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

+ React or modern frontend frameworks

+ Node.js or equivalent backend technologies

+ 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

+ Robust 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

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

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📌 Technical Lead, Full Stack & AI Platforms (Canada only) (Vancouver)
🏢 Aequilibrium Software
📍 Vancouver