By Rebecca Gao | July 28, 2022
If you’re looking to switch up your career this summer, look no further. Companies looking for employees in a wide range of fields, including AI development and infectious disease prediction. Here are 16 Canadian startups that are hiring this August.
What it does: Acto builds AI-powered digital tools to engage and educate workers such as sales reps and clinical researchers in the life sciences.
The perks: Generous vacation policy, health benefits, a budget for work-from-home set-up and support for professional growth.
Current openings: Business Development Consultant, Solutions Consultant, Senior Product Manager, Account Executive (Mid-Market)
What it does: Based in Waterloo, Axonify transforms corporate learning to make onboarding and employee training easier. Their learning management system software is quick for both employees and employers to pick up.
The perks: Employees at Axonify are offered flexible paid time off, “life care” days, summer Fridays, connections to financial, physical and mental wellbeing programs, a hybrid work model, flexible work hours and a flexible holiday program that allows workers to take the holidays off that matter to them.
Current openings: Senior Product Designer, Business Development Representative – Europe, Principal Product Manager, Senior Total Rewards Manager.
What it does: BlueDot’s first-of-its-kind global early warning technology for infectious diseases uses artificial and human intelligence to track diseases and anticipates their spread and impact. It was one of the first organizations to detect the coronavirus outbreak.
The perks: A work-from-home allowance, health and dental coverage, a health and wellness spending account and a parental leave top up.
Current openings: Software Developer in Test, Senior Data Systems Developer, Data Systems Developer, Head of Marketing, Technical Implementation Specialist, Senior Software Developer in Test.
What it does: Boast.AI’s proprietary AI-driven software and in-house chartered accountants help companies in the U.S. and Canada automatically apply for research and development tax credits.
The perks: A remote first and flexible work culture, continuous learning opportunities, generous vacation time, access to community events and conferences, and annual company retreats in exotic destinations when travel is permitted.
Current openings: Associate Director of Funding, Director of Business Development, Technical Solutions Manager.
What it does: Borrowell helps people make better decisions about credit using Canada’s first AI-powered credit coach.
The perks: Comprehensive health benefits, extra health benefits, parental leave top-up, a wellness benefit, work-from-home reimbursement, flexible hours and vacation policy, and an employee development benefit.
Current openings: Product Marketing Specialist, Senior Product Designer, Marketing Specialist Co-op (Fall 2022), Senior Data Engineer, Senior Full Stack Developer, Full Stack Developer (Growth), Director of Credit Building
What it does: Canvass Analytics’ AI-powered analytics platform transforms industrial processes with predictive insights to enable autonomous operations.
The perks: Flexible work policy with options to work remotely, generous time off, extended health benefits with a health spending account, stock options, and the latest technology and tools.
Current openings: Product Manager, Industry SME, Sales Development Representative, Senior Data Scientist, Sales Account Executive, Product Marketing – Industry Lead, Account Executive, Machine Learning Engineer, Senior Software Engineer.
What it does: conversationHEALTH is a Toronto-based company that develops conversational AI designed to help life-sciences companies that deliver medical conversations at scale, through text, voice and digital, across markets and languages.
The perks: A competitive benefits package with a health spending account, an extra week of vacation during the holidays and the opportunity to work in a ground-breaking industry.
Current openings: Lead DevOps Engineer, Lead Fullstack Engineer, Cloud Applications Engineer, Program Manager, Technical Delivery Manager, Senior Technical Project Manager, Director of Customer Success (U.S. or Canada), Enterprise Account Executive (U.S.).
What it does: This Toronto-based company wants to digitize the whole world — its AI tech converts high-resolution images of the planet into HD vector maps. The company recently partnered with Snap Inc.
The perks: Great health benefits and access to a stocked kitchen with unlimited coffee, tea and snacks.
Current openings: Full Stack Engineer – Co-op, 3D Computer Vision Engineer, Technical Content Creator (Marketing), Senior Full Stack Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, AWS Cloud Security Architect, Senior Financial Analyst, 3D Computer Vision Engineer Co-op, Senior 3D Computer Vision Engineer, Marketing Coordinator.
