Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Data & Analytics

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

Layer 6 is a leading Canadian machine learning applied research company, a fully owned subsidiary of TD Bank Group. Layer 6 develops advanced machine learning and deep learning systems that have the power to uplift large populations while advancing the field of artificial intelligence. Our research is supported by access to massive datasets, close collaboration with world renowned academic faculty, and a uniquely scalable machine learning platform.

Our technical capabilities have been publicly recognized through a number of wins in various international machine learning competitions, including the prestigious ACM RecSys Challenge (the only repeat winner in 2017 and 2018 and runner-up in 2019), Google’s Landmark Retrieval Challenge (2nd place in 2018, 3rd place in 2019), the Stanford Question Answering Dataset (2nd place in 2019), 3rd YouTube-8M Video Understanding Challenge (winner in 2019) and Open Images 2019 - Visual Relationship (winner in 2019).

Job Description:

We are looking for experienced Machine Learning Systems Engineers who have worked under tight deadlines and on challenging tasks. The ideal candidate is a strong coder with solid data engineering experience. They should also have expertise in machine learning, system design and DevOps.

You will:

• Develop automated machine learning delivery pipelines and manage the infrastructure for our AI platform  
• Perform day-to-day tasks such as development, delivery and automation of scalable systems for data ingestion, processing, validation, model training, large-scale computation, monitoring, serving results and handling upgrades  
• Work directly with teams that build the automation code to add features and to incorporate our platform into the automation  
• Build upon and enhance our stack for DevOps which includes: databricks, Kubernetes, docker, blobfuse and saltstack, with a majority of our infrastructure running on Azure cloud. With future plans to integrate with Terraform  

Job Requirements:

Required Technical Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building sophisticated and automated production infrastructure
• A background in software engineering, and working within a software development team
• Solid cloud experience with Azure, GCP or AWS experience
• Experience with Kubernetes, docker and container orchestration
• Experience with Saltstack or other configuration management
• Strong scripting skills, i.e., Bash, Python, Groovy etc.
• Experience with managing CI/CD tools and pipelines
• Experience with Linux systems administration skills in a Cloud environment, Redhat and Ubuntu
• Experience with Git, and Jenkins
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience; Computer Science background preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of IP networking, VPN’s, DNS, load balancing and firewalls

• Familiarity with monitoring tools
• Experience with automated testing tools
• Experience troubleshooting and tuning systems performance

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement:

N/A.

The Toronto-Dominion Bank & its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches & serves approximately 22 million customers in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe. Over 85,000 TD employees represent the strongest team in banking. Delivering legendary customer experiences is who we are & is part of being the Better Bank. Visit our Careers page to learn more about TD & why TD is a great place to work.