AI Solutions Architect (Senior and Principal)

RAVL Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid time off

Comprehensive health coverage

Bonus & RRSP contributions

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

RAVL Inc. is seeking an experienced AI Solutions Engineer to turn ambitious AI ideas into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions for financial services clients.

This software engineering role focuses on AI specialization rather than prompt engineering, with opportunities for technical leadership and mentoring within our growing AI practice. The role demands hands-on experience with Python or TypeScript, distributed systems, and modern LLM frameworks.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering foundations with practical AI-powered systems.
• Experience designing distributed systems and integrating enterprise APIs (auth, resilience, boundaries).
• Hands-on AI-enabled apps using modern LLM frameworks and retrieval-augmented patterns.
• Experience evaluating AI systems with structured tests and quality metrics.
• Knowledge of privacy, governance, and secure software practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deliver production-ready AI-enabled applications and agents with testing, observability, and resilience.
• Architect solutions balancing agents, workflows, memory, tools, and human oversight.
• Integrate foundation models with enterprise APIs and data sources using secure contracts.
• Develop evaluation frameworks with regression testing, trace analysis, and business outcomes.
• Ensure AI systems meet privacy, auditability, security, and governance requirements.
• Lead client delivery discussions and mentor engineers while improving practices.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Distributed systems

AI frameworks

LLM/RAG

Security governance

Mentoring

GCP

Client collaboration

Tools

GCP environments

Azure OpenAI

AWS Bedrock

Job description

RAVL helps technologists accelerate their careers.

At RAVL, we connect strategy with execution, care deeply about the people we work with, and measure success by the lasting impact we leave behind. Our purpose is to build a team that puts real, sustainable business outcomes at the core of everything we do.

We're here to leave our clients better than we found them—and to create a place where our people are proud to Build. Better.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced AI Solutions Engineer to help our financial services clients turn ambitious AI ideas into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.

This is a software engineering role with an AI specialization, not a prompt engineering role. You'll design and deliver AI-enabled applications and agentic systems that integrate with enterprise platforms, business workflows, and governance requirements. You'll work alongside client teams to navigate ambiguity, make pragmatic architectural decisions, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

As a Senior or Principal engineer, you'll bring technical leadership to complex engagements, influence solution direction, mentor teammates, and help shape RAVL's growing AI engineering practice.

What does success look like in this role?

• Design, build, and deliver production-ready AI-enabled applications and intelligent agents with robust testing, observability, and operational resilience.
• Architect solutions that deliberately balance agents, workflows, retrieval, tools, memory, and human oversight—and recognize when traditional software is the better solution.
• Integrate foundation models with enterprise systems including APIs, identity platforms, business applications, and data sources using secure, well-defined contracts.
• Develop evaluation frameworks that measure AI quality using automated testing, regression suites, trace analysis, and business outcome metrics—not just successful demonstrations.
• Design AI systems that meet financial-services expectations around privacy, auditability, security, governance, authorization, and responsible AI.
• Partner closely with clients to understand business challenges, translate ambiguity into actionable delivery plans, and communicate technical decisions with clarity.
• Lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and contribute reusable patterns that strengthen both client delivery and RAVL's AI capabilities.
• Continuously improve engineering practices by identifying opportunities for automation, standardization, and operational excellence across engagements.

Sounds great, but do my skills fit?

We're looking for engineers who combine strong software engineering fundamentals with practical experience building AI-powered systems.

• Professional software engineering experience using Python or TypeScript, with a strong focus on clean architecture, testing, maintainability, and production quality.
• Experience designing distributed systems and integrating enterprise APIs, including authentication, authorization, resilience, idempotency, and service boundaries.
• Hands-on experience building AI-enabled applications using modern LLM frameworks, orchestration patterns, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool use, memory strategies, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Experience evaluating AI systems through structured testing, trace analysis, regression testing, and measurable quality metrics.
• Strong understanding of secure software development and responsible AI practices, particularly around privacy, governance, prompt injection, auditability, and access controls.
• Experience collaborating directly with stakeholders to translate business problems into practical technical solutions.
• For Senior and Principal candidates, demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives, influencing architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and navigating ambiguity on complex delivery engagements.
• Extensive experience in GCP environments

Nice to have skills

• Experience delivering AI solutions within banking, insurance, wealth management, or capital markets.
• Experience designing intuitive human-AI experiences that improve user adoption and trust.
• Experience with multimodal AI or model adaptation techniques.
• Experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, or similar managed AI platforms.
• Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud).
• Experience consulting with enterprise clients or working in professional services environments.

Mindset Traits

• You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy bringing structure to complex technical problems.
• You balance experimentation with engineering discipline.
• You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You take ownership from discovery through production support.
• You enjoy mentoring others and raising the technical bar around you.
• You're curious, pragmatic, and continuously learning as AI technologies evolve.
• You care about delivering measurable business outcomes—not just interesting technology.

Why join RAVL?

• Work alongside experienced consultants solving meaningful, enterprise-scale challenges.
• Help shape the future of AI delivery within one of Canada's leading technology consulting firms.
• Flexible, client-aligned hybrid work model—autonomy with accountability, adapting to client delivery needs.
• Variable bonus & RRSP contributions tied to performance and delivery impact.
• 4 weeks paid time off (plus public holidays).
• Paid professional development days and continuous learning opportunities.
• Comprehensive health & dental coverage, including mental health support.
• Commitment to lifelong learning through mentorship, certifications, and continuous improvement.

Compensation & Hiring Process

This is a current permanent opportunity.

The salary range for this role is $120,000–$170,000 CAD, reflecting expected base pay. Total compensation may also include additional pay such as bonuses or incentives, depending on the position, and final offers are based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

As part of our hiring process, we may use technology, including AI-based tools, to help summarize and assess applications. These tools assist our team and do not replace human review or decision-making.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

RAVL is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and provide accommodations throughout the hiring process upon request.