An Applied AI Engineering Partner building AI systems designed for enterprise velocity and measurable business impact.
Chagrin Falls , Ohio
Robots & Pencils is an Applied AI Engineering Partner that builds AI systems designed for enterprise velocity and measurable business impact. The company has earned recognition as an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, an AWS Pattern Partner, and an AWS Business Value Realization partner. Founded in 2009 on the belief that the best solutions emerge when technology meets human-centered design, the company's approach blends the sciences and humanities—the robots and pencils—combining elite, mature engineering talent with world-class UX design. Robots & Pencils delivers production-ready AI implementations in weeks versus the industry standard of months. Operating through small, senior teams rather than massive consulting organizations, the company serves enterprises across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing and more. With delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, Robots & Pencils has gained a reputation as the nimble alternative to traditional global systems integrators, combining the agility of a specialized partner with enterprise-grade delivery discipline and the craft that comes from people who care deeply about the work they do.
Remote · Canada
Lead the design and delivery of agentic AI systems, including RAG pipelines and multi-agent orchestration. Establish engineering standards and mentor team members while owning the end-to-end development and reliability of production AI features.
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Technical Program Manager Remote in Canada or US Company Overview Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and earned a reputati…
On-site · Vancouver
Design, build, and operate production AI/ML systems, including agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, evaluation and observability, and reliable AWS-based services. Lead architecture and technical practices, collaborate across product and engineering teams, mentor engineers, and own features and releases through production support.
On-site · Toronto
We’re looking for a Staff AI Builder to lead the design and delivery of AI/ML systems. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives on architectural decisions, can confidently own systems end-to-end, and contributes to technical leadership across the team. In this role, you will work as a key technical leader on a cross-functional team, defining AI architecture, leading model development and optimization, and solving challenging integration problems. You’ll be joining real, in-flight work where reliability, security, and scalability are critical. You’ll establish engineering s…
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Robots & Pencils is an AWS Partner building production AI systems for enterprise clients who need real engineering, not proofs of concept that never ship. We work forward-deployed, embedded directly with client teams, solving the problems that are too new or too specialized for a typical vendor relationship to handle. The Role We're looking for an engineer who can operate and train models on Amazon SageMaker running on AWS Trainium, AWS's custom silicon built specifically for large-scale model training. This isn't a role where you call an API and wait. You'll be walking up the stack: unders…
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Staff AI Platform Engineer Location: This position can be located in the following area(s): remote in Canada Company Overview Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services,…
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Staff AI Platform Engineer This role is remote based in the US Company Overview Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and…
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Staff Product Manager, Technical Location: Remote in US or Canada, supporting EST work hours Company Overview Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and…
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Principal Data Architect Location: This position can be located in the following area(s): Canada - Remote, US - Remote Company Overview Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial…
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Staff Security Engineer This position is remote based in the US or Canada Applicants outside of the US and Canada will not be considered for this role Company Overview Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and R…
Remote · Canada, United States
Lead end-to-end AI and digital strategy engagements, from discovery and problem framing to roadmap creation and pilot planning. Facilitate high-impact client sessions and translate complex business needs into actionable technical requirements for cross-functional teams.
Remote · Canada, United States
The VP, Strategist will define AI and digital strategy for major client engagements, leading cross-functional teams from discovery through delivery. They will build senior client relationships, mentor staff, and contribute to the growth and evolution of the firm's strategy practice.
Remote · Canada
The Senior Delivery Manager owns the end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional AI engagements from kickoff through release. They lead distributed teams, manage delivery KPIs, and serve as the primary partner to clients to ensure production-ready AI outcomes.
Remote · Canada
Define and drive the product vision and strategy for enterprise GenAI and agentic AI solutions while managing cross-functional delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from prototyping and architecture tradeoffs to production-grade deployment and performance evaluation.
Remote · Canada
You will lead the design and delivery of agentic AI systems, including RAG pipelines and multi-agent orchestration. Additionally, you will establish engineering standards, mentor team members, and ensure the reliability and scalability of production AI applications.
Remote · California, United States
The Principal Data Scientist will serve as the technical lead for an agentic AI program, overseeing architecture, evaluation standards, and delivery across multiple workstreams. They will partner with executive leadership to define the AI roadmap and ensure high-quality, scalable AI systems are deployed in production.
Remote · Canada, Eastern Cape, South Africa, United States
The Senior Delivery Manager owns the end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional AI engagements from kickoff through release. They lead distributed teams, manage delivery KPIs, and serve as the primary partner to clients to ensure production-ready outcomes.
Remote · Canada, United States
Lead the design and delivery of complex, multi-domain systems spanning cloud, data, and AI/ML workloads. Act as a technical escalation point while mentoring engineers and partnering with leadership to define technical strategy.
Remote · Canada, United States
The Senior Cloud Architect will design and deliver complex, multi-domain systems spanning cloud, data, and AI/ML workloads. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions while mentoring junior engineers.
Remote · Canada
You will train and operate large-scale models on Amazon SageMaker using AWS Trainium hardware. You will also optimize PyTorch training code and build cost-aware production pipelines for enterprise clients.
