Senior Infrastructure Developer
Toronto, Canada

About Blue J
Blue J is the leading generative AI solution for tax professionals. As a B2B SaaS company, our customers are accountants and tax experts who rely on our market‑leading software to deliver fast, accurate, and defensible answers to complex tax questions.

With the launch of our flagship generative AI product, we’ve consistently exceeded our revenue targets quarter over quarter and continue to accelerate our growth. Our product roadmap is ambitious, customer‑focused, and designed to deliver exceptional value at speed.

On the heels of our $122M USD Series D funding , we’re racing ahead with an exciting product roadmap and are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support our growth and report directly to our Cloud Lead, Matthew Montreuil.

A Note on Location
This is a hybrid position requiring applicants to be within commuting distance of Toronto or Kitchener‑Waterloo for in‑person meetings 1‑2 times a quarter. All candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

The Opportunity
Our team is expanding, and we are seeking a dedicated Senior Infrastructure Developer to ensure our platform infrastructure remains secure, reliable, and continually evolving. We value a high level of rigor, a passion for automation, and a commitment to eliminating inefficiencies. For us, DevOps is not merely a role, it embodies a mindset and a collaborative way of working.

Following a phase of rapid growth and success, we are now directing our focus toward advancing the next generation of our Blue J product. As a Senior Infrastructure Developer, you will play a crucial role in developing robust, automated infrastructure that ensures seamless deployment and integration of our product, as well as the training data pipelines that support it. Join us in shaping the foundational backbone of our generative AI offerings.

You won't be starting from scratch. Our automated delivery pipelines and infrastructure are managed as code. You'll have the opportunity to further enhance these systems, help us define what's next!

What You’ll be Doing

Designing, implementing, and maintaining resilient Cloud Infrastructure

Production and development Infrastructure management and automation

Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system visibility and performance





Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to streamline CI/CD processes and deployments

Assist in designing and implementing data pipelines

Proactively identifying and addressing potential issues to prevent escalation and ensuring smooth operations

Participating in on‑call processes

What You Offer Blue J

6+ years of comprehensive experience across areas such as development, system administration, Platform, DevOps, and MLOps

3+ years of experience managing and operating mission‑critical production systems

3+ years of proven experience working with cloud infrastructure and automation, ideally with either AWS or Google Cloud as well as Terraform

3+ years of experience using programming languages such as Python, Ruby, JavaScript or Go

Experience building or operating controlled execution environments for untrusted code would be a significant asset

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent industry experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Comprehensive understanding and hands‑on experience with both technical and non‑technical practices essential for successful agile software development

Technologies You Can Expect to Work With

AWS and GCP (via Terraform)

Kubernetes (with ArgoCD), Docker

GitHub, CircleCI

Storage: PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Pinecone, Dynamo, S3

Data: Kafka

Runtime: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python

What We Offer You

An incredibly exciting and rare opportunity to be an early team member shaping the operations engineering function at a rapidly growing company. We’re building a revolutionary tool from the ground up, and you will have a meaningful role in shaping the team that builds it

We are flexible! Most of the time, you’ll be able to work remotely if you prefer. We have an office in downtown Toronto that we'll ask you to come into a few times a quarter, but outside of that, where you work is up to you!

We’re well‑funded and offer competitive base salaries and stock options. You’ll play a crucial role in our growth,



and it’s important to us that you share in our long‑term success

We care about you as a whole person. You’ll have a healthy work/life balance and colleagues who respect it. We’ve mindfully put together a great advantages package that covers you and your family

We’ve got an amazing team. We’re mission‑driven and motivated by success, but we’re friendly, we’re team-oriented, and we care about each other

We’ve got all the start‑up perks you’d expect, and are intentionally building a culture where you can pickleball if you want, feel safe to be yourself at work, and watch your career grow because your team has invested in you

The Core Values that Define Our Culture

We are customer‑focused

We put the team interest before self‑interest

We are pleasant and playful

We are open to better ideas

We deliver on our promises

We solve the toughest problems

Interview Process

Step 1: Chat with Nancy, our Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Step 2: Meet Matt, our Cloud Lead

Step 3: Engage with an Engineering team member to further explore your technical experience

Step 4: Connect with Matt, our Cloud Lead, for a pair programming exercise

Step 5: Meet the Team

Step 6: Wrap up with Ben, our CEO

We believe our strength is built on diversity of thought, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value inclusiveness and are an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We strive to create an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

Compensation
The base pay range for this role is CA$160,000 – CA$180,000 per year.

Final compensation will be set fairly and thoughtfully based on experience, expertise, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities. While all candidates are expected to bring directly relevant experience, the top of the range is typically reserved for individuals who demonstrate exceptional depth in the role’s core competencies, a strong track record of impact in similar environments, and the ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy from day one.

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📌 Senior Infrastructure Developer (Ontario)
🏢 Blue J Legal
📍 Ontario