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As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.\nAI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.\nAt OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.\nJob: Senior AI Developer (AI-Powered Applications)\nTeam: OpenText Content Aviator - Enterprise Information Management\nLocation: Waterloo, ON, Canada (Office-based)\nAbout Our Product\nOpenText Content Aviator\nOpenText Content Aviator is OpenText's AI-powered and agentic platform that brings generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) across our Information Management portfolio. It enables conversational search, content summarization, translation, intelligent automation, and task orchestration directly within OpenText applications. Beyond delivering out-of-the-box AI experiences, Content Aviator provides the foundation for building sophisticated low-code and custom agentic solutions that help customers automate complex business processes, surface actionable insights, and unlock greater value from their enterprise content and data.\nYour Impact\nWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Developer to help build cutting-edge AI-powered applications and agentic experiences. In this role, you will work as a key contributor in the development of intelligent systems using LangChain, LangGraph, Node.js, Python, and Large Language Models (LLMs), with a focus on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and agentic workflows.\nYou will collaborate closely with product managers, architects, developers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable and innovative AI solutions. As a senior member of the team, you will take ownership of significant technical deliverables, contribute to architectural discussions, and help drive engineering excellence through strong development practices and collaboration.\nYou will contribute to the ongoing evolution of Content Aviator as a strategic agentic platform, enabling OpenText teams and customers to develop powerful low-code and custom agentic solutions across the OpenText product portfolio. This flagship platform leverages advanced AI capabilities to transform how organizations manage, automate, and interact with enterprise information.\nWhat the Role Offers:\nAs a Senior Software Developer, you will:\nDesign and develop AI-driven applications using LangChain and LangGraph.\nBuild scalable backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities using Node.js and Python.\nTake ownership of significant features and technical initiatives from design through deployment.\nCollaborate with product managers, architects, customers, and cross-functional teams to deliver business value.\nContribute to the evolution of the Content Aviator platform and its agentic AI capabilities.\nDesign and build intelligent agents and orchestration workflows that solve real-world business challenges.\nDevelop and optimize RAG pipelines to improve LLM performance using enterprise content and data sources.\nIntegrate AI capabilities into production systems while ensuring reliability, scalability, and maintainability.\nParticipate in architecture discussions, code reviews, technical design sessions, and engineering planning activities.\nApply best practices in code quality, performance, security, testing, and operational excellence.\nContribute to a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and accountability.\nStay current with advancements in AI, agentic systems, LLMs, and related technologies.\nWhat You Need to Succeed\n5+ years of professional software development experience.\nStrong proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python.\nHands-on experience with LangChain and LangGraph.\nStrong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and RAG techniques.\nExperience integrating vector databases (e.g., pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS) with LLM-based applications.\nExperience delivering complex software solutions throughout the full development lifecycle.\nStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to independently drive technical work to completion.\nExperience collaborating effectively with product managers, architects, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.\nStrong communication and relationship-building skills.\nFamiliarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).\nUnderstanding of software architecture, scalability, distributed systems, operational considerations, and production support.\nExperience using AI-assisted development tools while maintaining strong engineering discipline, secure coding practices, and software quality standards.\nPreferred Qualifications\nProven track record of successfully shipping AI-powered products to market.\nHands-on experience designing and implementing production-grade RAG pipelines using LangGraph.\nExperience with Google Gemini, OpenAI, or open-source LLMs (e.g., Llama, Mistral).\nExperience building or deploying agentic AI systems in enterprise environments.\nBackground in NLP, knowledge graphs, semantic search, or AI-powered information retrieval.\nContributions to open-source AI/LLM projects.\nFamiliarity with observability, evaluation, and monitoring tools for AI systems.\nWhy Join Us?\nWork at the forefront of AI, agentic systems, and LLM technologies.\nHelp build OpenText's strategic AI platform and next-generation AI experiences.\nCollaborate with a passionate, highly talented, and experienced team.\nInfluence the future of enterprise content and information management.\nBuild AI solutions that deliver meaningful business value for some of the world's largest organizations.\nEnjoy opportunities for continuous learning, career growth, and technical leadership development.\nOne last thing:\nOpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.\nJoin us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.\nOpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.\nIf you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.\nCompensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.\nSalary Range: $98,080.00 - $147,120.00; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.\nAI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. 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