Innovation AI Engineer - GenAI & Rapid Prototyping Lead

Tiger Analytics; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Entrepreneurial environment

High ownership and accountability

Job summary

Tiger Analytics is seeking an Innovation Engineer to drive ideation, rapid prototyping, and early-stage incubation of AI and GenAI initiatives with business partners, platform engineers, product, and researchers.

This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role that bridges imagination and implementation—leveraging platform capabilities, starter kits, and storytelling to convey impact. Strong communication and a passion for emerging tech are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Design, Innovation, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
• Professional experience in innovation, solution architecture, or product development, in AI/ML/GenAI.
• Strong familiarity with Generative AI concepts, LLMs, prompt engineering, LLM Agents, MCP, A2A and related tools/frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience with design thinking, lean startup, and agile prototyping methodologies.
• Proven ability to build rapid prototypes using no-code/low-code tools or scripting (e.g., Python, NodeJS, Streamlit, ADK, LangGraph).
• Strong storytelling, presentation development, and visual communication skills; able to pitch ideas and strategic vision effectively to diverse audiences.
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and collaborates seamlessly across disciplines.
• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP) and ML platforms (e.g., Vertex AI, Bedrock).
• Prior involvement in running innovation labs, hackathons, or design sprints.
• Familiarity with innovation frameworks/theories such as Design thinking, Innovation Funnel, JTBD, Business Model Canvas.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate structured innovation sessions using design thinking and lean startup principles.
• Design and develop low-fidelity to functional prototypes to validate concepts and generate user feedback quickly.
• Stay on the edge of emerging trends in AI, GenAI, LLMs, and automation technologies, evaluating relevance and feasibility.
• Create clear, scalable technical approaches to progress ideas from POC to Phase 2 pilot, with engineering and product teams.
• Develop compelling narratives, visualizations, and presentations to communicate vision, user value, and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Partner with engineers, product, and business units to translate ideas into tangible, testable solutions.
• Contribute to the tracking and prioritization of innovation initiatives based on business alignment, feasibility, and impact.
• Cultivate a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and resilience.

Skills

Design thinking

Lean startup

Agile prototyping

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

NodeJS

Streamlit

ADK

LangGraph

Job description

Tiger Analytics is seeking an Innovation Engineer to drive ideation, rapid prototyping, and early-stage incubation of AI and GenAI initiatives with business partners, platform engineers, product, and researchers.

This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role that bridges imagination and implementation—leveraging platform capabilities, starter kits, and storytelling to convey impact. Strong communication and a passion for emerging tech are essential.