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AI Engineer page is loaded## AI Engineerlocations: Toronto - Bay St: Markham: Vancouver: Ottawa - Kent St: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR5827**Putting people first, every day**BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.**Your Opportunity**As an experienced **AI Engineer**, you will design, build, and deploy productiongrade AI solutions that bridge experimental machine learning with scalable software engineering. In this replacement role, you will play a critical role in enabling enterpriseready AI capabilities with a strong focus on large language models (LLMs), retrievalaugmented generation (RAG), and agentic workflows, operating within established governance frameworks.Responsibilities:* Design, build, and deploy robust, scalable, productiongrade AI applications using frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGPT, and related LLM orchestration tools.* Develop, refine, and optimize complex prompt strategies; manage model context windows; and finetune models where required to maximize performance, accuracy, and cost efficiency.* Integrate AI capabilities into existing enterprise environments through RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloudnative architectures.* Build, maintain, and optimize vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) and design efficient data ingestion and embedding pipelines to support retrievalaugmented generation (RAG) solutions.* Monitor AI systems in production and proactively address issues related to hallucinations, latency, reliability, scalability, and tokencost optimization.* Collaborate closely with AI Architects, AI Studio Leads, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, FullStack Developers, Service Line Labs, and Citizen Developers on firmwide initiatives and internal platforms.* Support AI system documentation, lifecycle management, and control processes in alignment with ISO/IEC 42001 enterprise governance requirements.* Adhere to established AI risk management, data governance, and security policies, and assist with model inventories, traceability, and changemanagement activities.* Participate in model testing and validation activities in accordance with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, including mapping and measuring model risks.* Support the implementation of riskmitigation controls and ongoing monitoring, and follow governance processes that promote transparency, accountability, and responsible AI use.*The expected range of compensation for this role is $77,000 to $117,000 annually.** You demonstrate BDO''''s core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration* You understand your clients industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work* You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients* You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent* You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace* You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.**Qualifications:*** Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 35 years of professional experience in AI, machine learning, or applied software engineering.* Expertlevel proficiency in Python, with working familiarity in Java and/or TypeScript for enterprise application development.* Deep handson experience with leading AI and LLM frameworks, including OpenAI APIs, Anthropic, Hugging Face, and LangGraph, along with a strong understanding of LLMbased application design.* Proven experience designing and implementing retrievalaugmented generation (RAG) and agentic AI systems, supported by a solid grasp of scalable, productiongrade AI architectures.* Experience working with vector databases as well as SQL and NoSQL data stores, and handson exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure AI / AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).* Practical experience with DevOps and MLOps practices, including Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines for machine learning workloads.* Familiarity with machine learning lifecycle and experimenttracking tools such as MLflow or Weights & Biases.Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among . This recognition is a milestone were thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:* We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.* We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.* We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.**Giving back adds up:** Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.**Total rewards that matter:** We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.**Everyone counts:** We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, .**Flexibility:** All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. Its about creating work experiences that meet everyones needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.**Code of Conduct:** Our sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. While these tools assist our teams, our use of AI does not replace human decision making, and all employment-related outcomes are made by BDO personnel.More information on BDO Canadas Privacy Policy can be found here:Click Apply now to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.**To explore other opportunities at BDO, check out our** .#LI-SA2When it comes to our people, we believe in helping you unlock possibilities, build your passions, and grow your competitive edge.From our expansive client base to growing talent pool, our people are the core of BDO. Our #J-18808-Ljbffr