Job Description

Who We Are:

Taiv is a fast-growing tech startup located in Winnipeg, Canada. Taiv uses AI to make business TV more fun, engaging, profitable, and easier to manage, starting with bars and restaurants. We've built proprietary tech that uses computer vision to watch live TV and improve the content with contextually-aware commercials, content, and games. Our tech also automates the manual AV tasks that venues have to do every day, to make bar management easier, standardized, and more profitable. We're venture-capital backed and graduated from Y Combinator, the world's top tech accelerator, in winter 2020. Program alumni include Airbnb, Instacart, DoorDash, etc. (www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies).

We are looking for an

AI Product & Software Developer

in the Winnipeg area to join our team!

What We're Looking For:

We're hiring an AI Product & Software Developer to work directly with teams across Taiv to identify their biggest bottlenecks, design creative solutions, and deploy rapid prototypes that scale. You'll be at the intersection of product, engineering, and operations, leveraging AI and automation to make every team at Taiv more efficient and impactful.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you'll shadow different teams, spot opportunities, and build tools that can transform how our company operates.

What You'll Be Doing:

Shadow every internal Taiv team within your first 6 months (and as needed) to identify bottlenecks Design and deploy AI-driven tools and automations that improve efficiency across departments Rapidly prototype and iterate solutions that address real business needs Build net-new products and infrastructure tailored to internal use cases Continuously learn and apply new technologies to maximize team productivity Make Taiv teams *more efficient through the systems and tools you implement

Who You Are:

You're a strong listener who thrives on understanding real-world challenges and turning them into solutions You're an excellent problem solver who combines technical expertise with creativity You can communicate complex ideas simply and collaborate effectively with non-technical teams You're highly technical and have experience building net-new products, infrastructure, and automations You love prototyping quickly and iterating to improve solutions You're hardworking, values-driven, and have a track record of entrepreneurial accomplishments, using AI to build tech solutions to real world problems You're adaptable, curious, and eager to learn new technologies

Qualifications

1-3 years of software development or product engineering experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering required Experience with AI/ML tools, APIs, or automation frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, LangChain, TensorFlow, Zapier, etc.) Strong programming skills (Typescript specifically Next.js preferred; JavaScript, Java, or other languages a plus) Experience building prototypes and deploying production-ready tools Comfortable working across the stack and picking up new technologies quickly

Our Tech

We have really cool tech - we build our own hardware and use a heuristics-based computer vision approach for classification. We're the first (and only) company in the world that can detect TV commercials accurately. Our detection algorithm runs on our custom-designed TV box that we manufacture in-house. We have thousands of boxes deployed across 3000+ venues and are installing more every day. We also have several web apps built in React that are used by our customers, as well as for internal operations.

Our Stack

Android (Java, c, c++) OpenCV React / React Native Firebase Google Cloud Functions AWS (S3, Cloudfront) Bash Circleci Springboot (Java)
You don't need to know all of these, but what you don't know, be ready to learn quickly!

Skills:

Android C C++ React React Native TypeScript (Next.js) OpenCV Firebase Serverless Computer Vision Bash/Shell Amazon Web Services (AWS) PostgreSQL(Supabase) Redis AWS Langchain Salesforce/APEX

Perks

Employee stock options 100% employer-covered health benefits Flex-time & unlimited paid vacation Gym membership Catered lunches 3x per week Dog-friendly office Hybrid work model

Job Details:

Job Type: Full-time Salary: $55,000.00-$65,000, plus stock options

Perks:

Employee stock options 100% employer-covered Health Benefits Flex-time & unlimited paid vacation Gym membership Catered lunches 3x per week Dog-friendly office Hybrid work model
Schedule: Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate: Winnipeg, MB: can reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Diversity and Inclusion at Taiv:

We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion at Taiv. We pledge to never discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or age.

To show us that you read through this entire guide and you're a serious candidate, please include the phrase "

AI IS THE FUTURE

" somewhere in your application.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Extended health care Paid time off Stock options
Work Location: In person