Junior Software Engineer

AI-Driven Full Stack Engineer

Location: Remote-first (Toronto-based startup)

About PolicyMe

PolicyMe is on a mission to modernize insurance, making it simpler, more accessible, and customer-first. As Canada’s leading digital insurance solution, we offer straightforward and affordable financial protection, including Life, Critical Illness, and Health & Dental Insurance. Founded in 2018 by insurance and tech experts, we've already sold over $10 billion in coverage. We foster a fast-paced, collaborative, and remote-first culture, attracting top talent across Canada to disrupt a $1T industry.

About the Role

We are building a groundbreaking new product line that will transform the insurance broker experience through AI and machine learning. As an AI-Driven Full Stack Engineer, you will be part of a team charting new territory, designing and implementing intelligent systems that automate manual processes and unlock powerful data-driven insights. You will work across the stack, contributing to front-end, back-end, and AI/ML initiatives, while also participating in architecture discussions, release planning, and company-wide engineering initiatives. Our core stack includes Python, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, n8n, LangChain/LangGraph, and AWS, and we are always open to adopting new tools and technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop full-stack features for our AI-powered web application using Python, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Integrate AI models and APIs for tasks like document processing, data extraction, and recommendation engines.
• Work closely with Senior Engineers experienced in AI to seamlessly integrate models into production.
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies/frameworks and explore new applications.
• Build scalable, reliable backend services to fuel our AI workflows.
• Create intuitive user experiences that surface AI-powered capabilities.
• Participate in architecture planning, code reviews, and ideation sessions.
• Take ownership of feature development end-to-end (once ramped up), coordinating with QA and other teams.
• Engage in cross-team communication to help unblock dependencies and improve release flow.
• Share ideas during quarterly planning to help shape what we build next.
• Participate in company-wide initiatives such as hackathons, engineering guilds, and AI tooling experiments.

What You'll Bring

• Strong full-stack development skills with the ability to work across backend and frontend using Python, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts from coursework, side projects, or work experience.
• Passion for building intelligent applications that solve real-world problems.
• Eagerness to learn, embrace ambiguity, and continually upskill in a rapidly evolving space.
• Hands-on experience or projects interacting with AI APIs/models (e.g., prompt engineering).
• Self-starter with a career-driven mindset who thrives in an environment with autonomy and accountability.
• Collaborative team player with low ego who is open to feedback and eager to help others.
• Detail-oriented approach to problem-solving, especially in complex domains.

Why PolicyMe?

• Generous PTO - 20 vacation days.
• A comprehensive benefits plan with premiums paid in full by PolicyMe.
• Investment in your professional development, including an L&D budget, AI tooling budget, performance reviews twice a year, and ongoing feedback to ensure you reach your highest potential.
• An extremely high-performing, low-ego, remote-first team that is truly disrupting an old industry.
• Option to work from home or our Toronto-based office (bonus: we cover the costs to bring all our employees in-person twice a year for experiential socials!).
• Access to stock options based on performance.

Compensation & Benefits

• Total Target Cash Compensation: $80,000–$110,000 CAD, based on experience.
• Comprehensive benefits plan with premiums paid in full.
• Stock options based on performance.

Additional Information

• Job Vacancy: This role reflects growth in our team and expanded operational scope, supporting increasing demand and delivering exceptional customer experience.
• Commitment to Equal Opportunity: PolicyMe is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants of all backgrounds. We provide fair consideration regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
• Accessibility Statement: We are committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you require accommodations during the application process, please indicate this in the “Additional Information” section of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.