Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer
Job Summary
Req Id:431188
At Bell we do more than build world-class networks develop innovative services and create original multiplatform media content we advance how Canadians connect with each other and the world.
If youre ready to bring game-changing ideas to life and join a community that values professional growth and employee wellness we want you on the Bell team.
The Bell Mobility team offers the best and latest mobile devices wireless services and Internet of Things solutions to consumer and business customers with the top speeds coverage and reliability on Canadas Best National Network. We love to innovate embrace big challenges and live for the newest technology
The Technology Services Applied AI team is a forward-deployed engineering team that embeds across Bell to build ship and integrate classical ML AI agents and automation into existing enterprise systems.
As a Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer you will own engagements end-to-end: scoping the problem choosing the right approach across automation classical ML and GenAI/agents and taking solutions from rapid prototype to production-grade agentic workflows (such as multi-agent systems and Model Context Protocol servers) that deliver measurable ROI. Along the way you will mentor a paired early-career engineer.
- Scope the problem with business partners and decide how to solve it: the right approach across rules automation classical ML and GenAI/agents and where the solution should live across the systems landscape.
- Partner with stakeholders to produce solutions with high adoption rates and scalability for ease of growth and reusability across business domains.
- Embed into cross-unit squads and lead application builds owning each engagement end-to-end.
- Design build and ship production-grade AI agents and automation integrating with existing enterprise systems and platforms (e.g. Google Cloud Amazon Bedrock Salesforce ServiceNow).
- Mentor and pair with an early-career engineer on the engagement.
- Depending on experience own the teams evaluation standards and quality bar.
- 4-7 years in software engineering including 2 to 3 years hands-on with GenAI/agents.
- Experience designing and deploying AI systems on a major cloud platform (e.g. Google Cloud).
- Production experience building and iterating upon agentic applications and the capabilities that power them: agent skills and tools Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and multi-agent workflows taken from prototype to production.
- Experience building data pipelines over structured and unstructured data using vector databases and retrieval-augmented (RAG) architectures for enterprise AI.
- Strong software engineering foundation including Python APIs and integration with production enterprise systems.
- A habit of staying current with fast-moving LLM and agent capabilities patterns and tooling.
- Experience automating on enterprise platforms (Google Cloud Amazon Bedrock) and familiarity with our key experience platforms (Google Salesforce ServiceNow).
- Open-source contributions or published work in the agent or LLM space.
- Proven record shipping AI products with measurable financial outcomes (e.g. cost reductions productivity gains etc.)
- Experience setting up evaluation and observability for agentic systems.
- Prior client-facing consulting or forward-deployed delivery experience.
- Exposure to MLOps/LLMOps for deploying and monitoring in production.
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Additional Information:
Position Type: Management
Job Status:Regular - Full Time
Job Location: Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Application Deadline: 10/09/2026
For work arrangements that are Hybrid successful candidates must be based in Canada and report to a set Bell office for a minimum of 3 days a week. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance Bell offers flexibility in work hours based on the business needs.
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.
We know that caring for our team members is at the heart of a healthy positive and thriving workplace. As part of our team youll enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits to support the well-being of you and your family. As soon as you join us youll be eligible for medical dental vision and mental health benefits that you can tailor to your specific needs. Plus as a Bell team member youll enjoy a 35% discount on our services and access exclusive offers from our partners.
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Canada’s largest communications company, BCE leads the industry in providing advanced broadband communications networks and services to consumers and business customers across the country.