AI Engineer

Join us to build a more rewarding financial future for all Canadians

At Neo, we’re on a mission to build a more rewarding financial future for all Canadians. Life at a rapidly scaling tech startup isn’t for everyone. It’s complex, fast-paced, high-pressure, but also incredibly fulfilling. Since its founding in 2019, Neo has gained incredible traction and is one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Canada.

• #1 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 for 2023, 2024, and 2025 — the first company ever to achieve a three-peat at the top!

• #1 Fastest Growing Company in Canada for 2024 by Globe & Mail

• Top-ranked mobile apps and credit cards

• Team of 500+ people

• 1M+ customers

• 10K+ retail partners
  
  

High Performance at Neo: We recruit, hire, and build our company culture around these attributes:

• Teamwork: We trust, respect, encourage, and show up for each other. We’re on this mission for our teammates and our customers.

• Ownership: We all have a stake in Neo’s success. We hold ourselves accountable to deliver on our commitments.

• Professional Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity as millions of Canadians trust us with their money.

The Role

Neo Financial is looking for a Senior AI Developer to join our team in the Calgary office. We are looking for a visionary developer who has taken the time to become a true expert in using AI to write code. The right candidate views AI as the primary engine of modern software engineering, manages their agents to deliver outsize results, and mentors other developers to learn their craft.

In this role, you will collaborate with teams of developers to build Neo’s financial products, leveraging agentic systems and LLMs to compress development cycles and solve complex architectural challenges. You’ll work with cutting-edge AI tools (Cursor, Claude, & more) to deliver real customer-facing products with full stack responsibilities. Our architecture includes React, React Native and a Microservices back-end with TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL.

We are super-charging our workforce with AI.

What You’ll Be Doing

• AI-Augmented Development: Write and ship impactful code (React, TypeScript, Node, GraphQL, etc) while maximizing the utility of AI coding assistants to increase velocity and code quality.

• Building Agentic Systems: Design and implement internal AI agents using Claude and other LLMs to automate complex workflows, from automated testing to code migration.

• DevOps Leadership: Contribute to devops improvements that can enable the whole team, bringing AI to areas like Code Review, Requirements, Deployments, and QA.

• Mentorship & AI Advocacy: Lead by example by mentoring other developers on "Prompt Engineering for Engineers" and how to integrate AI into their daily SDLC.

• High-Stakes Code Reviews: Perform meaningful code reviews, specifically looking for ways to improve system logic and identifying where AI-generated code requires human architectural oversight.

• Robust Engineering: Advocate for and implement rigorous unit and integration testing (with AI) to ensure AI-driven outputs meet Neo's high standards for financial security and reliability.

Who We Are Looking For

• AI Power User: You have a deep understanding of how to use LLMs to accelerate development and have experience building applications that interact with AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Gemini. etc).

• Full-Stack Expertise: Mastery of back-end development (APIs, queues, security, scalable systems) and the ability to build complex business logic into full-stack web projects.

• Data & Infrastructure: Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) and various data stores and systems. You understand how to structure data and infra to be "AI-ready" or work “At AI Speeds”

• Proactive Multi-tasker. You can juggle a few goals at once and balance AI improvement with also shipping value to customers.

• Systems Thinker: You have a strong grasp of programming principles and a seasoned ability to optimize performance and scale solutions in a distributed environment.

• Collaborative Leader: Experience working on large-scale projects that span multiple teams. You know how to give constructive feedback and take it in stride.

• Experience: Seasoned developers with 6 or more years of professional work experience - but AI ability matters more.

Working at Neo:

The people who thrive at Neo are resourceful, growth-oriented, and driven to win. We hold ourselves to high standards because we’re on a mission that matters: to build a more rewarding financial future for all Canadians. As individuals and as a team, we constantly challenge ourselves and each other to raise the bar and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers. Our commitment to customer success drives everything we do, from building world-class products to providing exceptional support at every step of their journey. If this resonates with you, keep reading.

We trust, respect, and support each other. This means honest conversations, constructive input, and empowering each other to move fast and think big. You’ll be surrounded by people who push you to be your best. We primarily collaborate in person across our Calgary, Winnipeg, and Toronto offices, where ideas move quickly and teams build momentum together. As we continue to scale and evolve, we’re looking for builders, innovators, and problem solvers who thrive on challenge–people who would rather blaze a trail through uncertainty than follow a well-paved path.

All team members have a stake in Neo’s success and earn meaningful equity through stock options. This ownership mindset is at the heart of everything we do — when Neo grows, we all grow. If you’ve heard that Neo employees work hard, it’s true. We hold ourselves accountable for delivering on our commitments to our customers, partners, and each other. Working at Neo means taking ownership of your work and driving results, knowing that your contributions directly impact the company’s success.

Apply with us:

We believe in equal opportunity and are committed to creating an inclusive climate where everyone can thrive. Customers trust us with their finances, so successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo a security screening, including a criminal records check and a credit check.

By continuing with your application, you agree to the Candidate Privacy Notice, which guides how we process your personal information for the purpose of your application.

Neo Financial leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to reinforce our candidate evaluation process, including the initial assessment of applications and screening of candidates. These tools support our recruitment team; however, all final hiring decisions are made by humans and are not based exclusively on automated processing. If you require further information regarding our data processing practices, please contact us.

We are hiring for an open, vacant position.