Lead/Principal Transformation Developer (AI Code Modernization Platform)

Lead/Principal Transformation Developer (AI Code Modernization Platform)

Location: Québec, Canada (Hybrid)

Position summary

Bentley Systems is forming a new, dedicated AI Systems Modernization team to lead the company’s efforts in applying advanced AI techniques—such as multi‑stage, agentic workflows—to automatically modernize academic and legacy codebases into cloud‑native services and applications. This global team will work at the intersection of AI research and real‑world software engineering, collaborating closely with product teams to support, guide, and enable AI adoption across Bentley.

Because this team is launching this year, the Lead / Principal Engineer will have significant influence over its direction, technical standards, and operating model. As a new and strategically important domain for Bentley, the team will play a leadership role in defining best practices, evangelizing AI‑driven modernization approach...