Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Overview Citylitics delivers predictive intelligence on where, how, and why infrastructure investments will occur across North America. Infrastructure includes the foundational systems that shape our quality of life: water, transportation, transit, roads and highways, broadband, and power. It represents a multi-trillion-dollar market and a 20+ year megatrend in North America.

Citylitics transforms millions of documents across more than 40,000 cities, utilities, and public agencies into real-time market signals and high-value sales intelligence. Leading infrastructure vendors, engineering firms, and construction companies use the platform to identify and pre‑position for major infrastructure opportunities earlier, helping them build relationships, shape project priorities, and influence scope before projects move to formal procurement. Citylitics combines a network of AI agents, fine‑tuned models, a proprietary infrastructure signals graph, and daily human‑in‑the‑loop quality assurance workflows to deliver highly nuanced and reliable sales intelligence.

The platform integrates seamlessly with CRMs, ERPs, and data lakes, embedding actionable insights directly into sales workflows so teams can prioritize the right pursuits and build stronger pipelines. Our mission is to improve how infrastructure investments get made so critical needs can be addressed earlier and communities benefit from stronger, more resilient infrastructure. Location This position will be hybrid based out of our Toronto office.

Role Summary We are seeking a highly motivated software developer with experience in building full‑stack web applications. The role involves defining data models, developing robust backend APIs, and integrating them into dynamic web frontends. The ideal candidate will be proficient in both backend and frontend technologies and capable of designing and implementing scalable and efficient systems.

Key Responsibilities Data‑driven Apply data‑modeling techniques to optimize databases/APIs. Write optimized SQL to analyze and validate datasets. Design‑driven Draft design documents and conduct technical demos for stakeholders with clear and concise written/oral communication.

Sequence product behaviors into backend/frontend implementation plans with accurate complexity estimations. Introduce clean, well‑tested, and documented code. Growth‑driven Reduce tech debt alongside product initiatives, referencing evolving industry standards.

Adopt new technologies and best practices to drive the codebase and business forward. Qualifications 3‑5 years of experience in software engineering (web applications, distributed systems, data platforms): Django Rest Framework, React Query, Typescript. Container workflows (k8s/Helm), CI/CD, API telemetry/monitoring.

Database design/denormalization, cloud architecting (GCP). Technical communication and planning skills (design documentation, diagramming, cost/performance analysis): Demonstrates excellent complexity estimation, problem‑solving, organizational, and analytical thinking. Demonstrates ability to communicate to stakeholders of different technical backgrounds.

Organized and process‑oriented; strong understanding of agile methodologies and the software development life cycle. Proficient with modern development/management tooling (AI agents, VS Code, JIRA, Git & Unix, cloud terminal, etc). Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including single sign‑on (SSO), multi‑factor authentication (MFA), role‑based access control (RBAC), and identity governance.

What Gives You an Edge Leads by example: Technical demonstrations leading to new technology adoption within the team's existing stack. High‑quality code reviews and context‑updated feature tickets. Led or had key involvement in the design of a project/system that shipped.

Exemplifies modern development practices, leveraging generative AI workflows in daily work. Bachelor's degree or certificate in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Benefits This is a rare opportunity to influence positive change within one of the biggest societal challenges of our generation: sustainable public infrastructure.

You get to support a disruptive solution with a compelling value proposition in an industry eager to hear from you, with no direct competition. We live at the cross‑section of infrastructure, scale‑up, and data science/AI. There is no other team like us in Toronto.

There is no corporate bureaucracy here. You will accomplish more in a few months than in a few years at a large, entrenched technology company. We believe that data and AI will play an outsized role in our future, so we equip every team member with access to generative AI tools and our full data universe to enhance productivity and encourage innovation through experimentation.

We offer every CityZen an internal mentorship program, in‑role professional growth, skill‑based development & learning, and internal promotion opportunities. We work hard, we play together, we win as a team! We are on a mission to solve infrastructure while savoring the moment and celebrating the little details along the way. #J-18808-Ljbffr