Cprime is an AI-first, human-centered partner, combining strategic consulting with industry-leading platforms to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and shift enterprise toward AI native thinking.  Founded in 2003 and headquartered in the US, our clients span the globe and include more than 300 of the Fortune 500 companies.  We bring deep expertise across Atlassian, IBM Apptio, ServiceNow, cloud, data, and enterprise agility to enable intelligent enterprises where people and AI orchestrate as one.      Notice of E-Verify Participation:   This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. 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Call IER if an employer: Does not hire you or fires you because of your national origin or citizenship status (this may violate a part of the law at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(1)) Treats you unfairly while checking your right to work in the U.S., including while completing the Form I-9 or using E-Verify (this may violate the law at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(1) or (a)(6)) Retaliates against you because you are speaking up for your right to work as protected by this law (the law prohibits retaliation at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(5))  Position: AI Engineer Location: Mississauga, ON- Canada (Onsite). Type of hire: Contract Role Overview  8-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role. * Core AI/ML Foundations: * Strong foundational knowledge in GenAI , Machine Learning (ML modeling), Data Science, Statistics, and AI fundamentals, including Natural Language Processing (NLP), Neural Networks, and Large Language Models (LLMs). * Generative AI & LLM Expertise: * Extensive hands-on experience with leading LLMs such as Google Gemini, OpenAI models, Anthropic Claude, Mistral, Llama, and various other open-source LLMs. * Critical: Deep working knowledge and hands-on experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, including advanced RAG techniques and their detailed implementation. * Proven ability to build, tune, and deploy LLM-based applications using platforms like Vertex AI, Hugging Face, etc. * Expertise in developing robust prompt engineering strategies, prompt tuning, and creating reusable prompt templates. * Hands-on experience with agentic framework-based use case implementation. * Working knowledge of Guardrails and methodologies for assessing the performance and safety of GenAI features. * Programming & Data Engineering: * Strong programming proficiency in Python is a must, including extensive experience with libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, FastAPI, Seaborn, LangChain, and LlamaIndex. * Proficiency in integrating generative AI with enterprise applications using APIs, knowledge graphs, and orchestration tools. * Hands-on experience with various vector databases (e.g., PG Vector, Pinecone, Mongo Atlas, Neo4j) for efficient data storage and retrieval. * Experience in dealing with large amounts of unstructured data and designing solutions for high-throughput processing. * Deployment & MLOps: * Critical: Hands-on experience deploying GenAI-based models to production environments. * Strong understanding and practical experience with MLOps principles, model evaluation, and establishing robust deployment pipelines. * Strong expertise in CI/CD principles and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD) for automated builds, testing, and deployments. * Cloud & Containerization: * Proven experience with container orchestration platforms like OpenShift or Kubernetes for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications in a cloud-native environment. * Soft Skills: * Strong problem-solving abilities, excellent collaboration skills for working effectively with cross-functional teams, and the capability to work independently on complex, ambiguous problems. 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