AI Developer, AI Centre of Excellence

The opportunity

As an AI and ML Engineer within the AI Centre of Excellence (COE) at the Office of the CTO in this role you will support the development and integration of AI services focusing on backend scalability and feature development. This hands-on technical role is ideal for collaborative engineers eager to learn innovate and help deliver scalable AI/ML solutions to real business challenges.

You will support feature development and backend scalability integrate and orchestrate AI/ML models and collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring impactful solutions into production. If you are passionate about AI and eager to contribute to innovative projects we invite you to join our dynamic team.

Your key responsibilities

• AI/ML Service Pipeline Design: Assist in designing and implementing robust AI and ML service pipelines ensuring reliable and efficient back-end performance.
• API Development: Develop and maintain REST and WebSocket APIs for AI/ML applications using Python frameworks (such as FastAPI Django or Flask).
• Database Integration: Integrate databases to store retrieve and manage AI/ML data efficiently; support feature engineering by enabling access to structured and unstructured datasets.
• Cloud Deployment: Utilize cloud functions (e.g. Azure Functions) to deploy scale and monitor AI/ML services.
• ML Model Integration: Support the integration of machine learning models into production environments ensuring seamless interaction between APIs databases and deployed models.
• Backend Feature Development: Contribute to backend feature development enhancing system scalability modularity and reliability using industry best practices.
• Team Collaboration: Participate in code reviews knowledge sharing and agile ceremonies to foster a high-performance collaborative engineering culture.
• Documentation: Help document code APIs and technical processes to support team learning and maintainability.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with new technologies frameworks and best practices in AI/ML engineering and software development.
• Security & Compliance: Follow organizational security privacy and compliance standards in all deployed solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a closely related technical field.
• Experience: 13 years of relevant hands-on engineering experience in AI/ML systems web service development or related software engineering roles.
• Programming: Proficiency in Python; experience with frameworks such as FastAPI Django or Flask is a strong asset.
• API Development: Solid understanding of RESTful API design testing and versioning; experience implementing WebSocket APIs for real-time applications.
• Database Integration: Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases for data storage retrieval and processing (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB etc.).
• Cloud & Serverless: Practical knowledge of cloud-native/serverless deployment using Azure Functions (preferred) or similar tools on AWS or Google Cloud.
• ML Model Integration: Familiarity with integrating ML models into production environments; hands-on exposure to libraries such as scikit-learn PyTorch or TensorFlow is an asset.
• Scalability & Feature Development: Awareness of backend scalability challenges and experience supporting feature development in a distributed environment.
• Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively in diverse teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Documentation: Commitment to writing maintainable well-documented code and technical documentation for team use.
• Continuous Learning: Enthusiasm for picking up new technical skills and contributing to a knowledge-sharing team culture.

What we offer

The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical emotional financial and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical dental and prescription drug coverage as well as mental health benefits a robust Employee Assistance Program and group savings plans to promote your overall wellbeing. We offer generous time off including personal days vacation days and additional firm-wide holidays along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EYs exclusive learning programs tailored just for them. We also provide internal opportunities for career development and advancement enabling you to grow within the firm. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.

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