AI Solutions Engineer

From our first lot in Cambridge, Ontario, to residential, commercial, and recreational developments in 18 cities across North America, Great Gulf Group has grown into a diversified real estate organization with over 45 years of experience.

While our portfolio has evolved, our commitment remains the same: building great spaces that inspire the people who live, work, and play in them. Today, our multi-faceted business spans commercial, mixed-use and residential development, construction management, software, engineering, panelized manufacturing, architecture, and hospitality.

All companies under the Great Gulf Group umbrella are united by one simple goal: the pursuit of greatness. It's achieved every day through the passion and dedication of our people. If you're excited to build meaningful solutions and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you

Great Gulf is seeking a talented and experienced AI Solutions Engineer to join our team in Toronto. 

This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role responsible for designing, building, and deploying AI-powered systems across the organization. You will work directly in code while guiding junior AI developers and influencing broader technical direction.

You'll translate real business challenges into production-ready AI applications, embedding intelligent capabilities into enterprise systems and internal platforms while establishing best practices for quality, security, scalability, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities:

Hands-On Solution Design & Development

• Design and actively build AI solutions, including prototypes, proofs of concept, and production implementations
• Develop and review AI components such as:
  • LLM-powered applications (prompting, RAG, agents)
  • Natural language interfaces for querying operational data
  • API integrations with AI platforms and services
• Write and review code for AI services, APIs, and integrations
• Troubleshoot prompt performance, data quality, and system-level issues

 AI Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define end-to-end AI solution designs, from API integration to deployment and monitoring
• Establish reusable technical patterns, reference implementations, and coding standards for AI solutions
• Make pragmatic technical decisions balancing speed, cost, risk, and long-term maintainability
• Lead technical design reviews for AI initiatives

Platform Integration

• Integrate AI capabilities into existing enterprise and internal platforms
• Design APIs and services to embed AI into operational workflows
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure AI components align with broader system architecture
• Support legacy modernization efforts, embedding AI into migration work

Mentorship & Team Enablement

• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and mentorship to junior AI developers and engineers
• Conduct code reviews, design walkthroughs, and prompt evaluations
• Support skill development in LLM usage, prompt design, RAG patterns, and AI debugging
• Help establish development workflows, tooling, and best practices for the AI team

Governance, Quality & Operations

• Implement prompt evaluation, monitoring, and lifecycle management practices
• Ensure AI solutions meet standards for security, privacy, compliance, and data governance
• Identify and mitigate risks related to model performance, bias, and reliability
• Support responsible and ethical AI usage across solutions

Vendor & Technology Evaluation

• Evaluate AI platforms, tools, and vendors from a hands-on technical perspective
• Build and assess proofs of concept for third-party solutions
• Make informed build vs. buy recommendations
• Operationalize approved tools: SSO integration, usage monitoring, cost management

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work directly with business teams to clarify requirements and validate AI use cases
• Communicate technical tradeoffs and implementation details clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Support adoption and operational use of AI solutions
• Provide technical guidance to AI Council on tool approvals and architectural decisions

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution engineering, or systems design
• 2+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-powered solutions
• Strong practical experience with:
  • Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and RAG architectures
  • Building applications that query relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
  • and TypeScript
  • API design and integration patterns
• Experience deploying solutions on Azure (App Service, Container Apps, or similar)
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and code review skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with legacy modernization or incremental migration patterns
• Experience embedding AI into existing enterprise or in-house platforms
• Experience mentoring or leading junior engineers or AI developers
• Familiarity with enterprise SSO (Okta, Entra ID) and security requirements
• Experience in construction, real estate, or other asset-heavy industries
• Exposure to AI governance, risk management, or compliance frameworks
• Experience with PHP applications is considered a bonus

Physical Requirements:

• Office environment – sitting/working at desk/computer in a shared office space and/or remote working from home

• Pay Range: $120,000 – $150,000

• New Vacancy

Why Join Great Gulf?

• Opportunity to work for a leading real estate development company
• Exciting projects and challenging opportunities across high-profile residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment
• Commitment to sustainability and social responsibility

Interested?

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification. If you're the right candidate, we'll support your growth and help you learn along the way.

Apply today and help us build what's next.

Great Gulf Group of Companies is committed to providing a fair and equitable work environment and encourages applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. As per the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Great Gulf Group of Companies will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise Human Resources.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be legally entitled to work in Canada. We do not accept international applicants without a valid work permit. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please note that all hiring decisions are made directly by our team. We do not rely on automated AI screening tools in our recruitment process.