Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Join RBC Capital Markets’ AI & Digital Engineering team as a Junior AI Engineer and contribute to shaping the strategic direction of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. In this dynamic, hands-on role, you’ll support innovation across global financial markets, collaborate with high-performing teams, and gain exposure to executive stakeholders.

What will you do?

• Assist in designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML models to solve business challenges in financial markets, including tasks like data preprocessing, model training, validation, and monitoring.
• Work closely with senior engineers and business stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into existing systems and workflows.
• Contribute to proof-of-concept projects and rapid prototyping to explore emerging technologies (e.g., Generative AI, blockchain).
• Support documentation, testing, and performance tuning of AI models to ensure scalability, robustness, and compliance with financial industry standards.
• Participate in team discussions to refine AI strategies, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Stay updated on industry trends, share insights, and propose improvements to enhance the team’s AI capabilities.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related Quantitative field
• 3 – 8 Years of coding in Python; include experience with libraries like Pandas or NumPy for data manipulation and visualization
• Familiarity with building and training machine learning models (e.g., regression, classification, clustering) using frameworks like Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
• Exposure to natural language processing (NLP) concepts, such as text preprocessing, sentiment analysis, or basic chatbot implementations
• Understanding of image processing techniques (e.g., OpenCV) or document parsing (e.g., OCR tools) for tasks like data extraction
• Awareness of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their AI/ML services

Nice-to-have

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related Quantitative field
• Familiarity with Blockchain, AWS SageMaker or Azure ML
• Exposure to the Financial Industry or background in applying AI/ML for financial uses cases such as forecasting or fraud detection

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

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Job Skills

Big Data Management, Data Mining, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning (ML), Predictive Analytics, Programming Languages

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-02-03

Application Deadline:

2026-03-06

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Compensation for this position (including salary and discretionary/variable payments) will be determined by factors, including but not limited to candidate's experience, skills, registration status, performance, individual goals, market conditions, and business needs.

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is:

$90,000.00 - $135,000.00

The pay range provided is for the primary work location referenced in the Additional Job Details section of this job posting. Pay ranges may differ based on location. If the posting lists multiple job locations, a recruiter can confirm availability of the role and the relevant pay rage for the additional locations listed. RBC supports pay transparency and we strive to ensure all pay ranges are competitive, fair, and equitable.

You have the potential to earn RBC's discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided that business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging, and opportunity for all.

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