Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Smart IT Frame LLC; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IT Frame LLC in Mississauga is seeking a senior Python engineer to design, build, and deploy AI/LLM applications using FastAPI or Flask, and to develop robust REST APIs.

You will optimize data pipelines for performance, drive scalable analytics platforms, and provide technical leadership to mentor engineering teams while delivering reliable, production-grade software.

The role requires 8+ years of industry experience and a strong grounding in SQL and data engineering.

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills with FastAPI or Flask.
• Experience building production-grade AI/LLM apps.
• Solid SQL, data modeling, and data engineering fundamentals.
• Excellent concurrency, asynchronous programming, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy Python AI/LLM applications.
• Develop scalable REST APIs and enterprise solutions.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide architectural guidance.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance and reliability.

Skills

Python development

AI/LLM app development

SQL & data modeling

Concurrency & async programming

Testing & reliability

Architecture & leadership

Education

Bachelor's / Master’s in CS or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD: Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

• Design, build, and deploy Python-based AI/LLM applications using FastAPI/Flask.
• Develop REST APIs and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Build AI-powered data analytics and self-service platforms.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with Risk stakeholders to deliver AI-driven solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentor engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Strong Python development with FastAPI or Flask.
• Experience building production-grade AI/LLM applications.
• Solid SQL, data modeling, and data engineering fundamentals.
• Expertise in concurrency, asynchronous programming, and performance optimization.
• Experience with testing, production support, and system reliability.
• Strong architectural design and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Agentic AI, RAG, LangChain/LangGraph, or Talk-to-Data solutions.
• CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), DevOps/GitOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience