Full Stack Software Developer - Misinformation Mitigation
Job in
Montreal, Montréal, Province de Québec, Canada
Listing for:
MILA
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position
Listed on 2026-07-27
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Full Stack Developer, DevOps
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: MontrealTemporary position until November 26th 2026
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the Université de Montréal, Mila brings together researchers specializing in artificial intelligence, and more specifically in machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning. Recognized worldwide for its important contributions to the field of deep learning, Mila has particularly distinguished itself in language modeling, machine translation, object recognition and generative models. Since 2017, Mila has been the fruit of a collaboration between Université de Montréal and McGill University, in close collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal.
Mila's mission is to be a global hub of scientific advances that inspires innovation and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of all.
Job description
Misinformation is a critical societal challenge, especially as we enter the generative AI era. As part of the Complex Data Lab’s Misinformation Mitigation team, the candidate will lead development of misinformation mitigation systems. They will work with professors Reihaneh Rabbany and Jean-François Godbout, lead researcher Dorsaf Sallami, and numerous others on the team (15+ researchers), taking approaches developed in our research towards real world testing and actualization.
In this role, the candidate will act primarily as a software engineer, playing a key role in maintaining, scaling, and improving a web app that uses our AI systems to help users better evaluate information veracity. This platform helps users assess uncertain or potentially misleading information, use LLMs and other AI tools to evaluate the input and collect evidence, then provide the user with that evaluation in an understandable and practical form.
The developer will maintain, extend, and improve the existing backend and frontend systems and deployment infrastructure that support the web application and related tools, including browser extension. These systems will be tested in societally important contexts like upcoming elections, and improved upon, with the eventual aim of mitigating misinformation at scale and greatly helping people make more informed judgments.
Main responsibilities
Design, implement, maintain, and scale the backend systems powering the platform, combining research results and deployment-ready frameworks.Own backend infrastructure and deployment workflows, including GCP, PostgreSQL, environment configuration, and production reliability.Support and improve existing frontend deployments and integrations.Maintain data pipelines and storage. Advise on overall design, such as feasibility and efficacy of different approaches, cost estimates, and alternatives where needed.Advise student researchers on best practices and help with experiments that demand substantial engineering.Requirements
Required qualifications
BSc degree in Computer Science or a related field5+ years of experience building large-scale software and web applicationsStrong experience with web development frameworks like , CSS, HTML5, etc.Strong LLMOps skillsSolid knowledge of PythonDatabase management experience (, Mongo)Experience with threading and concurrencyExperience with containerizationExperience with testing and version controlExperience with APIs, web services and RESTFul conventions.Proficient English (our team includes numerous international collaborators and English is the lingua franca)Preferred qualifications
Experience with closed-source LLM APIs (especially OpenAI; others a bonus)Experience deploying open and closed-source LLMsExperience with vector databases and RAGProficiency with web scrapingExperience with GCPor other leading cloud platformsExperience developing browser extensions for popular web browsersBenefits
Be surrounded by experts in their field, passionate and exciting peopleStimulating workplace, with the possibility of interacting with Mila’s researchersCompetitive salaryMaintain a work/life balance with our flexible working hoursLocated at the heart of Little Italy, in the trendy Mile-Ex neighborhoodFlexibility on preferred working style (remote and hybrid options available)We want to know…
Note that applications are not being accepted from your jurisdiction for this job currently via this jobsite. Candidate preferences are the decision of the Employer or Recruiting Agent, and are controlled by them alone.
To Search, View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap here to make a Search:
Search for further Jobs Here:
