Associate Full Stack Engineer

Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. 
We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and earned a reputation as the nimble alternative to traditional global systems integrators. Founded in 2009, with delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, we are smaller, faster, and more senior by design. Our teams average 15+ years of experience. We move fast, sweat the details, and build things that actually ship. 

Position Overview 

We’re looking for an Associate Full Stack Engineer to contribute to the development of web applications across both front-end and back-end. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer who is comfortable writing code, eager to take on real responsibility, and ready to grow their craft on production-grade work. 

In this role, you will work as a contributing member of a cross-functional team, building UI components, supporting backend services, and integrating APIs across the stack. You’ll take ownership of well-scoped tasks, learn from more senior engineers, and develop the technical instincts that come from shipping things that matter. 

Why This Role Matters 

At Robots & Pencils, we design AI systems for a human world. Our name says it all. Robots and pencils means engineering paired with creativity, because every agent we ship has to work for real people in real workflows. That balance is baked into how we operate. 
 
Every role here contributes directly to that mission. Here, you shape how AI systems integrate into enterprise operations, how teams move at real velocity, and how products create measurable impact for clients and the people they serve. We ship production-ready AI in 30 to 45 days. That pace demands people who take ownership, lead with craft, and care deeply about what they put their name on. 

What You’ll Do 

Craft & Delivery 

• Assist in building UI components and implementing responsive designs (e.g., React, Radix) 

• Assist in developing and maintaining backend services under the guidance of senior engineers (e.g., C# / .NET) 

• Integrate APIs with front-end components and write clean, maintainable code 

• Fix bugs, improve UI performance, and write basic unit tests for components 
• Support database queries and data modeling (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) 
• Get hands-on exposure to frontend and backend services in React and C# / .NET as part of the client team's core stack, supported by senior engineers 

AI-Augmented Development 

• Treat AI-assisted development (e.g., Claude Code, Kiro, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) as a baseline capability, integrating these tools seamlessly into your daily workflow to improve speed and efficiency. All of these are guided by senior teammates. 

• Apply thoughtful prompt engineering and structured interaction patterns to produce reliable, maintainable code 

• Use AI tools to support the full development lifecycle, including design exploration, implementation, testing, and documentation 

• Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape, critically evaluating and adopting new tools or practices that meaningfully improve developer productivity and outcomes 

 

Collaboration & Communication 

• Collaborate with designers, QA, and backend engineers to move work forward effectively 

• Maintain UI documentation so the team can build on, replicate, and trust your work 

• Participate in code reviews and team discussions, contributing your perspective and incorporating feedback 

Leadership & Influence 

• Take ownership of assigned tasks and deliver end-to-end with consistency and follow-through 

• Bring intellectual curiosity to every problem — ask good questions, explore new approaches, and stay hungry to grow your craft 

• Approach every challenge with a solution-oriented mindset, you don't just flag problems, you come with ideas. You stay curious, keep learning, and treat every obstacle as a chance to grow. 

 

What You’ll Bring 

• 1+ year of development experience or a closely related technical role 

• Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design principles 

• Familiarity with at least one modern front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular) 

• Familiarity with at least one back-end language (e.g., C#, Python, Node.js) 

• Understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, and web services 

• Familiarity with relational databases and basic SQL (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) 

• Familiarity with version control using Git 

• Demonstrable usage of AI-forward tools such as Claude and Cursor 

Helpful Extras and Unique Skills 

 

You’ll Do Well Here if You Are 

• A doer. You see something broken and fix it. You'd rather move on clarity than wait for certainty. 

• A fast learner who knows you don't know everything. The AI landscape changes weekly. You're senior enough to know better and curious enough to keep learning anyway. 

• Direct in a way that makes the work better. You give honest feedback. You'd rather have the hard conversation than blow smoke. 

• Obsessed with craft. You know genius is in the details. You ship exceptional, not perfect, and you don't put your name on work you wouldn't stand behind. 

• Built for ownership. You honor commitments, admit mistakes fast, and back your teammates when a decision costs something. No handoffs, no finger-pointing. 

• All in. You treat clients' businesses like your own. You take the work seriously without taking yourself seriously. 

• Resourceful when the budget, timeline, or team is tight. Constraints don't slow you down. They sharpen you. 

• Glad to be in the room with people who care as much as you do. Our teams average fifteen-plus years of experience. We hire people who push each other to do better work. 
  
  

  Why Join Robots & Pencils? 

  At Robots & Pencils, we build intelligent systems for real-world environments, blending creativity, engineering excellence, and applied AI to help organizations work smarter. Our teams partner directly with leading North American organizations to design and deliver production-ready digital and AI solutions that create measurable impact. 

  As an AI Engineer, you will build production AI systems alongside experienced architects and senior engineers, strengthening your foundation in machine learning, scalable system design, and modern cloud-native delivery. You’ll collaborate closely with US-based clients, gaining hands-on exposure to complex problem-solving while contributing to meaningful, real-world outcomes. 

  By joining Robots & Pencils, you also benefit from our Advanced AWS Partnership and participation in the highly exclusive AWS Patterns Partnership, a distinction held by only 11 companies worldwide out of more than 190,000 AWS partners. This provides access to specialized training, early access to emerging cloud capabilities, and advanced engineering resources that support accelerated professional growth. 

  This is a role for builders who want to sharpen their craft, grow quickly, and deliver impactful AI systems within an elite global engineering ecosystem.