Software Engineer (AI Engineer)

Requisition ID: 270579

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

You will be a member of the AI Engineering and Labs team focused on designing and implementing innovative, intelligent software solutions across the Bank's business lines. Your role will contribute to the organization's AI strategy dedicated to creating value for the Bank and its customers. You will work closely with teams of data scientists, data engineers, product managers, and more senior software engineers to understand global business partner challenges and processes in order to turn those insights into working software solutions.

Is this role right for you?

• You enjoy taking ownership of your work, have a great attention to detail, and pride yourself in delivering scalable, robust, and polished products to the end users.
• You can help gather and refine business requirements and contribute to clear technical specifications.
• You can perform research and, with guidance from senior engineers, design efficient solutions which meet specifications, and adhere to the industry's best practices and organizational policies.
• You are an excellent verbal and written communicator who likes to share ideas with the team and who makes it a practice to document designs, deliverables, as well as any other pertinent information such as operational and support runbooks and processes.
• You are a voracious learner who likes to take on new challenges, while simultaneously taking pride in continuous improvement of existing software products, with the goal of providing an outstanding service for our customers.
• You have a knack for deriving insights out of data and applying them to address business opportunities.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed?

• You have a university degree in a relevant STEM discipline. (Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Sciences, Mathematics).
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, system design, and integration.
• Experience developing applications (Python and microservice architecture are preferred).
• Experience working with databases and key-value data stores (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB). Experience using a message broker-like service (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, bonus points for GCP Pub/Sub).
• Concrete understanding of REST API design and familiarity with other common networking standards and protocols.
• Experience with Machine Learning, LLMs, and Agentic AI development (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, ADK, LangSmith) is a very strong plus.
• Experience with Docker/Docker Compose, Kubernetes, GCP are a very strong plus.
• Experience writing/maintaining Helm Charts (preferable) and working with other IT Automation software (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) is a very strong plus.
• Experience with building/using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., ArgoWF/ArgoCD) is a plus.
• Modern JavaScript skills, and experience working with NodeJS, Express, React/Redux and toolsets (Webpack, Babel, Jest) are a plus.
• Experience using Linux and proficiency with DevOps and tooling.
• Consistent use of version control (e.g., git).

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking company surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers.
• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities.
• Internal development to support your growth and enhance your skills.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package.
• An inclusive organization committed to making a difference in our communities.
• A collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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