Senior AI Engineering Developer

National Bank of Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Flexible group insurance

Generous pension plan

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior AI Engineering Developer to transform business needs into practical AI applications and automation. You will collaborate with risk, business and operations teams to shape high-value AI solutions, translating requirements into designs and delivery plans across generative AI, agentic workflows and automation.

The role involves building end-to-end applications, integrating data, APIs and enterprise tools, while ensuring privacy, traceability and human

Qualifications

• A diploma in a related field and relevant experience.
• Experience developing and delivering production-ready software solutions.
• Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience developing generative AI applications, LLM solutions or AI agents.
• Experience with APIs, databases, data integration and automated testing.
• Experience evaluating AI solutions and implementing appropriate safeguards.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, containers or CI/CD; financial services or risk management experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with risk, business and operations teams to understand needs, identify opportunities and define outcomes.
• Translate business needs into technical designs and delivery plans across AI approaches.
• Design and build applications, assistants and automated workflows connected to enterprise data and APIs.
• Develop and integrate software, logic, data handling and user-facing features for experiments to maintainable solutions.
• Evaluate and secure solutions using test cases, criteria, failure scenarios and user feedback with privacy and traceability controls.
• Support and improve solutions during deployment, stabilization, adoption and ownership, sharing reusable approaches.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

AI/ML

APIs

Education

Diploma in a related field

Tools

Cloud technologies

Containers

CI/CD

Data integration

Job description

A career as
an Senior AI Engineering Developer in the AI Solutions team at National Bank
means acting as an AI solutions specialist who transforms business needs into
practical AI applications and automation. This job allows you to have a
positive impact on our organization thanks to your experience in software
development, artificial intelligence integration, automation and delivery of
technology solutions.

Your role

• Collaborate with risk, business
  and operations teams to understand their needs, identify high-value
  opportunities and define practical outcomes and measures of success.
• Translate business needs into
  technical designs and delivery plans, selecting the appropriate approach
  among generative AI, agentic workflows, conventional automation and
  process improvements.
• Design and build applications,
  assistants and automated workflows connected to enterprise data,
  documents, application programming interfaces, applications and
  operational tools.
• Develop and integrate the
  software, application logic, data handling and user-facing features
  required to transform experiments into maintainable solutions.
• Evaluate and secure solutions
  using realistic test cases, acceptance criteria, failure scenarios and
  user feedback, while implementing appropriate privacy, traceability and
  human-review controls.
• Support and improve solutions
  throughout deployment, stabilization, adoption and ongoing ownership,
  collaborating with technology and control partners and, depending on
  experience, leading initiatives and sharing reusable technical approaches
  across the team.

You will
join a new multidisciplinary AI Solutions team supporting Capital Markets and
Treasury Risk Management. The team focuses on a small number of valuable
opportunities at a time and works closely with the people who own and perform
the relevant business processes. Depending on the assignment, you may work
independently or as part of a small delivery team, collaborating with
technology, architecture and control functions across the Bank.

The Bank
values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training
programs, based on learning through action, allow you to master your role and
develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language
training, the Harvard Learning Center, and coaching and mentoring support are
available to you at all times.

Prerequisites

• A diploma in a related field and relevant experience
• Experience developing and delivering production-ready software solutions.
• Experience developing generative AI applications, LLM solutions or AI agents.
• Experience with APIs, databases, data integration and automated testing.
• Experience evaluating AI solutions and implementing appropriate safeguards.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, containers or CI/CD; financial services or risk management experience is an asset.

A career as
an Senior AI Engineering Developer in the AI Solutions team at National Bank
means acting as an AI solutions specialist who transforms business needs into
practical AI applications and automation. This job allows you to have a
positive impact on our organization thanks to your experience in software
development, artificial intelligence integration, automation and delivery of
technology solutions.

Your role

• Collaborate with risk, business
  and operations teams to understand their needs, identify high-value
  opportunities and define practical outcomes and measures of success.
• Translate business needs into
  technical designs and delivery plans, selecting the appropriate approach
  among generative AI, agentic workflows, conventional automation and
  process improvements.
• Design and build applications,
  assistants and automated workflows connected to enterprise data,
  documents, application programming interfaces, applications and
  operational tools.
• Develop and integrate the
  software, application logic, data handling and user-facing features
  required to transform experiments into maintainable solutions.
• Evaluate and secure solutions
  using realistic test cases, acceptance criteria, failure scenarios and
  user feedback, while implementing appropriate privacy, traceability and
  human-review controls.
• Support and improve solutions
  throughout deployment, stabilization, adoption and ongoing ownership,
  collaborating with technology and control partners and, depending on
  experience, leading initiatives and sharing reusable technical approaches
  across the team.

Your team

You will
join a new multidisciplinary AI Solutions team supporting Capital Markets and
Treasury Risk Management. The team focuses on a small number of valuable
opportunities at a time and works closely with the people who own and perform
the relevant business processes. Depending on the assignment, you may work
independently or as part of a small delivery team, collaborating with
technology, architecture and control functions across the Bank.

The Bank
values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training
programs, based on learning through action, allow you to master your role and
develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language
training, the Harvard Learning Center, and coaching and mentoring support are
available to you at all times.

Prerequisites

• A diploma in a related field and relevant experience
• Experience developing and delivering production-ready software solutions.
• Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience developing generative AI applications, LLM solutions or AI agents.
• Experience with APIs, databases, data integration and automated testing.
• Experience evaluating AI solutions and implementing appropriate safeguards.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, containers or CI/CD; financial services or risk management experience is an asset.

Languages: French, English
Reason to require this language: you will need to work closely with our colleagues outside Quebec.
Required skills: Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Cybersecurity, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Full Stack Development, Initiative, Learning Agility, Problem Solving, Resiliency, Self-Sufficiency, Teamwork

Your benefits

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees' ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people's lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Join us!