Lead Developer
Location
toronto, on
Job Type
Full-time
Category
IT & Technology
Posted
June 05, 2026
Overview
Saatchi & Saatchi is seeking a Lead Developer for an innovative AI platform initiative.
You have 8+ years building production software systems and at least a few years leading or anchoring a team technically. You are a hands‑on builder and you hold the architectural picture of a multi‑tier platform — React frontend, Spring Boot backend, FastAPI agentic services, agent SDKs on top of LLM providers. You are equally comfortable reviewing a database migration, debugging a prod incident, mentoring a senior engineer, or sitting in a client architecture conversation. You thrive at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and program reality.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical direction across the platform's tiers — frontend, backend, agentic/AI services, data, and integrations — and hold the shared mental model of how the system actually fits together.
- Pair closely with the Senior Technical PM and...