AI Developer

IBM
IBM

Software Engineering, Data Science

Markham, ON, Canada

Posted on Jul 15, 2026
Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Why Join Us:

  • Be part of a high-performing AI Center of Excellence team working on innovative AI projects that impact internal business processes.
  • Work in an Agile environment with a clear focus on high-priority tasks and structured communication.
  • Collaborate with experienced engineers, data scientists, and team leaders in a supportive and learning-oriented atmosphere.
  • Continuous learning opportunities to stay updated with the latest AI trends and technologies.
Your role and responsibilities

The AI Center of Excellence (COE) team is looking for a motivated and innovative Entry-Level Engineer to join our dynamic and fast-paced environment. As part of the AI COE, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects, contribute to the development of reusable AI modules, and collaborate with a cross-functional team to drive impactful solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to learn, a passion for artificial intelligence, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work in a structured and collaborative setting.

  • Develop modular, reusable components for internal **AI projects**, ensuring scalability and long-term usability.
  • Collaborate with the team to manage tasks within a structured **Agile framework**, while ensuring priority tasks are addressed efficiently during each sprint.
  • Balance a workload that includes both **development** and **cross-team communication** to ensure the progress of high-priority tasks.
  • Ensure clear and effective communication with team members, particularly within project standups and ongoing task tracking.
  • Take ownership of tasks while working within an established structure and manage changing priorities when necessary.
  • Demonstrate a proactive approach in solving problems and propose innovative solutions to improve existing AI frameworks.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Proficiency in Python and experience in developing projects (either through college work, internships, or personal projects).
  • Demonstrated data science foundation from academic studies, including exposure to topics such as statistical analysis, data wrangling, model evaluation, or exploratory data analysis.
  • Side projects or a personal portfolio that showcases applied data science or AI work (e.g., Kaggle competitions, GitHub repositories, personal ML experiments, or open-source contributions) — candidates are encouraged to share links.
  • Demonstrated innovation and creativity in AI-related projects or any technical domain.
  • Foundational knowledge and interest in artificial intelligence and modern AI technologies (such as machine learning, deep learning, NLP, etc.).
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, structured Agile environment and manage tasks within a sprint while maintaining flexibility for high-priority changes.
  • Strong communication skills and an ability to work well with different teams to ensure project success and progress.
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Familiarity with AI frameworks and libraries (such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.).
  • Experience with version control systems like Git.
  • Experience in Agile development processes, task management, and team communication.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

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