Software Engineer I - AI

TD•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$69,700 - CA$98,400•Onsite

About The Position

Develop new solutions as required for engineering programs and projects within assigned area. Develop new features and perform unit/component tests for new application development initiatives aligned to business needs and in accordance with technology architecture standards. Support business inquiries and activities through execution of small enhancements and break/fix implementations. May also be responsible for peer code review. Work with technology partners to ensure configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals. Analyze technical requirements to recommend pragmatic and sound engineering-specific solutions for own area, may be involved in coding/story estimates. Work with other stakeholders and internal technology partners to ensure engineering solutions meet technical direction, requirements, performance, time-to-market, and innovation goals. Monitor product lifecycles, ensuring specifications and functionality support business objectives and engineering decisions, undertaking re-development where required. Document and verify system components, applications, system infrastructure, security, integration, operability, and engineering-related architecture designs associated with a program or project. Participate in quality management reviews, particularly reviews of designs, prototypes, and other requirements work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements. Create and maintain quality code, ensure defect-free programming consistent with standards; provide code maintenance and support during testing cycles and post-production deployment and participate in reviewing peer coding. Provide technical expertise during Incident management, analyze incident reports and outages, perform impact assessment for incidents and facilitate internal and external communication throughout incident resolution. Participate in identifying and recommending development/testing solutions/tools in support of project/application objectives. Assist in the development/maintenance of comprehensive processes for prevention of issues and participate in problem determination and timely resolution of incidents applying appropriate quality measures.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree, Postgraduate degree or Technical Certificate
Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering)
2-3 years relevant experience
Building custom RAG solutions for different use cases
Building UI for the users to interact with OpenAI model
Fine tune AI solutions built previously
Automation build using python or ML libraries
3+ years of experience in Python and Python libraries
3+ years of experience in Machine learning
2+ years of experience in GenAI models
Strong knowledge of React, Java, and data structures
Prompt Engineering experience on tools such as Azure AI Studio would be ideal
Experience fine-tuning LLMs with latest techniques
Experience with multiple Vector Databases

Nice To Haves

Azure open AI experience is a plus
Experience in finance industry is a plus

Responsibilities

Develop new solutions as required for engineering programs and projects within assigned area
Develop new features and perform unit / component test for new application development initiatives aligned to business needs and in accordance with technology architecture standards
Support business enquiries and business activities through execution of small enhancements and break / fix implementations (e.g. source code changes)
May also be responsible for peer code review.
Work with technology partners to ensure the configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals
Analyze the technical requirements to recommend pragmatic and sound engineering specific solutions for own area, may be involved in coding/story estimates
Work with other stakeholders, internal technology partners to ensure engineering solutions meet technical direction, requirements, performance, time-to-market and innovation goals
Monitor product lifecycles, ensuring specifications and functionality support business objectives and engineering decisions, undertaking re-development where required
Document and verify system components, applications, system infrastructure, security, integration, operability and engineering related architecture designs associated with a program or project
Participate in quality management reviews, in particular reviews of the designs, prototypes and other requirements work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements
Create and maintain quality code, ensure defect free programming consistent with standards; provide code maintenance and support during testing cycles and post-production deployment and participate in reviewing peer coding
Provide technical expertise during Incident management, analyze incident reports and outages, perform impact assessment for incidents and facilitate internal and external communication throughout incident resolution
Participate in identifying and recommending development / testing solutions / tools in support of project / application objectives
Assist in the development / maintenance of comprehensive processes for prevention of issues and participate in problem determination and timely resolution of incidents applying appropriate quality measures
Adhere to standard security coding practices to ensure application is free of most common coding vulnerabilities
Ensure technical decisions, technical risks and lessons learned are identified, clearly documented and enhancements are accordingly implemented
Understand relationships between work processes and the business and ensure awareness of costs related to own work
Deliver effective and efficient solutions that meet key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, within budget, and adhering to development and quality standards
Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines - including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost
Be knowledgeable of practices and procedures within own area of responsibility and keep abreast of emerging trends for own functional area
Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary
Adhere to internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines
Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite
Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
Support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge / expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit; Support knowledge-sharing across teams and with relevant stakeholders, ensuring knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed
Work collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality
Work collaboratively with the development team to define and validate appropriate user stories, acceptance criteria and definitions of done / ready
Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.
Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally