AI Systems Engineer

About Zighra

Zighra builds AI systems for cybersecurity, identity, and sensor-driven situational awareness. Our work spans machine learning, behavioural analytics, edge and cloud software, and real-world sensing environments.

We are looking for a hands-on engineer who can work across ML, software, and hardware-adjacent systems to help build and deploy AI-powered sensing and anomaly detection capabilities.

This is not a pure research role and not a generic full-stack role. You will work on production systems that interact with real data, real sensors, and real operational constraints.

What You'll Do

• Build and deploy machine learning models for anomaly detection, classification, and behavioral analytics.
• Develop production-grade software in Python, and ideally some C++ or similar systems language.
• Design and maintain data pipelines for streaming, telemetry, and sensor data.
• Integrate AI models with sensors, edge devices, and backend systems.
• Work with noisy real-world data and help improve robustness, performance, and reliability.
• Support system integration, testing, debugging, and field deployment.
• Contribute to architecture across edge, server, and cloud environments
• Help transition prototypes into deployable products.

What you Bring

• Strong coding skills in Python.
• Experience building and deploying machine learning systems in practice.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals, including debugging, APIs, and system design.
• Comfort working in Linux environments.
• Ability to work across the stack from data to model to deployment.
• Good engineering judgment and a strong builder mindset.

Nice to Have

• C/C++ experience.
• Experience with embedded, edge, or hardware-integrated systems.
• Familiarity with sensor data, signal processing, GNSS, RF, or telemetry.
• Experience with anomaly detection, cybersecurity, or real-time systems.
• Familiarity with Docker, cloud infrastructure, or distributed systems.
• Exposure to defense, robotics, aerospace, or IoT environments

What we're Looking For

• Someone who can build real systems, not just prototypes.
• Someone comfortable with ambiguity and hands-on problem solving.
• Someone who can debug across software, data, and system boundaries.
• Someone excited to work on AI that must operate under real-world constraints.

Why Join Zighra

• Work on high-impact AI systems with real operational relevance.
• Help shape products at the intersection of AI, sensing, and defence.
• High ownership, small team, strong technical responsibility.
• Opportunity to work closely with leadership and contribute directly to product direction.

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance

Work Location

Hybrid remote in Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4