Full Stack Engineer (AI Focus)

Optix is looking for a Full Stack Engineer to help us evolve from a rules-based automation platform into a leading conversational, agentic workspace management system.

You'll build AI-powered features that help coworking and flex space operators save hours daily while driving revenue growth. Working closely with our Technical Lead and product team, you'll focus on full-stack feature delivery—building the data pipelines, integration patterns, and user experiences that bring AI capabilities to life in our platform.

This is a rare opportunity to grow your AI engineering expertise in a profitable, proven SaaS company. You'll work alongside experienced AI leadership who will help you become expert-level in AI development while you leverage your strong full-stack fundamentals to ship meaningful features.

Note: This is a hybrid opportunity for someone based in Vancouver, BC (60% in our beautiful waterfront Gastown office, 40% from home).

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience with modern frameworks
• Strong proficiency with backend development; we use PHP/Laravel and MySQL (experience with these is highly valued)
• Solid experience building and scaling backend systems with REST/GraphQL APIs
• Strong understanding of databases and data flow patterns; data engineering experience is a plus
• You have experience with AI APIs and built something that taught you how they work in practice
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them thoughtfully
• You understand that AI features require different thinking about quality, testing, and user experience than traditional features
• Strong problem-solving skills and systems thinking about integration patterns
• You're empathetic and can work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• You can clearly articulate your technical reasoning to both technical and non-technical team members

Technical skills:

• Experience with backend tools like Git, unit testing, continuous integration, and Linux command line
• Comfort working with APIs and integrating third-party services
• Understanding of how to build maintainable, testable code in complex systems
• Willingness to learn AI-specific patterns: prompt engineering, context management, evaluation frameworks

Bonus points for:

• Experience with AI frameworks like LangChain, Pydantic, or LlamaIndex
• Data engineering experience: ETL pipelines, data transformation, working with large datasets
• Deployment expertise: Containerization, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), monitoring production systems
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architectures
• Prior experience in B2B SaaS platforms

What You'll Do

• Build AI-powered features including intelligent sales widgets, automated message generation, and predictive workflow optimization
• Develop data pipelines and integration patterns that connect AI capabilities with our existing automations platform
• Implement full-stack features that deliver AI value to users through intuitive interfaces
• Collaborate with our Tech Lead to implement evaluation and monitoring for AI feature quality
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience and operational efficiency through AI
• Contribute to establishing best practices for AI feature development across the team
• Build upon our core platform to drive the success and adoption of AI-powered features
• Grow your expertise in production AI engineering through hands-on work and mentorship

Benefits

We take care of our teammates

This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing technology startup. Taking care of our team on this journey is a priority. We offer:

• Competitive salary compensation and commission structure
• Strong Employee Stock Option Plan offering
• Excellent health and dental coverage program provided by Sunlife
• Mission-driven workplace experience with a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Healthy snacks and locally roasted coffee – slow pour is our jam
• Team lunches and socials
• Annual health and fitness credit
• Fun offsite activities that allow us to reconnect as a team
• A beautiful, waterfront Gastown office and a flexible 60/40 hybrid workplace plan

About Optix

By 2030, up to 30% of all workspaces will be flexible. As the world undergoes this monumental shift, flex space operators are leading the charge towards a new way of working - characterized by community, connection, and creating exceptional experiences.

Optix is the first and only flex space automation software, enabling coworking and flex operators to thrive. We provide operators with a proven B2B SaaS platform that automates their operations, engages their community, and helps them grow their business.

We're a passionate group of people who support each other to do our best work. We enjoy pour-over coffee, chocolate croissants, and jamming on our vision of changing the way the world works. Now we're embarking on our most exciting chapter yet—transforming from automation to intelligence, from reactive to predictive, from operational to conversational.

We welcome applicants from all walks of life. Even if you don’t feel you meet every requirement listed, we would still love to hear why you think you would be an awesome addition to our team, and we encourage you to apply.

Join us as we build the AI-powered future of flexible workspaces.