AI Engineer - Agentic AI & Secure Integrations

First West Credit Union; City of Langley; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health coverage

Health benefits

Parental leave top-up

RRSP matching

Vacation & flexible work

Job summary

First West Credit Union is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build, and deliver high-quality AI solutions across the organization. The role blends software engineering with modern AI practices to improve user experience, efficiency, and decision-making.

You will design AI components, implement retrieval-based pipelines, and ensure data security and regulatory compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams. A strong background in software and AI engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, or related technical roles.
• Hands-on experience building production-grade AI components, agent-based workflows, intelligent automation, or retrieval-based systems.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms and modern cloud architectures (experience with the Microsoft ecosystem is an asset).
• Experience working within regulated environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI technology solutions, including agent behaviours, retrieval-augmented intelligence, and integration of models into applications and workflows.
• Translate business requirements into functional AI components, ensuring clarity and alignment to standards.
• Build secure and reliable components and integrations to support AI-driven interactions and decisions.

Skills

AI engineering

Software engineering

Agent-based workflows

Retrieval-based systems

Cloud architectures

Security & compliance

Regulated environments

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

First West Credit Union is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build, and deliver high-quality AI solutions across the organization. The role blends software engineering with modern AI practices to improve user experience, efficiency, and decision-making.

You will design AI components, implement retrieval-based pipelines, and ensure data security and regulatory compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams. A strong background in software and AI engineering is required.