Senior AI Enablement Engineer

Restaurant Brands International

Senior Engineer, AI Enablement developing AI solutions that support RBI's brands. Collaborating on projects involving AI advancements and guiding junior team members.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeToronto • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDockerKubernetesPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end development of AI solutions that directly serve our franchisees, including complex conversational interfaces, autonomous agents, and intelligent automation systems
Architect systems that handle real-world ambiguity, integrate with brand data, and operate reliably at the scale of Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs
Build and deploy production-grade autonomous agents capable of executing multi-step workflows, reasoning over brand and operational data, and acting on behalf of franchisees and corporate users
Design and build chatbot experiences that go beyond simple Q&A to deliver genuine business value
Partner with brand and data teams to identify automation opportunities, scope solutions, and ship working software quickly
Translate ambiguous business problems into well-architected technical solutions and move them from prototype to production with appropriate engineering rigor
Mentor junior engineers, contribute to engineering standards and best practices, and help shape the technical direction of the AI Enablement function.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience building production AI applications, including LLM-powered chatbots, retrieval-augmented systems, and autonomous agents
Hands-on experience with modern AI development frameworks and agent orchestration patterns
Strong agentic coding fluency, using AI coding assistants to accelerate development without sacrificing code quality
Ability to evaluate model outputs, design evaluation harnesses, and iterate on prompt and system design based on real performance data
Software Engineering Fundamentals
Strong programming skills in Python and at least one other modern language such as TypeScript
Experience designing and shipping production services, including API design, data modeling, and asynchronous processing
Deep understanding of secure coding practices, including input validation, secrets management, authentication and authorization patterns
Familiarity with handling sensitive data, including PII, payment data, and franchisee operational data
Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, including module design, state management, and multi-environment deployments
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent
Working knowledge of AWS, including IAM, networking, compute, and managed AI services
Container and orchestration experience with Docker and Kubernetes or equivalent managed services
Observability mindset, with experience instrumenting systems for logging, metrics, and tracing using tools such as Datadog
Comfort working with modern data platforms, including Snowflake, and understanding of how AI systems consume and produce structured and unstructured data
Experience integrating with enterprise systems, APIs, and third-party platforms
Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval patterns
Track record of partnering with non-technical stakeholders to scope and deliver high-impact work
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to brand, product, and executive audiences
Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar of a team
Bias toward shipping, balanced with sound judgment about when to invest in quality, security, and scalability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive global paid parental leave program that supports employees as they expand their families
free telemedicine and mental wellness support

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI applicationsLLM-powered chatbotsautonomous agentsPythonTypeScriptAPI designdata modelingInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CD pipelines

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical directionevaluating model outputstranslating business problemspartnering with stakeholdersshipping softwarejudgment