AI Engineer

AI Engineer

As one of Canada's leading commercial real estate services firms, we are driven by our mission to accelerate success for our people, clients, and communities.

A career at Colliers gives you the opportunity to make an impact, advance your career, and collaborate with top-tier talent. We've been recognized as a top employer on a number of prestigious lists, including Best Workplaces in Canada, Best Workplaces for Women, Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams, among others.

Hybrid Role Toronto, ON

About the Role:

As an AI Engineer at Colliers, you will architect and deploy sophisticated AI agents and generative workflows to revolutionize our business operations. You will be at the forefront of building intelligent systems that automate complex backend processes and empower our users with cutting-edge AI-driven tools. Working closely with business stakeholders, you will translate enterprise challenges into scalable, production-grade AI solutions on the Google Cloud Platform.

• Work with business stakeholders to identify and understand business problems and architect AI-powered systems to address them.
• Design, build, and maintain sophisticated AI systems, including autonomous agents, generative workflows, and fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Partner with software engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to integrate AI capabilities into new and existing applications.
• Research, evaluate, and implement state-of-the-art AI technologies, models, and platforms to ensure our systems remain on the cutting edge.
• Own and operate the end-to-end MLOps lifecycle on Google Cloud Platform, including building data pipelines, automating model deployment (CI/CD), monitoring system performance, and ensuring scalability.
• Act as a subject matter expert, staying current with the latest advancements in Generative AI, Agentic systems, and the broader AI landscape.
• Communicate complex AI architectures, capabilities, and performance metrics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including system architecture diagrams, model cards, code documentation, and operational runbooks

What You Bring:

• 2+ years of professional experience in an AI Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, or related software engineering role.
• Mastery of Python and its core AI/ML libraries. This includes strong experience with SQL and hands-on experience with vector databases (e.g., Vertex AI Vector Search) for RAG implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to build, fine-tune, and deploy production-grade Generative AI systems and multi-step agentic workflows from the ground up.
• Proven experience with modern agent frameworks, specifically Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) or similar toolkits like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• Strong proficiency in the GCP ecosystem, with direct experience deploying and managing AI solutions using Vertex AI. You have a demonstrable understanding of the challenges of deploying AI in production environments (e.g., model limitations, scalability, reliability).
• Experience designing and implementing evaluation frameworks to rigorously measure and compare the accuracy, latency, and cost of different Generative AI workflows and agentic systems.
• Executing work from design through implementation with guidance when needed.
• You possess strong communication (verbal and written) skills, with the ability to articulate complex AI concepts and collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Pursuant to the laws regarding job postings where the position is, Colliers disclosing the following information:

Area/Location Specific: Hybrid Role Toronto, ON

Approximate Salary Range for Role: $129,680 to $142,102 CAD.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Colliers does not use AI-enabled tools to sort or decline applications. All decisions are made by our talent acquisition team.

Innovative projects: Work on cutting-edge initiatives that shape our communities, drive our growth, and make a tangible impact.

Career growth: Advance your career and achieve your goals with industry-leading training and development programs.

Competitive benefits & compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive and flexible benefits package along with competitive compensation that rewards your contributions and supports your well-being.

Collaborative culture: Join our enterprising team where innovation thrives, collaboration is key, and our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and do their best work.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Our robust North American Diversity & Inclusion Program features eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where you can connect, learn, and contribute to a diverse and supportive community. Learn more: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

Global network: Join a global team of 24,000 professionals across 70 countries, where you'll expand your network and learn from experts in a dynamic international community. Accelerate your career and enhance your expertise as you connect and collaborate with top talent around the world.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Direct applicants only please, no agencies.

Colliers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at careers@colliers.com.