2026 Insurance, Fall AI Engineering Co-Op

Job Description

Looking to start your career in Financial Services? RBC fosters a positive learning environment for students by providing the support and resources to help strategize your career path. Since we opened our doors in 1864, RBC has grown to become one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high-performing and dynamic global group.

What will you do?
As an AI Engineering Co-Op, you’ll act as a catalyst for innovation, aligning AI capabilities with business goals. Your responsibilities will include:

• AI Experimentation & POC Development: Contribute to rapid proof-of-concept (POC) projects and prototypes to test emerging AI/ML models, tools, and techniques, presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Data Pipeline Engineering: Assist in crafting and optimizing scalable data pipelines to support AI workflows, ensuring data quality and efficiency
• Documentation & Testing: Maintain clear documentation for ML pipelines and contribute to QA testing of new deployments.
• Research & Learning: Stay curious! Explore new frameworks, read relevant papers, and share insights with the team to drive continuous improvement.
• Automation & Reporting: Develop scripts to automate routine tasks (e.g., data validation, performance reporting) using Python and CI/CD tools.
• Collaboration: Work closely with MLOps, DevOps, and QA teams to streamline processes and demo solutions to stakeholders.
• Application Support: Assist in monitoring live ML models, troubleshooting issues, and documenting system behaviors.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Progress toward a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of ML concepts (model lifecycle, training/inference) and hands-on experience with Python.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for learning new technologies.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate in a team setting.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and deployment tools (e.g., Docker basics).
• Coursework or projects in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus).
• Experience with scripting automation (Bash, Python) or infrastructure-as-code.
• Knowledge of ML experimentation tools (MLflow, W&B) or orchestration frameworks (Airflow, Kubeflow).

Please note:

In order to be eligible for these student positions, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating immediately after the work term), you must require the full work term as a mandatory component in order to graduate successfully

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial service

Job Skills

Communication, Computer Literacy, Data Science, Detail-Oriented, DevOps, Documentations, Experimentation, Exploration, Interpersonal Relationships, Learning New Technologies, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal Initiative, Problem Solving, Python (Programming Language), Researching, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

Mississauga

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

INSURANCE

Job Type:

Student/Coop (Fixed Term)

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-05-11

Application Deadline:

2026-05-23

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is:

$40,000.00 - $60,000.00

The pay range provided is for the primary work location referenced in the Additional Job Details section of this job posting. RBC supports pay transparency and we strive to ensure all pay ranges and competitive, fair, and equitable. Your actual pay is determined by a number of factors, including your experience, skills and education.

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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