Encore Technical Solutions Inc. · 3 hours ago
Applied Scientist
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expEncore Technical Solutions Inc. is a company focused on delivering impactful AI-driven products. They are seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to engineer and optimize cutting-edge LLMs, collaborating with technical teams to deploy solutions for complex business challenges.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Collaborate with AI engineers and technical teams to architect and deploy LLM-based solutions addressing complex business challenges in cloud environments (including CPU and GPU configurations)
Research and apply cutting-edge techniques for LLM development, such as pre-training, fine-tuning, alignment strategies, and prompt engineering, while exploring broader generative AI capabilities
Develop and curate novel datasets to enable LLMs to perform new tasks, and build scalable, repeatable pipelines for data collection and processing using Python and modern software engineering practices
Write and maintain high-quality, production-ready code aligned with organizational standards and objectives
Create reusable tools, frameworks, and workflows to streamline generative AI and LLM operations
Communicate project progress and manage stakeholder expectations effectively
Adapt to changing priorities while maintaining delivery timelines and project momentum
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in AI engineering or machine learning, with a strong focus on LLMs and proficiency in Python for production-level coding
Deep understanding of the LLM lifecycle, including dataset creation for pre-training, instruction tuning, and preference alignment, as well as deployment strategies
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks and libraries (e.g., Transformers, TRL, DeepSpeed, PyTorch) and practical implementation of ML techniques at scale
Expertise in distributed systems and high-performance architectures
Solid foundation in NLP, including text representation, semantic extraction, and related modeling techniques
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
Company
Encore Technical Solutions Inc.
Encore Technical Solutions Inc., recognized by The Globe and Mail as one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, is a leading provider of project-based and permanent Information Technology staffing solutions.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase