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What you'll be doing

CIBC's AI Platforms & Solutions team is focused on building innovative, scalable technology that helps power better experiences for our clients and teams. As an Application Developer, you'll design, develop, and integrate cross-functional, multi-platform application systems with a focus on artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence solutions. You'll lead technical design decisions, enhance existing technologies, and solve complex issues across multiple technical areas while collaborating with developers, architects, and infrastructure specialists. You'll help shape technology proposals by identifying patterns and best practices, while keeping long-term business needs in mind. You'll also contribute to project planning, support the development of cost-effective and forward-looking solutions, and help build technology roadmaps aligned to business goals. In this role, you'll act as a team lead for AI application development, run code review sessions, and mentor developers through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and problem-solving.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You'll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you'll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Technical design and development - Lead the design, development, and integration of application systems across multiple platforms. Build scalable, secure, and efficient solutions using Python and related frameworks to support business and technology objectives.
• AI solution delivery - Develop generative artificial intelligence and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications using tools and services such as Azure OpenAI Service, open-source large language models, Azure AI Search, PromptFlow, and evaluation frameworks.
• Platform engineering and integration - Design and integrate RESTful application programming interfaces (APIs), deploy applications to Azure services, and support containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes. Contribute to continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to improve release quality and speed.
• Strategic planning and innovation - Identify emerging tools, patterns, and best practices to inform technology proposals and solution design. Contribute to project plans and multi-year technology roadmaps that align with CIBC's strategy and evolving business priorities.
• Collaboration and technical leadership - Partner with developers, architects, and infrastructure specialists to gather requirements, evaluate options, and deliver solutions. Lead code reviews and provide guidance to team members to support quality, consistency, and shared learning.
• Coaching and team support - Mentor intermediate and senior developers by sharing knowledge, supporting problem-solving, and fostering a collaborative development environment that helps the team stay on track to meet goals.

Who you are

• You bring 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications, with the ability to work across multiple technical domains and deliver high-quality solutions.You're technically fluent in Python and modern development frameworks. You have hands-on experience with Python and frameworks such as Django, Flask, FastAPI, LangChain, and LlamaIndex, along with development tools like PyCharm, Jupyter, and Visual Studio Code. You have experience building AI and cloud-based solutions. You've developed and deployed applications on Microsoft Azure, including services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure API Management, and Azure AI Search. You also have experience working with Azure OpenAI Service and open-source large language models. You understand modern engineering practices. You bring experience with Git, continuous integration and continuous deployment tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitLab, along with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• You know that details matter. You think strategically and solve complex problems. You can assess technical options, anticipate long-term implications, and recommend practical, innovative solutions that balance immediate delivery with future scalability.
• You have a degree or diploma in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.