Lead/Principal Transformation Developer (AI Code Modernization Platform)

Bentley Systems

📍 Quebec, Capitale-Nationale, Canada

Full-time Other-General Posted February 20, 2026

Job Description

Lead/ Principal TransformationDeveloper(AI CodeModernizationPlatform)

Location: Québec, Canada (Hybrid)

Overview

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 approaches, and operationaliz...