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🧪Data Scientist
Senior GenAI Data Scientist (m/f/d)
AutoScout24 · Toronto, ON (Canada)
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Data Scientist (Modeling, experiments, research.)
posted
22d ago
location
Toronto, ON (Canada)
languages
python
tools
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python
> description
<p>At <strong>AutoScout24,</strong> we’re excited to be hiring for our Canadian company, <strong>Trader Corporation - </strong>a key part of our international family.<br><br>As the Canadian arm of Europe’s largest online car marketplace, Trader Corporation plays a vital role in transforming how people buy, sell, and finance vehicles. With well-known brands like <strong><span><a href="http://AutoTrader.ca" target="_blank">AutoTrader.ca</a></span></strong><strong>, AutoSync, and Dealertrack Canada</strong>, Trader Corporation is driving digital innovation in the automotive industry — now reaching over 25 million Canadians every month.</p>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What You’ll Do</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design and build agentic GenAI systems using modern frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen or Atomic Agents, taking the lead on translating product needs into scalable AI solutions and delivering production-ready implementations.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and maintain knowledge integration pipelines, including RAG architectures, custom model fine-tuning, vector search, and other grounding methods to ensure our AI systems have the right context for accurate, relevant outputs.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define evaluation strategies, build ground-truth datasets, and create automated test and monitoring setups to ensure stable long-term model performance and proactively detect issues such as drift or hallucination.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with engineering, data, and product teams to integrate AI components into platforms, workflows, and customer-facing products, designing clean APIs, robust pipelines, and scalable deployment patterns.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Act as a hands-on expert for GenAI topics, mentoring peers, guiding solution architecture, and driving best practices in coding, testing, observability, and documentation across the organisation.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experiment with new tools, models, and architectures, identify high-impact AI opportunities, and build prototypes that can scale into production-ready solutions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What you’ll bring:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559685":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">A degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a related field.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience building agentic GenAI systems in production (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, Atomic Agents, or similar frameworks).</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong coding skills in Python and experience with robust software engineering practices.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Practical experience with RAG pipelines, vector databases, embeddings, or fine-tuning workflows.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong understanding of common challenges in AI development (ground-truth evaluation data, monitoring, integration complexity, model drift).</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience deploying AI systems in a cloud environment and working with modern ML stacks.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with MLOps, prompt engineering, or LLM-based application design.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Ability to explain complex AI topics in clear and actionable language to technical and non-technical stakeholders.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">High motivation, ownership mentality, and a strong drive to build impactful AI products.</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Fluency in English; German is a plus.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p><em><span data-ccp-props="{}">The <strong>base salary range</strong> for this position for <strong>Canada </strong>is CAD 180K – CAD 200K.</span></em></p>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{}"><em>This range reflects the expected compensation at the time of posting. The final offer may vary based on relevant skills, experience, location, and market conditions. Based on the role the total rewards package may also include benefits, bonus, and other employee offerings.</em></span></p>
<div><strong>What’s in it for you</strong></div>
<div>We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.</div>
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<div>Benefits from Day 1</div>
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<li>Gym discounts</li>
<li>Employee and Family Assistance program</li>
<li>Virtual wellness events</li>
<li>Conferences & training budget</li>
<li>Regular internal training programs</li>
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<div>Financial planning</div>
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<li>Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.</li>
<li>Competitive salary</li>
<li>Annual bonus structure</li>
<li>3% CPP matching</li>
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