AI Lab Builder

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Build prototypes, proofs of concept, demos, and workflow automations using short cycles and user feedback.
• Work with business teams, clients, and technical stakeholders to understand needs, map workflows, and identify AI opportunities.
• Run discovery sessions, workshops, and demonstrations to help people understand technology and shape use cases.
• Assess emerging AI tools, models, frameworks, and development approaches and share findings.
• Maintain demos and agentic AI prototypes relevant to the local market and sector mix.
• Coordinate lab access, the prototype pipeline, device configuration, software updates, troubleshooting, equipment, and technical support.
• Share reusable prototype patterns and workshop learnings with the national lab team.
• Track sessions delivered, prototypes built, and pipeline generated.

Requirements

• 2 to 5 years of experience in a technical delivery role, such as software engineering, solutions engineering, data or AI engineering, applied ML, full-stack development, or technical consulting.
• Hands-on experience building with tools such as Codex/ChatGPT, Claude Code, agentic SDKs, Google Antigravity, and Copilot Studio.
• Experience configuring, troubleshooting, and integrating MCP servers or clients into workflows.
• Comfort facilitating client-facing technical workshops, demonstrations, and working sessions.
• Strong communication skills, organization, and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits and opportunity

• The posting says listed compensation is base salary and total compensation includes annual bonuses; no salary amount or cadence is stated.
• The role provides hands-on access to AI tools, models, and devices and exposure to senior client stakeholders.
• Work may contribute reusable components and playbooks for AI Labs across Canada.

Recruitment process

• The posting describes application review, a vetting call, profile creation, and client submission as stages of Toast's recruitment process.