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Lead AI Engineer

RBC Toronto, Ontario senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking an accomplished Lead AI Engineer to design, develop, and implement AI-driven solutions within our software development lifecycle.

You will lead enterprise-scale AI integration initiatives, establish best practices, and advance the technical maturity of our engineering organization.

AI Engineering & Implementation

  • Lead the design and development of MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and tools for seamless AI integration
  • Design and implement AI-driven automation solutions, including LLM-powered automation, prompt engineering, and conversational AI
  • Develop ML model integration solutions and AI orchestration workflows with monitoring and evaluation
  • Integrate UiPath with enterprise AI platforms and APIs
  • Support implementation of agentic automation and advanced AI use cases

AI/ML Expertise & Governance

  • Integrate LLM APIs and apply advanced prompt engineering techniques
  • Design and maintain AI workflow orchestration systems
  • Implement Intelligent Document Processing and NLP solutions
  • Develop model evaluation, tuning, and governance frameworks
  • Design and manage vector databases and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems
  • Support responsible AI practices and governance models

AI-Driven Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

  • Implement AI spec-driven development practices for your squad
  • Contribute to AI/ML solutions that enhance code generation, testing, deployment, and monitoring
  • Integrate AI technologies into existing SDLC workflows and development tooling
  • Collaborate on governance and responsible AI implementation

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

  • Lead technology evaluation and assessment for organizational adoption
  • Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance teams on AI integration
  • Contribute to technical training and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the organization

What You Need to Succeed

  • 10+ years of experience building and operating production software systems at scale
  • 2–4 years of hands-on experience with LLMs and generative AI in production environments
  • Expert proficiency in .NET/C#, Java, Python, SQL, Git, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Deep knowledge of design patterns (MVC, MVVM), SOA, and architectural concepts; hands-on development experience with Azure Integration Services
  • Expert-level expertise in API architecture (REST/SOAP)
  • Advanced working knowledge of agentic AI patterns: tool use, agent orchestration, ReAct, multi-step reasoning, memory and context management
  • Proven proficiency in LLM API integration, prompt engineering, and RAG systems (vector databases, embeddings, retrieval strategies)
  • Demonstrated experience designing and building MCP servers and tools with agent-tool integration frameworks
  • Cloud platform expertise (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills; comfortable with code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming
  • Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical peers and business stakeholders
  • Understanding of security, data governance, and responsible AI practices

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Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • agentic automation
  • advanced AI solutions
  • open-source contributions
  • Microsoft Azure certification
  • machine learning models

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