Production Engineering Associate Jobs in Ontario

Senior AI Engineer

The Opportunity

We are seeking an accomplished Senior AI Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of AI-driven solutions within our software development lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to work on enterprise-scale AI integration initiatives, establish best practices, and advance the technical maturity of our engineering organization. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive AI adoption and innovation across the organization.

What You'll Do

AI Engineering & Implementation

• Design and build 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 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 model development

AI-Driven Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

• Contribute to AI/ML solutions that enhance code generation, testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Integrate AI technologies into existing SDLC workflows and development tooling
• Support development and implementation of governance models for AI and responsible AI practices

Technical Contributions & Collaboration

• Participate in technology evaluation and assessment for organizational adoption
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance teams on AI initiatives
• Contribute to technical training and knowledge-sharing initiatives
• Support code reviews, design discussions, and mentoring of junior team members

What You Need to Succeed

Must Have

• 4-6 years of experience building and operating production software systems at scale
• 1-2 years of hands-on experience with LLMs and generative AI in production environments or serious prototyping
• Proficiency in .NET/C#, Python, SQL, Git, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong expertise in API architecture (REST/SOAP)
• Solid working knowledge of agentic AI patterns: tool use, agent orchestration, ReAct, multi-step reasoning, memory and context management
• Proven proficiency in LLM API integration and prompt engineering
• Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience building or contributing to RAG systems (vector databases, embeddings, retrieval strategies)
• Demonstrated experience designing and building MCP servers and tools with familiarity of agent-tool integration frameworks
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; comfortable with code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming
• Ability to explain technical decisions clearly to both technical peers and business stakeholders
• Understanding of security, data governance, and responsible AI practices

Nice-to-Have

• Production experience with agentic automation and advanced AI solutions
• Open-source contributions to automation or AI/ML projects
• Certification in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Developer Associate, Azure Developer Associate)
• Experience with additional languages or frameworks (Java, Go, Rust)

What's In It For You

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, embrace progressive thinking, and work together to deliver trusted solutions that help our clients and communities prosper. We are committed to supporting each other's growth and creating mutual success.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses, flexible benefits, commissions, and stock options where applicable
• Development-focused leadership committed to your growth through coaching and career opportunities
• Opportunity to make a meaningful, lasting impact on enterprise AI adoption
• Dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team environment
• World-class training programs in financial services and emerging technologies

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Job Skills

Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-08-262026-10-09

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME