AI Engineer Intern — Build AI Agents (Ottawa, Winter 2027)

Ciena Corporation; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 3,513,000 - 4,822,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Paid holidays

Vacation pay

Job summary

Ciena Corporation in Ottawa invites an AI Engineer Intern to contribute to AI-powered applications and AI agent development. You will work on facilitating engineering workflows, building tools, APIs, and interfaces, with exposure to the full development lifecycle.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/SE/CE, proficient in Python or JS/TS, and eager to learn, test, and collaborate in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or C++, and willingness to learn new languages.
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals including data structures, modular design, debugging, and testing.
• Experience building software through coursework, projects, hackathons, or internships.
• Basic familiarity with large language models and building AI-powered applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and improve AI agents enabling engineering workflows and developer productivity.
• Develop tools and API integrations to retrieve information and interact with enterprise systems.
• Contribute to user interfaces, backend services, and reusable platform capabilities for AI apps.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

C++

Data structures

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/SE/CE

Tools

Git

REST APIs

CI/CD

Containers

LLM APIs

Job description

Ciena Corporation in Ottawa invites an AI Engineer Intern to contribute to AI-powered applications and AI agent development. You will work on facilitating engineering workflows, building tools, APIs, and interfaces, with exposure to the full development lifecycle.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/SE/CE, proficient in Python or JS/TS, and eager to learn, test, and collaborate in a fast-paced team.