Lead Engineer, Data & AI Platforms

Company Description

Curinos empowers financial institutions to make better, faster and more profitable decisions through industry-leading proprietary data, technologies and insights. With decades-long expertise in the financial services industry and a relentless focus on the future, Curinos technology and analytics ecosystem allows clients to anticipate customer needs and optimize their go-to market decisions in an increasingly competitive market.

Curinos is operating under a hybrid modality. This position is based in the Toronto metropolitan area.

All candidates must possess work authorization which does not (and will not in the future) require work sponsorship by an employer.

Job Description

Curinos is currently seeking a Lead Engineer (Senior Engineer II) to join the Data & AI Platforms group. This team owns the shared data & generative AI ecosystems upon which our B2B SaaS applications are built. As a company that specializes in data-driven insights, the reliability, scalability, and effectiveness of our data & AI platforms are integral to our product offerings.

Responsibilities:

You’ll work with a diverse team of talented engineers and product managers to build our next generation data and AI platforms, support migration of products from legacy infrastructure, and help product engineering teams leverage the platforms to launch new products and build new generative AI applications. Typical responsibilities will include:

• Designs and builds data platform functionality to support scalable and reliable data ingestion, storage, validations, governance, monitoring & observability, ELT patterns, and more
• Designs and builds AI platform functionality to support efficient development of production quality multimodal generative AI applications, including tooling to support accuracy, evaluation, and guardrails
• Demonstrates end-to-end ownership of full projects from concept to delivery, including implementing well designed spike and POC strategies
• Translates high level direction into actionable work plan, including when applicable guiding other engineers to complete discrete tasks as part of overall workstream
• Implements software, data, and ML/AI engineering best practices, including related to software development lifecycle, testing, scaling, performance optimization, and more
• Partners with Product and Engineering colleagues to understand priorities and needs of other teams across Curinos
• Documents key Platform approaches and frameworks for utilization across the organization
• Proactively identifies and implements new technologies and tools to improve efficiency and productivity
• Conducts code reviews and provides feedback to help team members
• Supports product teams in adopting platform tools and frameworks
• Provides input and participates in agile ceremonies like standup, planning, grooming, retro etc.

Qualifications

Desired Background Skills & Expertise:

• Python and SQL advanced proficiency
• Java or Scala proficiency is a plus
• Spark experience required
• Databricks experience preferred
• Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, AI agents) experience preferred
• MLOps experience is a plus
• Expertise in data engineering best practices, including ETL/ELT, data monitoring & observability, and data validations
• Experience working with big data, including scaling data processing and distributed computing
• Experience with production support
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience – 6+ years preferred
• Self-discipline and willingness to learn new skills, tools and technologies
• Solid verbal and written communication skills

Additional Information

Why work at Curinos?

• Competitive benefits, including a range of Financial, Health and Lifestyle benefits to choose from
• Flexible working options, including home working, flexible hours and part time options, depending on the role requirements – please ask! 
• Competitive annual leave, floating holidays, volunteering days and a day off for your birthday! 
• Learning and development tools to assist with your career development 
• Work with industry leading Subject Matter Experts and specialist products 
• Regular social events and networking opportunities 
• Collaborative, supportive culture, including an active DE&I program 
• Employee Assistance Program which provides expert third-party advice on wellbeing, relationships, legal and financial matters, as well as access to counselling services 

Applying: 

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't meet all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have relevant skills or experience, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! 

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, special requirements to access our buildings or adjusted interview formats please contact us at [email protected] and we’ll do everything we can to help. 

Inclusivity at Curinos: 

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Curinos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.