Posted 3 days ago
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Python, Data & GenAI)
@ Astra North Infoteck Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Astra North Infoteck Inc. is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to combine production software engineering, data engineering, AI application development and client-facing consulting. The role maps client workflows, validates solutions on real data, and owns delivery from prototype through production launch, adoption and handover.
Responsibilities:
- Map workflows, users, data and decision points with SMEs and business users
- Profile data and build validated AI and data solutions
- Design and deploy Python, PySpark and SQL applications and data pipelines
- Build Claude-powered copilots and RAG workflows
- Own production monitoring, incident response and handover
Requirements summary:
- 10+ years in data engineering and AI application development
- Strong Python, PySpark, SQL and FastAPI skills
- Experience with Claude, RAG and vector databases
- Experience operationalizing MLOps and LLMOps
- Financial services experience and strong client-facing skills
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | relevant discipline |
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Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Python, Data & GenAI)
TheOpportunity
We are looking for a senior Forward Deployed Engineer who combines production-grade software engineering, data engineering, AI application development, and client-facing consulting. You will work closely with business users, subject matter experts, product owners, and engineering teams to understand complex workflows, rapidly validate solutions using real data, remove technical blockers, and own delivery through production launch, stabilization, adoption, and handover.
WhatYouWillDo
Work with subject matter experts, product owners, business users, and engineers to map workflows, users, data, constraints, and decision points.
Agree on the first useful release, measurable success criteria, and a practical roadmap from prototype to production.
Profile unfamiliar data using Python, pandas, PySpark, and SQL to assess coverage, quality, volumes, distributions, edge cases, and feasibility.
Build working solutions using real data and APIs, validate them with users, and iteratively harden them for production.
Design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI and data applications using Python, PySpark, SQL, REST APIs, FastAPI, and cloud data platforms.
Build Claude-powered applications, copilots, and AI workflows using prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, semantic search, and agentic AI patterns.
Design batch, real-time, and streaming data pipelines and integrations across enterprise systems.
Implement MLOps/LLMOps capabilities, including lifecycle management, CI/CD, MLflow, monitoring, deployment automation, rollback, and production support.
Create evaluation datasets with subject matter experts, measure model and LLM quality, perform structured error analysis, and prioritize improvements.
Resolve data-access, API, identity, network, security, infrastructure, and deployment blockers with technical teams.
Own post-go-live monitoring, incident diagnosis, rollback, stabilization, latency, performance, reliability, and cost optimization.
Measure adoption and business impact using agreed KPIs, then complete structured handover with runbooks, support ownership, and knowledge transfer.
WhatYouBring
10+ years of experience in data engineering, AI application development, cloud data platforms, and production software engineering.
Strong hands-on expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, REST APIs, FastAPI, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Airflow, MLflow, CI/CD, and distributed processing.
Experience with Claude, prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, semantic search, and agentic AI patterns.
Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT, batch and streaming pipelines, data quality, metadata, lineage, observability, and DataOps.
Experience operationalizing MLOps/LLMOps, including model lifecycle management, automated deployment, monitoring, rollback, and production support.
Knowledge of enterprise cloud services across compute, storage, integration, orchestration, networking, monitoring, security, and cost optimization.
Understanding of IAM/RBAC, encryption, secrets management, privacy controls, auditability, compliance, and secure data access.
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable designs, define non-functional requirements, estimate effort, and drive implementation.
Financial services experience and strong client-facing skills across discovery, rapid prototyping, solution shaping, workshops, and technical presentations.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. Cloud, Kubernetes, AI engineering, MLOps, data engineering, architecture, or security certifications are preferred.
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