Applied AI Platform Engineer, Application Development
Top Benefits
About the role
We are hiring an Applied AI Platform Engineer, Application Development
Reporting To
AVP, Application Development
Full-Time/Part- Time
Full-time
Posting Date
July 8, 2026
Closing Date
July 17, 2026
Hours Of Work
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grade
Office Location:
14.4
Toronto, ON
Great location! Steps away from the main public transit station
What We Offer
Highly competitive compensation package which includes, base salary, bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities!
Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment
The Opportunity
The Applied AI Platform Engineer is accountable for building, integrating, testing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting AI Factory platform capabilities that turn AI concepts and prototypes into reliable production services.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on data pipelines, agent tooling, API integration, model and prompt deployment, evaluation harnesses, observability, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, access controls, cost monitoring, and production support across Databricks, Azure, Python, SQL, and enterprise delivery tooling.
How You Will Contribute
Build and operate applied AI platform components, including Lakeflow ingestion jobs, Delta Lake bronze, silver, and gold tables, Unity Catalog governed schemas, vector indexes, document processing pipelines, agent tools, APIs, evaluation jobs, and deployment automation. Implement AI enabled workflows using Python, SQL, FastAPI, Databricks Jobs or notebooks, MLflow, Model Serving, Vector Search, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure OpenAI Service through approved gateway patterns, and agent frameworks such as Mosaic AI SDK, LangGraph, LangChain, or MCP where appropriate. Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Terraform modules, automated tests, data quality checks, environment promotion controls, Git based workflows, release packages, and operational runbooks. Implement observability for AI workloads, including MLflow traces, evaluation results, model and prompt versions, latency, quality, drift, token and platform cost, error handling, alerting, dashboards, and Azure Monitor or Log Analytics integration. Implement production controls, including Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault secrets, private connectivity, logging, audit evidence, PII handling, retention, confidence thresholds, exception routing, feedback capture, rollback support, and kill switch capability. Integrate AI services with core mortgage platforms, SQL Server sources, document repositories, broker communication channels, event backbones such as Azure Service Bus, and user surfaces such as React, Blazor, or other enterprise interfaces. Support UAT, parallel runs, defect triage, performance validation, incident analysis, root cause analysis, and controlled handoff from implementation partners to FN support teams. Refactor vendor delivered or prototype components into modular, testable, documented, supportable services that First National can maintain and extend.
The Experience You Need
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline. 5 plus years of progressive software engineering, data engineering, platform engineering, cloud engineering, machine learning engineering, or LLMOps experience. Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, APIs, CI/CD, automated testing, Git based development, cloud services, data platform engineering, and production support. Experience with Microsoft Azure, Databricks or comparable platforms, MLflow or similar tooling, model serving, vector search, prompt management, observability, and infrastructure automation is strongly preferred. Working knowledge of RAG, document intelligence, agentic workflows, prompt testing, evaluation methods, confidence scoring, red teaming, guardrails, human review controls, and model or prompt drift monitoring. Ability to build reliable pipelines, services, jobs, and integrations with attention to performance, cost, resilience, security, privacy, data governance, and operational support. Experience supporting UAT, production releases, incident triage, monitoring, root cause analysis, and runbook based operational handoff. Experience in financial services, mortgage lending, lending operations, servicing, broker channels, third party partnerships, or regulated technology environments is preferred.
Relationships
External Customers: Works with implementation partners, cloud providers, data and AI platform providers, and specialist vendors on engineering delivery, integration, monitoring, and handoff.
Internal Customers: Partners with the AI Engineering Lead, product teams, engineering teams, data teams, information security, risk and control stakeholders, and business users to turn AI use cases into reliable production capabilities.
Working Environment And Physical Demands Analysis
Office environment Periods of high volume with tight timelines Long periods of stationary position/sitting Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse) Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen Multi-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer program.
Why join First National?
Competitive Compensation Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up) Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success Modern office environment conducive to collaboration Supportive teamwork culture Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities Ongoing social events throughout the year
The Team You’ll Join
Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada’s largest commercial mortgage lender.
First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.
We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role.
First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law.
First National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at accessibility@firstnational.ca should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.
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About First National Financial
First National Financial LP is Canada's largest non-bank lender, originating and servicing both residential and commercial mortgages. As the leading lender of CMHC and conventional mortgages, First National currently has more than $120 billion in mortgages under administration.
We apply ingenuity when developing financing solutions with clients and brokers, relying on our broad product lineup, expertise, network and spirit to take smart risks. We execute quickly and competitively, but we go beyond that traditional approach to service to provide value beyond rate, market education, business development opportunities and true enabling technology.
First National Financial LP FSRA License Nos. 10514 & 11252
Financière First National S.E.C., le plus important prêteur non bancaire au Canada, est un initiateur et un fournisseur de services de prêts hypothécaires résidentiels et commerciaux. En tant que plus important prêteur proposant des prêts hypothécaires assurés par la SCHL et des prêts hypothécaires standard, First National gère actuellement plus 103 milliards de dollars en prêts hypothécaires.
En collaboration avec nos clients et nos courtiers, nous élaborons des solutions de financement ingénieuses grâce à notre large éventail de produits, à notre savoir-faire et à notre solide réseau, tout en sachant prendre des risques calculés. Notre exécution est toujours rapide et concurrentielle, mais nous allons au-delà de cette approche conventionnelle afin d'offrir une proposition de valeur dépassant les taux ainsi que de l'information sur les marchés, des occasions de prospection de clientèle et une véritable technologie habilitante.
Financière First National S.E.C. Permis nos 10514 et 11252 de la ARSF
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Applied AI Platform Engineer, Application Development
Top Benefits
About the role
We are hiring an Applied AI Platform Engineer, Application Development
Reporting To
AVP, Application Development
Full-Time/Part- Time
Full-time
Posting Date
July 8, 2026
Closing Date
July 17, 2026
Hours Of Work
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grade
Office Location:
14.4
Toronto, ON
Great location! Steps away from the main public transit station
What We Offer
Highly competitive compensation package which includes, base salary, bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities!
Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment
The Opportunity
The Applied AI Platform Engineer is accountable for building, integrating, testing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting AI Factory platform capabilities that turn AI concepts and prototypes into reliable production services.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on data pipelines, agent tooling, API integration, model and prompt deployment, evaluation harnesses, observability, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, access controls, cost monitoring, and production support across Databricks, Azure, Python, SQL, and enterprise delivery tooling.
How You Will Contribute
Build and operate applied AI platform components, including Lakeflow ingestion jobs, Delta Lake bronze, silver, and gold tables, Unity Catalog governed schemas, vector indexes, document processing pipelines, agent tools, APIs, evaluation jobs, and deployment automation. Implement AI enabled workflows using Python, SQL, FastAPI, Databricks Jobs or notebooks, MLflow, Model Serving, Vector Search, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure OpenAI Service through approved gateway patterns, and agent frameworks such as Mosaic AI SDK, LangGraph, LangChain, or MCP where appropriate. Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Terraform modules, automated tests, data quality checks, environment promotion controls, Git based workflows, release packages, and operational runbooks. Implement observability for AI workloads, including MLflow traces, evaluation results, model and prompt versions, latency, quality, drift, token and platform cost, error handling, alerting, dashboards, and Azure Monitor or Log Analytics integration. Implement production controls, including Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault secrets, private connectivity, logging, audit evidence, PII handling, retention, confidence thresholds, exception routing, feedback capture, rollback support, and kill switch capability. Integrate AI services with core mortgage platforms, SQL Server sources, document repositories, broker communication channels, event backbones such as Azure Service Bus, and user surfaces such as React, Blazor, or other enterprise interfaces. Support UAT, parallel runs, defect triage, performance validation, incident analysis, root cause analysis, and controlled handoff from implementation partners to FN support teams. Refactor vendor delivered or prototype components into modular, testable, documented, supportable services that First National can maintain and extend.
The Experience You Need
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline. 5 plus years of progressive software engineering, data engineering, platform engineering, cloud engineering, machine learning engineering, or LLMOps experience. Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, APIs, CI/CD, automated testing, Git based development, cloud services, data platform engineering, and production support. Experience with Microsoft Azure, Databricks or comparable platforms, MLflow or similar tooling, model serving, vector search, prompt management, observability, and infrastructure automation is strongly preferred. Working knowledge of RAG, document intelligence, agentic workflows, prompt testing, evaluation methods, confidence scoring, red teaming, guardrails, human review controls, and model or prompt drift monitoring. Ability to build reliable pipelines, services, jobs, and integrations with attention to performance, cost, resilience, security, privacy, data governance, and operational support. Experience supporting UAT, production releases, incident triage, monitoring, root cause analysis, and runbook based operational handoff. Experience in financial services, mortgage lending, lending operations, servicing, broker channels, third party partnerships, or regulated technology environments is preferred.
Relationships
External Customers: Works with implementation partners, cloud providers, data and AI platform providers, and specialist vendors on engineering delivery, integration, monitoring, and handoff.
Internal Customers: Partners with the AI Engineering Lead, product teams, engineering teams, data teams, information security, risk and control stakeholders, and business users to turn AI use cases into reliable production capabilities.
Working Environment And Physical Demands Analysis
Office environment Periods of high volume with tight timelines Long periods of stationary position/sitting Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse) Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen Multi-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer program.
Why join First National?
Competitive Compensation Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up) Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success Modern office environment conducive to collaboration Supportive teamwork culture Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities Ongoing social events throughout the year
The Team You’ll Join
Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada’s largest commercial mortgage lender.
First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.
We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role.
First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law.
First National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at accessibility@firstnational.ca should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.
#FNLOON
Not the right fit? Search for Applied AI Platform Engineer, Application Development jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About First National Financial
First National Financial LP is Canada's largest non-bank lender, originating and servicing both residential and commercial mortgages. As the leading lender of CMHC and conventional mortgages, First National currently has more than $120 billion in mortgages under administration.
We apply ingenuity when developing financing solutions with clients and brokers, relying on our broad product lineup, expertise, network and spirit to take smart risks. We execute quickly and competitively, but we go beyond that traditional approach to service to provide value beyond rate, market education, business development opportunities and true enabling technology.
First National Financial LP FSRA License Nos. 10514 & 11252
Financière First National S.E.C., le plus important prêteur non bancaire au Canada, est un initiateur et un fournisseur de services de prêts hypothécaires résidentiels et commerciaux. En tant que plus important prêteur proposant des prêts hypothécaires assurés par la SCHL et des prêts hypothécaires standard, First National gère actuellement plus 103 milliards de dollars en prêts hypothécaires.
En collaboration avec nos clients et nos courtiers, nous élaborons des solutions de financement ingénieuses grâce à notre large éventail de produits, à notre savoir-faire et à notre solide réseau, tout en sachant prendre des risques calculés. Notre exécution est toujours rapide et concurrentielle, mais nous allons au-delà de cette approche conventionnelle afin d'offrir une proposition de valeur dépassant les taux ainsi que de l'information sur les marchés, des occasions de prospection de clientèle et une véritable technologie habilitante.
Financière First National S.E.C. Permis nos 10514 et 11252 de la ARSF