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Generative AI Engineer

LanceSoft

Calgary · On-site Contract Lead CA$60 – CA$70/hr Today

About the role

Gen AI Solution Design & Development

  • Design and implement Generative AI solutions using LLMs for use cases such as content generation, summarization, document processing, chatbots, copilots, and decision support systems.
  • Develop application logic leveraging prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and model orchestration techniques.
  • Build APIs and services to integrate Gen AI capabilities into enterprise applications and workflows.
  • Customize and fine tune foundation models where required using domain specific data.

Model & AI Platform Integration

  • Work with OpenAI / Azure OpenAI / other LLM platforms and open source models (e.g., Llama, Mistral).
  • Integrate Gen AI solutions with vector databases, enterprise data sources, search platforms, and knowledge repositories.
  • Design scalable architecture supporting inference, caching, and cost optimization.
  • Collaborate with cloud teams to deploy AI workloads securely in Azure or hybrid environments.

Data, Security & Governance

  • Ensure Gen AI solutions comply with data privacy, security, and Responsible AI guidelines.
  • Implement guardrails, content filters, and monitoring for hallucinations, bias, and misuse.
  • Work with data engineering teams to prepare and manage training, fine tuning, and embedding datasets.
  • Support audit, compliance, and governance requirements for AI systems.

Performance, Testing & Optimization

  • Optimize prompts, pipelines, and system performance for latency, accuracy, and cost efficiency.
  • Conduct functional, integration, and performance testing for Gen AI solutions.
  • Monitor model behavior in production and continuously improve quality and reliability.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Translate business requirements into technical AI architecture and development tasks.
  • Provide technical leadership, design guidance, and code reviews for AI development teams.
  • Mentor junior AI engineers and contribute to reusable frameworks and best practices.
  • Participate in PoCs, pilots, and production rollouts of AI solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

  • 8–10+ years of software development experience, with 3–5+ years in AI/ML or Gen AI focused roles.
  • Strong hands on experience with Generative AI and LLM based applications.
  • Proficiency in Python (primary), with experience in REST APIs and backend development.
  • Experience with AI frameworks and libraries such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, or similar.
  • Hands on experience with Azure OpenAI or equivalent LLM platforms.
  • Experience integrating Gen AI solutions with databases, vector stores, and enterprise systems.

Architecture & Cloud

  • Strong understanding of cloud native architectures, preferably Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience deploying AI workloads using containers, serverless, or scalable computer services.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and MLOps concepts.

Professional Skills

  • Strong problem solving, analytical, and system design skills.
  • Ability to communicate complex AI concepts to technical and non technical stakeholders.
  • Experience working in enterprise delivery, consulting, or regulated environments.
  • Strong ownership mindset and ability to lead initiatives end to end.

Preferred / Nice to Have

  • Experience with fine tuning LLMs, embeddings, and vector search optimization.
  • Knowledge of Responsible AI, model risk management, and AI governance frameworks.
  • Exposure to multi modal AI (text, image, audio).
  • Certifications in Azure AI, Machine Learning, or Cloud Architecture.
  • Experience delivering AI solutions in large enterprises or client facing environments.

Skills

Azure OpenAICI/CDDevOpsGenerative AIHugging FaceLangChainLlamaLlamaIndexLLMMistralMLOpsOpenAIPythonRAGREST API

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