Sun Life

Student – Gen AI Engineer

Sun Life

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Job Level

Entry Level

Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • Assist in developing agentic AI workflows for automating manual processes of SLC management
  • Develop an advanced AI chatbot for answering complex financial questions and optimize its components including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), reasoning, and tools
  • Assist in developing a generic data extraction tool for the reliable extraction of text, tables and graphs from a variety of financial documents
  • Assist in developing a quantitative algorithm to guide capital allocation across asset classes under various operational constraints
  • Integrate the AI solutions across SharePoint, Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft365 apps

Requirements

  • Opportunity available to Masters or PhD students with an August 2026 or later graduation date
  • Gen AI: expert-level Python and Gen AI skills including prompting LLMs, chat memory, and structured outputs
  • Agentic frameworks: hands-on experience with agentic frameworks including n8n, LangGraph, and MCP
  • Advanced RAG techniques: knowledge beyond simple vector search including pre-retrieval and post-retrieval optimization and agentic RAG
  • Document intelligence: familiar with tools for OCRing and extracting text, tables, and graphs from documents
  • LLM reasoning and planning: expertise in LLM planning, chain-of-thoughts, context learning and tool use
  • Last year machine learning graduate students or students of other disciplines with a strong machine learning knowledge.
  • Knowledge of reinforcement learning and optimization (nice to have)
Benefits
  • Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time
  • Market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program
  • A partially-paid sabbatical program
  • Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
  • Flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development
  • Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonGen AIagentic frameworksn8nLangGraphMCPRAG techniquesdocument intelligencemachine learningreinforcement learning
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical thinkingcommunicationcollaborationcreativity