Senior Software Engineer
Top Benefits
About the role
Role: Senior Software Engineer (AI-Powered DevTools)
Location: Hybrid - Downtown Toronto (3 days/week in office, next to Union Station)
Type: Full-time | Permanent
Compensation: $170K–$200K CAD base + early-stage equity
A $30M+ funded AI startup is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build the next-gen IDE for chip designers - combining blazing-fast performance with real-time LLM intelligence.
You’ll work on a deeply technical product used by some of the top names in semiconductor design, alongside a world-class team of engineers in Toronto and Silicon Valley. This is a hands-on role with massive scope across developer experience, low-latency architecture, and AI-assisted workflows.
🛠 What You’ll Do
- Architect and build a modular, extensible IDE for high-performance code editing
- Ship intelligent features like autocomplete, go-to-definition, inline docs, and refactoring tools
- Integrate with LSP, Tree-sitter, and AST-based parsing engines
- Optimize editor performance through smart diffing, incremental parsing, and caching
- Work closely with backend + AI teams to integrate LLMs for real-time code assist
- Build plugin infrastructure and drive extensibility for external contributors
✅ What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years building modern software tools, IDEs, or developer platforms
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Go, Python, or C++
- Experience with Tree-sitter, Monaco (VS Code), and LSP
- Deep understanding of code navigation, parsing, and dev workflows
- Strong product intuition and a startup mindset — fast, iterative, ownership-driven
✨ Bonus Points
- Hands-on experience embedding LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek)
- Familiarity with AI refactoring tools, token caching, or prompt pipelines
- Contributions to open-source editors or dev tooling frameworks
💥 Why Join?
- 🔧 Work on a product devs will actually love - not just another AI wrapper
- 💰 Competitive base + meaningful equity at a well-funded early-stage startup
- 🧠 Collaborate with a top-tier team across AI, chip design, and devtools
- 🌆 3 days/week downtown Toronto - right by Union, in a low-ego, high-output team
About Arcadia Search
Arcadia specializes in high-impact - permanent and contract - recruitment at the crossroads of technology, business, and innovation. We help organizations drive growth by hiring strategically, and we connect candidates to meaningful opportunities.
With offices in Toronto and New York and decades of combined industry experience, we bring global reach with a personal touch. Our insight helps clients cut through the noise - and candidates find the right fit, faster.
Our values and approach are anchored in these three principles:
Built on trust. Delivered with discipline. Rooted in integrity.
Practice Areas:
Technology Recruitment Solutions Our expertise includes: • DevOps, Cloud, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) • Full Stack, Backend, and Frontend Software Development • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science • Cybersecurity • Product & Project Management • Infrastructure & Network Engineering • UI/UX Design
Accounting & Finance Recruitment Solutions Roles we specialize in: • Controllers • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Leads • Senior Accountants • Corporate Finance Specialists • Internal Auditors • Treasury Professionals • Tax Experts
Executive Search Typical leadership placements include: • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) • VP of Engineering • VP of Product
Senior Software Engineer
Top Benefits
About the role
Role: Senior Software Engineer (AI-Powered DevTools)
Location: Hybrid - Downtown Toronto (3 days/week in office, next to Union Station)
Type: Full-time | Permanent
Compensation: $170K–$200K CAD base + early-stage equity
A $30M+ funded AI startup is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build the next-gen IDE for chip designers - combining blazing-fast performance with real-time LLM intelligence.
You’ll work on a deeply technical product used by some of the top names in semiconductor design, alongside a world-class team of engineers in Toronto and Silicon Valley. This is a hands-on role with massive scope across developer experience, low-latency architecture, and AI-assisted workflows.
🛠 What You’ll Do
- Architect and build a modular, extensible IDE for high-performance code editing
- Ship intelligent features like autocomplete, go-to-definition, inline docs, and refactoring tools
- Integrate with LSP, Tree-sitter, and AST-based parsing engines
- Optimize editor performance through smart diffing, incremental parsing, and caching
- Work closely with backend + AI teams to integrate LLMs for real-time code assist
- Build plugin infrastructure and drive extensibility for external contributors
✅ What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years building modern software tools, IDEs, or developer platforms
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Go, Python, or C++
- Experience with Tree-sitter, Monaco (VS Code), and LSP
- Deep understanding of code navigation, parsing, and dev workflows
- Strong product intuition and a startup mindset — fast, iterative, ownership-driven
✨ Bonus Points
- Hands-on experience embedding LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek)
- Familiarity with AI refactoring tools, token caching, or prompt pipelines
- Contributions to open-source editors or dev tooling frameworks
💥 Why Join?
- 🔧 Work on a product devs will actually love - not just another AI wrapper
- 💰 Competitive base + meaningful equity at a well-funded early-stage startup
- 🧠 Collaborate with a top-tier team across AI, chip design, and devtools
- 🌆 3 days/week downtown Toronto - right by Union, in a low-ego, high-output team
About Arcadia Search
Arcadia specializes in high-impact - permanent and contract - recruitment at the crossroads of technology, business, and innovation. We help organizations drive growth by hiring strategically, and we connect candidates to meaningful opportunities.
With offices in Toronto and New York and decades of combined industry experience, we bring global reach with a personal touch. Our insight helps clients cut through the noise - and candidates find the right fit, faster.
Our values and approach are anchored in these three principles:
Built on trust. Delivered with discipline. Rooted in integrity.
Practice Areas:
Technology Recruitment Solutions Our expertise includes: • DevOps, Cloud, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) • Full Stack, Backend, and Frontend Software Development • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science • Cybersecurity • Product & Project Management • Infrastructure & Network Engineering • UI/UX Design
Accounting & Finance Recruitment Solutions Roles we specialize in: • Controllers • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Leads • Senior Accountants • Corporate Finance Specialists • Internal Auditors • Treasury Professionals • Tax Experts
Executive Search Typical leadership placements include: • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) • VP of Engineering • VP of Product