Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks

Principal AI Engineer

Toronto, Canada · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$214k-$344kDetected 17 hours ago
PythonCloud PlatformsCI/CDMachine LearningNLPRAGLLMOpsLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture.
  • This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow.
  • We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.

Responsibilities

  • Design and promote scalable frameworks, patterns and standards for building and deploying complex and distributed AI systems.
  • Uplift the broader engineering community (SMEs and generalists) by driving knowledge sharing, capability building and adoption of AI engineering best practices.
  • Act as a thought partner to product and business leaders, shaping roadmaps with an understanding of AI opportunities and risks.

Skills

  • Mastery of Python and software engineering at scale, setting standards for CI/CD, testing, observability and maintainability across teams.
  • Recognized track record of architecting scalable AI systems and defining reusable frameworks and patterns.
  • Thought leadership in applying GenAI and agentic frameworks across domains.
  • Deep expertise in large-scale RAG systems and advanced information retrieval architectures.
  • Significant experience deploying AI systems across cloud platforms with complex infrastructure, containers and orchestration.
  • Define organizational standards for LLMOps, monitoring and reliability.
  • Advanced experience with model customization, fine-tuning and applying ML/NLP frameworks to solve complex problems.
  • Possesses executive presence with the ability to influence engineering culture and strategy at a company-wide level.
  • Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing expert guidance on technical and strategic decisions.
  • Recognized as a thought leader in the industry, with a track record of publications, patents or conference presentations.
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Compensation

  • $214,000 - $344,000 CAD

Benefits

  • https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-ca/careers/benefits
  • Set the vision and strategy for AI engineering across teams and projects, ensuring alignment with business goals.

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