AI Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $90,000$110,000 + equity

About SKADI

SKADI Cyber Defense Corporation is a Canadian cybersecurity startup building Frostbow, an autonomous security platform for defence and critical infrastructure.

Unlike traditional security tools that rely on static rules and pattern matching, Frostbow uses AI to understand causal relationships between security events. The system learns security concepts autonomously and reasons about them in real time. Today, it achieves a 99.6% autonomous alert closure rate in production.

Were a small, highly engaged team building something genuinely new. The work is deep and technical, but the culture is collaborative, curious, and grounded. People here care about how things work, why they work, and how to make them better together.

About the Role

This is an in-person AI Developer role based out of our Bracebridge, Ontario office.

Youll work on the core AI system that allows Frostbow to learn and reason about cybersecurity threats without relying on pre-programmed rules. This is not model-tuning at the edges or plugging in off-the-shelf solutions. Youll be working directly on the architecture that makes autonomous reasoning possible.

Youll work closely with the Founder, contribute to technical direction, and have real influence over how the system evolves. Regular in-office presence matters due to the nature of the work, the level of collaboration, and our security requirements.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys deep technical problem-solving, likes understanding systems end to end, and gets energy from figuring out why something behaves the way it does.

What Youll Actually Do

Youll spend most of your time in Python, working directly on the system that enables Frostbow to learn and reason autonomously.

• Debug and analyze system behavior by tracing data structures and decision paths to understand why the AI made specific choices
• Design and build new capabilities that allow Frostbow to learn, represent, and reason about security concepts without explicit rules
• Refine thresholds, validation logic, and learning mechanisms based on real-world performance data
• Work with external AI providers and security data feeds through APIs
• Support production deployments by investigating and resolving issues across live customer environments

Well teach you our architecture. What matters most is your ability to think clearly about complex systems, write solid Python, and stay curious when things dont behave as expected.

What Were Looking For

Must Have

Nice to Have

How We Work

This is an in-office role. While there is occasional flexibility, this is not a remote or hybrid-first position.

We work with a high level of trust and shared ownership. People here collaborate closely, ask thoughtful questions, and help each other get unstuck. Youll have autonomy over your work, but youll never be working in isolation.

This is a startup. Youll wear multiple hats, stretch beyond a narrow job description at times, and help shape how things are built as we grow.

Why This Role

Youll be working on a genuinely novel AI security system with real-world impact in Canadian defence and critical infrastructure.

This isnt incremental improvement on existing products. Its foundational work on an approach to AI that most developers never get exposure to, on a system that is already live and delivering results.

If you enjoy deep technical challenges, collaborative problem-solving, and building something meaningful from the ground up, this role offers a rare opportunity to do exactly that.

SKADI Cyber Defense Corporation is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.