Junior AI Software Engineer

About CORA Group

CORA Group is part of the Constellation Software family and works closely with 30+ portfolio software companies across vertical markets including Collection & Recovery, Food Service, Construction, Wine/Retail, Moving & Storage, Loyalty, Legal, and Long-Term Care Pharmacy. We help these teams embed applied AI into real products and customer workflows. You will join a highly collaborative organization that shapes how AI enhances product features, internal tooling, and operational efficiency across a diverse range of industries.

Role Overview

We are seeking an early-career software engineer with a genuine interest in AI-driven development. This is a forward-deployed, high-ownership role - you won't be building demos. You'll embed with business units across our portfolio, understand real workflows and pain points, and build AI-powered systems that deliver measurable improvements in revenue, margin, and customer experience. You will partner with technical and business leaders to turn strategic AI opportunity into working, production-ready solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI opportunities and technical feasibility across diverse product stacks and business units
• Embed with business teams to map workflows, identify pain points, and prototype AI-powered solutions
• Build and iterate on features using LLMs, embeddings, APIs, RAG architectures, and agentic workflows
• Own delivery from prototype through production deployment and user adoption
• Assist with prompt engineering, retrieval pipeline design, and iterative refinement of AI systems
• Integrate AI capabilities with CRMs, ERPs, and legacy systems via APIs, webhooks, or custom connectors
• Build internal tooling to accelerate AI-assisted development and adoption across portfolio companies
• Support evaluations to track quality, performance, latency, and cost of AI systems

Who This Role Is For

• 0–5 years of software engineering or development experience (internships and meaningful personal projects count)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, Java, .NET, or similar languages
• Familiarity with APIs, databases, web technologies, and SDLC fundamentals
• Full-stack mindset with eagerness to work across frontend, backend, and integrations
• Comfortable using or learning AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude)
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with both technical teams and business stakeholders
• High ownership, bias to action, and ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Personal or professional projects demonstrating AI usage or full-stack development
• Prior work in enterprise SaaS, analytics, or customer-facing technical roles

What Makes This Unique

• Exposure to 30+ real software businesses across varied industries and tech stacks
• Close mentorship from technical and business leadership
• Integral role in how AI shapes product differentiation and growth across a large portfolio
• Real ownership - your code ships to production and drives measurable business outcomes

Compensation & Role Details

Expected Salary Range: CAD $60,000–$85,000 base salary, plus a guaranteed bonus, depending on experience and qualifications.

Role Type: New Role

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