AI Engineer / Developer

We are looking for AI Engineer / Developer for our client in Toronto, ON.

Job Title: AI Engineer / Developer

Job Location: Toronto, ON

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

• We are seeking an AI Engineer / Developer to join our IT Application division. The role involves building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and optimizing AI systems.

Requirement/Must Have:

• Advanced Python proficiency with strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Proficiency in SQL and distributed computing.
• Deep experience with data modeling and feature engineering across the ML lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience building LLM applications and agentic AI frameworks.
• Expertise designing distributed systems at enterprise scale.
• Strong CICD and DevOps knowledge.
• Experience with event streaming platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deploy hybrid cloud and on-premise systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Self-directed problem-solving mindset.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 5 years in data/software/ML/AI engineering preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and curation.
• Design and optimize data models, feature stores, and storage patterns for AIML workloads.
• Implement DataOps and MLOps automation, including CICD, data validation, model deployment, and monitoring.
• Design, build, and optimize agentic AI systems and LLM-powered applications.
• Develop and integrate AI services into secure production-grade environments.
• Design and implement AI systems architecture best practices and standards across the organization.
• Build scalable, resilient cloud and on-premise systems for hosting AI/LLM applications.
• Provide infrastructure design optimization and monitoring support.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions through cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure code quality, system reliability, scalability, and observability.

Nice to Have:

• UI development expertise with React and JavaScript.