Applied AI Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop and deploy LLM-driven features throughout the DerivativeEDGE platform.

• Collaborate with domain experts to convert intricate financial workflows into dependable AI functionalities.

• Create and execute agentic workflows that can reason, act, and recover through multi-step production processes.

• Take ownership of the data engineering layer that supports AI systems, encompassing pipelines, retrieval architectures, context design, and data quality assurance.

• Rapidly prototype, assess solutions, and identify when they are production-ready.

• Contribute to the technical strategy, evaluations, tooling, MLOps practices, and reusable engineering patterns of the AI Lab.

• Engage in projects involving NLP, model fine-tuning, synthetic data, or reinforcement learning as necessary.

• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Product teams, and domain experts.

• Report directly to the lead of the AI Lab.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in building applications with LLMs, including prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, agents, or inference pipelines.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and constructing data pipelines that support real workflows.

• Background in machine learning or data science, particularly in complex or data-constrained settings.

• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with popular AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, HuggingFace, and LangChain.

• Experience in MLOps or production-level AI, including transitioning models from notebooks to production environments.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP.

• A strong desire to learn about and explore the financial derivatives sector.

• A practical approach to tools and programming languages.

• Experience in reinforcement learning or financial derivatives is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in Canada or meet Canadian work visa sponsorship criteria.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive bonus structure.

• Base salary ranging from $110k to $150k CAD.

• Equity compensation opportunities.

• 23 days of paid time off (PTO).

• Fully remote work environment.

• RRSP contribution at 3%.

• Comprehensive health benefits.

• Coverage for health, dental, and vision.

• Retirement plan contributions.

• Generous paid time off policy.