Part-Time Freelance AI Full Stack Engineer in Toronto
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**Part-Time Freelance AI Full Stack Engineer: Toronto (On-site / Hybrid)** **$1,500-$2,000/month depending on experience · 20-25 hrs/week ** We are an early-stage AI startup based in Toronto building a production system that runs autonomous workflows for commerce businesses. The platform is live, clients are active, and we are growing. We are looking for a Toronto-based engineer who wants to be part of something early, not just take a contract, but grow into a core role as we scale. **What you will work on:** - Backend systems in Python/FastAPI - Agent orchestration and LLM API integrations - Data pipelines and multi-tenant architecture - Integrations with commerce and ERP platforms - Frontend work in React and TypeScript - Fixing bugs, shipping features, and owning what you build end to end **You are:** - Based in Toronto - Looking to expand into meaningful additional work at an early-stage startup - Strong in Python backend and comfortable across the full stack including React and TypeScript - Interested in agentic AI systems and how they work in production - Someone who wants to grow with a company, not just complete a contract - Self-directed, moves fast, doesn't need hand-holding **Important:** This role involves exposure to proprietary architecture, product strategy, and client data. The right candidate will be comfortable signing an NDA, IP assignment agreement, and non-compete as part of onboarding. No agencies. No founders or contractors currently working with multiple clients. **Stack:** Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, LangGraph, React, TypeScript, Next.js, AWS --- **To apply:** Share your GH profile and one repo you are proud of with one sentence on why. Then record a 90-second Loom video, no slides, no scripts, introducing yourself and telling us why this role caught your attention. Applications without both will not be reviewed. ---
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