Lead AI Research Engineer - NLP/ML Innovator

TRSS; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Ontario is looking for a Lead Research Engineer to be a pivotal player in AI development. This position requires strong technical leadership abilities, with a focus on NLP and a proven track record of working in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and significant experience in software engineering, especially in machine learning. Candidates should be adept at leading teams, communicating effectively, and embracing innovation within a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexible vacation

Career development programs

Comprehensive benefit plans

Paid volunteer days

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience including 4+ years of NLP and/or AI engineering.
• Proven experience leading technical workstreams.
• Strong understanding of modern ML techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to develop and improve methodology.
• Engage in the software development lifecycle for high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and remote teams.

Skills

Python proficiency

NLP expertise

Cloud-native development

DevOps practices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Jax

NumPy

Pandas

scikit-learn

spaCy

SentenceTransformers

Job description

A leading tech firm in Ontario is looking for a Lead Research Engineer to be a pivotal player in AI development. This position requires strong technical leadership abilities, with a focus on NLP and a proven track record of working in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and significant experience in software engineering, especially in machine learning. Candidates should be adept at leading teams, communicating effectively, and embracing innovation within a hybrid work model.