What it does: Overbond provides investment banking services, funding programs, borrowing management and a suite of other financial services.
The perks: Extended health coverage, life insurance, a health and wellness program, and monthly team lunches and social events.
Current openings: There are currently 26 openings, including Front End Developer, Senior Full-Stack Developer, Quantitative Fixed Income Research Manager, Talent Acquisition Manager and Marketing Director.
What it does: Aux Mode’s proprietary reporting platform gives YouTubers insights and revenue data per asset per show. The company also helps clients protect their audio and video intellectual property rights from online theft.
The perks: A competitive base salary, commissions and bonus, full health benefits and a generous vacation policy.
Current openings: Marketing Coordinator – Early Career, Software Developer – Front End Engineer, Software Developer – Early Career, Software Developer – Senior, Digital Asset Coordinator – Early Career, Inside Sales, Projector Coordinator, Business Development Manager, Social Media Coordinator, Customer Success Manager, Digital Asset Coordinator.
What it does: Ecobee is the first smart wi-fi thermostat that helps millions of customers save money, energy and seamlessly automate their homes.
The perks: A health and lifestyle spending account, a 25-day paid sabbatical in year 5, a learning and development budget, flexible hours and work from home, and volunteer days.
Current openings: There are currently 46 job openings, including Inside Sales Representative, Total Rewards Specialist, Product Marketing Manager, Product Manager – Cameras, Business Intelligence Engineer.
What it does: Gatik is a Toronto-based company that creates autonomous vehicle solutions for urban logistics with a focus on business-to-business cargo delivery.
The perks: Stock options, benefits (medical, dental and vision), catered lunches and snacks, and pet-friendly offices in Canada and the U.S.
Current openings: There are currently 47 job openings, including Senior Product Manager – AV Infrastructure, Testing Operations Manager – AV Verification and Validation, Senior or Staff Software Engineer – Platform, Senior or Lead Embedded Software Developer – Drive-by-Wire.
What it does: LeapTools is the company behind Roomvo, an AR visualization platform that changes how people buy online and in stores.
The perks: Flexible and remote work, office-wide check ins and coffee breaks on Fridays.
Current openings: There are currently 23 job openings, including UI/UX Designer, Enterprise Customer Success Manager, SEO Specialist, Software Engineering Manager, Website Support Specialist, Customer Support Specialist, Partnership Success Manager.
What it does: Noibu is an Ottawa-based eCommerce software company which helps retailers increase their web sales.
The perks: Unlimited vacation, health and wellness benefits, work-from-home options, growth opportunities and a $1,000 work-from-home stipend.
Current openings: Technical Solutions Engineer, Onboarding Specialist, Customer Success, Customer Success Manager, Business Development Representative, Senior Product Manager (Toronto), Senior Product Manager (Ottawa), Product Marketing Manager (Toronto), Product Marketing Manager (Ottawa), Senior Javascript Engineer, Sales Engineer, Marketing Director, Front End Angular Developer, Google Cloud DevOps Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Engineer.
What it does: Plooto is a payment management system for business-to-business payments, making it easier and cheaper for businesses to send and collect invoices.
The perks: Comprehensive medical and health coverage, covered subscription to meditation apps, work-from-home and leave policies, access to industry events within the Toronto tech community and growth and development opportunities.
Current openings: Senior Director – Risk Management, Social Media Manager, Copywriter, Director – Business Intelligence and Analytics, Manager – Strategy and Market Insights, Payments Reconciliation Lead, Director of Engineering, Senior Full Stack Developer (React, .NET, SQL, Azure), Senior Web Developer – Digital Marketing, Product Design Manager.
What it does: Wysdom.ai uses conversational AI tech and services to build, design and operate virtual agents for companies in Canada and the U.S.
The perks: Cutting edge gear to do work, competitive compensation, a flexible work environment and comprehensive health and dental benefits.
Current openings: Cognitive Data Analyst, Implementation Engineer, Conversational AI Specialist, Bilingual Conversational AI Specialist, Bilingual Conversational AI Specialist, Sales Development Representative, Account Executive, Full-Stack Developer, Sales Solution Engineer, Data Engineering Specialist, Senior NLP/ML Developer.
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