Senior AI Engineer

Vision Talent Co.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision Talent is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join a Corporate AI team in Toronto. The role focuses on AWS-based AI/automation and agentic AI, delivering scalable solutions across the organization.

You will design and deploy AI services, mentor teammates, and collaborate with product owners to translate business needs into production-ready AI solutions. A strong emphasis on innovation and keeping pace with evolving AI technologies is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, ML, or AI solution development.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS AI/ML services (Bedrock, SageMaker).
• Experience building automation and integrating enterprise systems via APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG concepts.
• Exposure to agentic AI, autonomous workflows, or AI agents.
• Strong Python programming and modern software engineering practices.
• Excellent communication of technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable AI and automation solutions using AWS services.
• Build AI-powered apps and agentic AI workflows to solve business problems.
• Evaluate new AI frameworks and tools to improve capabilities.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate needs into production AI.
• Integrate LLMs and enterprise apps into scalable solutions.
• Develop reusable AI components and automation frameworks.
• Contribute to AI platform architecture and standards.
• Mentor teammates and foster a culture of innovation.

Skills

Python

AWS

ML/AI

API integration

Event-driven

LLMs

DevOps

Tools

Bedrock

SageMaker

Lambda

API Gateway

Step Functions

Job description

Vision Talent is supporting a financial services client who is seeking a Senior AI Engineer – AWS / Automation / Agentic AI to join their growing team. This is a permanent role and requires 2 days/week on site in downtown Toronto (very close to Union).

Overview

We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join a growing Corporate AI team responsible for delivering innovative AI solutions across the organization. The team has evolved from delivering traditional AI use cases to building machine learning-driven and agentic AI solutions that create measurable business value. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about emerging AI technologies, enjoys experimenting with new tools and frameworks, and stays current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable AI and automation solutions using AWS services and modern AI technologies.
• Build intelligent workflows, AI-powered applications, and agentic AI solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, models, and tools, recommending new technologies that can enhance the organization's AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into production-ready AI solutions.
• Integrate large language models (LLMs), machine learning services, and enterprise applications into scalable solutions.
• Develop reusable AI components, automation frameworks, and best practices to accelerate future delivery.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, technical standards, and the evolution of the organization's AI platform.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, or AI solution development.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including AI/ML offerings such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and related cloud-native services.
• Experience building automation solutions and integrating enterprise systems through APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working with large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), or AI orchestration frameworks.
• Exposure to agentic AI concepts, autonomous workflows, or AI agents.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with modern software engineering practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with vector databases, knowledge retrieval, and AI observability tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure AI services and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience deploying AI solutions into production within enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code.

Our client is looking for someone who is genuinely passionate about AI and excited by the pace of innovation in the industry. The ideal candidate is naturally curious, continuously explores emerging technologies, experiments with new tools and frameworks, and enjoys applying cutting‑edge AI capabilities to solve real business problems. They thrive in collaborative environments, embrace change, and are eager to help shape the future direction of enterprise AI.

In addition to base salary our client offers a very competitive overall compensation package with a 20% target bonus and other perks.