Lead AI Engineer

What is the Opportunity? We are seeking an accomplished Lead AI Engineer to design, develop, and implement AI-driven solutions within our software development lifecycle. You will lead enterprise-scale AI integration initiatives, establish best practices, and advance the technical maturity of our engineering organization. This role actively contributes to improving our Agile, Engineering, and DevOps practices.

This position demands exceptional problem-solving skills, deep AI expertise, and proficiency in modern development technologies (.NET/C#, Java, Python). You will effectively communicate and collaborate with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and senior management across multiple projects and organizational boundaries.

Role Level And Responsibilities As a Lead AI Engineer, you are an expert professional with deep technical expertise who contributes to organizational objectives through innovative solutions to complex business challenges. Your primary focus is identifying root causes and implementing solutions to critical business problems while assessing and communicating the technological impact on the business.

Key Activities Evaluate enterprise software packages and AI platforms, recommending solutions to senior management

Lead and mentor colleagues in AI product reviews, pilot projects, and technology adoption

Conduct in-depth analysis of business requirements for large-scale, mission-critical projects

Perform feasibility studies and translate complex requirements into robust technical designs

Drive adoption of AI-driven practices across engineering teams

What You'll Do AI Engineering & Implementation Lead the design and development of MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and tools for seamless AI integration

Design and implement AI-driven automation solutions, including LLM-powered automation, prompt engineering, and conversational AI

Develop ML model integration solutions and AI orchestration workflows with monitoring and evaluation

Integrate UiPath with enterprise AI platforms and APIs

Support implementation of agentic automation and advanced AI use cases

AI/ML Expertise & Governance Integrate LLM APIs and apply advanced prompt engineering techniques

Design and maintain AI workflow orchestration systems

Implement Intelligent Document Processing and NLP solutions

Develop model evaluation, tuning, and governance frameworks

Design and manage vector databases and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems





Support responsible AI practices and governance models

AI-Driven Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Implement AI spec-driven development practices for your squad

Contribute to AI/ML solutions that enhance code generation, testing, deployment, and monitoring

Integrate AI technologies into existing SDLC workflows and development tooling

Collaborate on governance and responsible AI implementation

Technical Leadership & Collaboration Lead technology evaluation and assessment for organizational adoption

Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance teams on AI integration

Contribute to technical training and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the organization

What You Need To Succeed Must Have 10+ years of experience building and operating production software systems at scale

2–4 years of hands-on experience with LLMs and generative AI in production environments

Expert proficiency in .NET/C#, Java, Python, SQL, Git, and CI/CD pipelines

Deep knowledge of design patterns (MVC, MVVM), SOA, and architectural concepts; hands-on development experience with Azure Integration Services

Expert-level expertise in API architecture (REST/SOAP)

Advanced working knowledge of agentic AI patterns: tool use, agent orchestration, ReAct, multi-step reasoning, memory and context management

Proven proficiency in LLM API integration, prompt engineering, and RAG systems (vector databases, embeddings, retrieval strategies)

Demonstrated experience designing and building MCP servers and tools with agent-tool integration frameworks

Cloud platform expertise (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines

Strong collaboration and communication skills; comfortable with code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming

Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical peers and business stakeholders

Understanding of security, data governance, and responsible AI practices

Nice-to-Have Experience with agentic automation and advanced AI solutions in production





Open-source contributions to automation or AI/ML projects

Microsoft Azure certification (Azure Developer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert)

Experience building and training machine learning models (regression, classification, clustering) using frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch

What's In It For You? We thrive on the challenge to be our best, embrace progressive thinking, and work together to deliver trusted solutions that help our clients and communities prosper. We are committed to supporting each other's growth and creating mutual success.

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses, flexible benefits, commissions, and stock options where applicable

Development-focused leadership committed to your growth through coaching and career opportunities

Opportunity to make a meaningful, lasting impact on enterprise AI adoption

Dynamic, cooperative, and high-performing team environment

World-class training programs in financial services and emerging technologies

Job Skills Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details Address 180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City Toronto

Country Canada

Work hours/week 37.5

Employment Type Full time

Platform TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type Regular

Pay Type Salaried

Posted Date 2026-08-26

Application Deadline 2026-09-24

Note Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities.

RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

📌 Lead AI Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 RBC
📍 Toronto