Junior AI Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada • New York, NY

20d • $110,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Join RBC Capital Markets’ AI & Digital Engineering team as a Junior AI Engineer and contribute to shaping the strategic direction of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. In this dynamic, hands-on role, you’ll support innovation across global financial markets, collaborate with high-performing teams, and gain exposure to executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related Quantitative field
• 1 – 5 years of coding in Python; including experience with libraries such as Pandas or NumPy for data manipulation and visualization
• Familiarity with building and training machine learning models (e.g., regression, classification, clustering) using frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
• Exposure to natural language processing (NLP) concepts, such as text preprocessing, sentiment analysis, or basic chatbot implementations
• Understanding of image processing techniques (e.g., OpenCV) or document parsing (e.g., OCR tools) for tasks like data extraction
• Awareness of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their AI/ML services

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related Quantitative field
• Familiarity with Blockchain, AWS SageMaker, or Azure ML
• Exposure to the Financial Industry or background in applying AI/ML for financial uses cases such as forecasting or fraud detection

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML models to solve business challenges in financial markets, including tasks like data preprocessing, model training, validation, and monitoring.
• Work closely with senior engineers and business stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into existing systems and workflows.
• Contribute to proof-of-concept projects and rapid prototyping to explore emerging technologies (e.g., Generative AI, blockchain).
• Support documentation, testing, and performance tuning of AI models to ensure scalability, robustness, and compliance with financial industry standards.
• Participate in team discussions to refine AI strategies, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Stay updated on industry trends, share insights, and propose improvements to enhance the team’s AI capabilities.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level