risks. Tackle technical debt within your scope.
• Deliver features and fixes on time. Demo work and communicate value. Reduce friction for the team by improving build, test, and deploy loops. Help improve Automated Resolution by raising reliability and latency in high traffic paths.
• Seek feedback and apply it. Share learnings in docs and meetings. Stay current on our stack and LLM advances. Build strong relationships and offer help when teammates are blocked.

About You

• 2+ years of experience as a Developer
• Proficient with backend technologies (Python and Node.js, Javascript is an asset)
• Understanding of databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch and in-memory stores such as Redis
• Experience with 3rd party LLMs, such as GPT, Azure, Anthropic ect.
• Experience deploying code and strong developer operations
• Commitment to personal growth and continued learning
• Drive and willingness to make the people around you better
• Self-starter, problem solver and strong communicator
• Experience working with public APIs to build reliable third-party integrations

Outcomes

• Execute on our ambitious product roadmap
• Provide your perspective and ideas to help level up our current development practices
• Review the team’s code, provide insightful feedback, foster collaborative community and teach everyone something new
• Ensure that the team is providing the best AI Agent platform experience to our internal developers and external partners
• Participate in an on-call rotation for the services the team owns, triaging and addressing production issues

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Benefits & Perks

At Ada, you’ll not only build extraordinary products but also thrive in an environment designed for your success. We prioritize your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Here’s what we offer:

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation: Recharge when you need to.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Extended health coverage, dental, vision, travel, and life insurance.
• Wellness Account: Empowering you to invest in your overall well-being and lifestyle.
• Employee & Family Assistance Plan: Resources to support you and your loved ones.

Perks

• Flexible Work Schedule: Balance your work and personal life.
• Remote-First, In-Person Friendly: Options to work from home or at our local hub.
• Learning & Development Budget: Invest in your long-term growth goals and skills.
• Work from Home Budget: Equipping you with the tools and support for a seamless remote work experience.
• Access to Cutting-Edge AI Tools: Work with the best AI tech stack in the industry.
• Hands-On with LLMs: Enhance your expertise in leveraging large language models.
• A Thriving Industry: Join the forefront of innovation in AI, shaping the future of technology.
  
  

The above Benefits and Perks only apply to full-time, permanent employees.

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Ada. Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact candidates whose qualifications match closely to the requirements of the position. We appreciate the time you have invested in learning more about us.