Principal AI Engineer

Mississauga, ON
120.800-170.800 $ par an
Permanent
Temps-plein

Il y a 1 jour

Role SummaryWe are seeking a technical Principal AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge generative AI solutions. This senior role is a unique blend of high-level architectural strategy and hands-on principal-level engineering. You will be the driving force behind our generative AI initiatives, shaping the future of our products and services by harnessing the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) and other generative technologies.You will partner with business leaders, product managers, and engineering teams to identify opportunities, define the technical roadmap, and build scalable, secure, and responsible AI systems that deliver significant business value.Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership: Design and architect end-to-end generative AI solutions, from proof-of-concept to production, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
Technical Strategy: Develop and maintain a comprehensive strategic roadmap for generative AI adoption, evaluating new models, techniques, and platforms to keep our capabilities at the forefront of the industry.
Solution Development: Lead the hands-on development of complex AI systems, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, autonomous AI agents, fine-tuning workflows, and custom model integrations.
Best Practices & Standards: Establish and govern best practices for the full AI development lifecycle, including prompt engineering, model evaluation, MLOps, and data management.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate closely with multiple management teams and business units to identify high-impact use cases and ensure the successful integration of AI solutions to meet business goals.
Mentorship & Guidance: Serve as a senior advisor and coach to other engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence. Allocate work and provide technical direction to the team.
Risk & Compliance: Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding its clients and assets. Drive compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, particularly those related to AI ethics, data privacy, and model bias.
Innovation and Research: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in generative AI research, and translate state-of-the-art developments into practical, innovative solutions.
Qualifications
Experience: Extensive experience in designing and building AI/ML solutions, with a significant focus on generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
Gen AI Expertise: Deep understanding of modern AI architectures and techniques, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), fine-tuning, function calling, and AI agentic workflows.
Programming Proficiency: Expert-level skills in Python and extensive experience with core AI/ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow.
System Design: Proven ability to architect and develop large-scale, distributed, multi-tier applications. Strong knowledge of microservices, API design, and system integration.
MLOps: Solid understanding of MLOps principles and experience with tools for model versioning, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Leadership: Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead, architect, or principal engineer, with a track record of mentoring team members and driving projects to completion.

Good to Have Skills

Vector Databases: Experience with vector databases and search technologies (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, ChromaDB, Elasticsearch).
Data Engineering: Familiarity with data pipeline development (ETL/ELT) and big data frameworks like Apache Spark or Kafka.
Containerization: Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and scaling AI services.
Performance Optimization: Knowledge of distributed caching solutions (e.g., Redis, Hazelcast) and building highly performant, low-latency systems.
Advanced Degrees: A master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, or a related field is highly desirable.

Job Family Group: TechnologyJob Family: Applications DevelopmentTime Type: Full timePrimary Location Full Time Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $170,800.00Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.Automated Processing and AIWe use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review .View Citi’s and the poster.

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