Technical Lead

About Aequilibrium

Aequilibrium (AEQ) is a digital innovation partner that helps organizations create remarkable customer and employee experiences through AI, XR (VR/AR), digital transformation, and custom software development.

Our XR & AI practice is building immersive training and onboarding platforms that combine Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and enterprise-grade software architecture to help organizations improve learning outcomes, engagement, and operational performance.

We are looking for a Technical Lead who can help us scale our XR platform and lead the technical direction of our next generation of AI-powered immersive training products. This position is open only to Canadian citizens or permanent residents .

Role Overview

This role combines technical leadership, solution architecture, AI expertise, and hands-on development.

You will work closely with our Product Owner, Program Manager, Product Designer, and Unity Lead to transform product vision into scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.

This is not a people management role.

We are looking for a technical leader who can align the team around a shared architecture, establish engineering standards, break down complex initiatives into executable plans, and actively contribute to development.

Expected allocation:

• 30% Technical Leadership & Architecture

• 70% Hands-on Development

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Own the technical architecture of the XR Training Academy platform

• Define and maintain architecture standards across frontend, backend, AI, cloud, and Unity integrations

• Create technical roadmaps aligned with product goals

• Lead technical planning and solution design sessions

• Review technical approaches and ensure alignment with business requirements

• Prevent over-engineering and unnecessary technical complexity

Solution Architecture

• Design scalable cloud-native architectures

• Define APIs, integration patterns, and service boundaries

• Ensure performance, security, maintainability, and scalability considerations are built into solutions

• Guide AI architecture and integration decisions

• Evaluate and recommend technology choices

Product Delivery

• Translate product requirements into technical implementation plans

• Break epics and features into technical workstreams

• Define acceptance criteria and technical success metrics

• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies

• Support estimation and sprint planning activities

AI Leadership

• Guide the implementation of AI-powered experiences

• Evaluate and integrate LLMs, AI services, and agent-based workflows

• Establish best practices for AI architecture, prompting, evaluation, and governance

• Coach team members on the effective use of AI-assisted development

Hands-On Development

• Contribute production-quality code

• Build backend services, APIs, integrations, and cloud infrastructure

• Support frontend and platform development as required

• Review pull requests and mentor developers

• Troubleshoot technical issues and support delivery teams

Team Collaboration

• Partner closely with:

  • Product Owner

  • Program Manager

  • Product Designer

  • Unity Lead

• Foster strong communication and accountability

• Help create a high-performing engineering culture

• Participate actively in retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

Technical

• 8+ years of software development experience

• 3+ years in a Technical Lead, Lead Developer, or Solution Architect role

• Strong full-stack development experience

• Experience designing and building cloud-native applications

• Experience with:

• TypeScript / JavaScript

• Python/FastAPI

• React or modern frontend frameworks

• REST APIs and integrations

• Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)

• CI/CD pipelines

AI

• Experience building applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs)

• Familiarity with:

• OpenAI

• Azure OpenAI

• Agentic workflows

• RAG architectures

• Prompt engineering

• AI evaluation and governance

• Skills and MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Architecture & Leadership

• Strong systems-thinking and architecture skills

• Ability to balance speed, quality, and scalability

• Experience leading technical design discussions

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to challenge assumptions and drive alignment constructively

• Multi-tenant SaaS architecture and compliance-aware/data-residency design

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• XR, VR, AR, or Unity experience

• Experience building training, education, or simulation platforms

• Experience with multi-modal AI systems

• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or education

• Experience working in consulting or professional services environments

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 90 days, you will:

• Establish a technical roadmap for XR Training Academy

• Create architecture standards and development guidelines

• Improve technical planning and task breakdown processes

• Align frontend, backend, AI, and Unity development efforts

• Reduce rework and technical ambiguity

• Increase delivery predictability and team accountability

Within the first year, you will:

• Help scale the XR Training Academy platform

• Build a repeatable foundation for future XR and AI products

• Establish engineering practices that support enterprise-grade delivery

• Become a key technical leader within AEQ's Innovation Practice

Why Join AEQ

• Work at the intersection of AI, XR, and digital transformation

• Build products that improve learning, onboarding, and employee performance

• Influence product and technical strategy

• Collaborate with a highly entrepreneurial team

• Help shape the future of immersive training and AI-powered experiences