2025 Summer Student Opportunities Borealis AI - Machine Learning Software Engineer (Vancouver), 4-8 Months

Were looking for an enthusiastic software engineer whos excited by the opportunity of being at the forefront of machine learning technology, and working on extremely challenging problems. As aMachine Learning Software Engineer Co-op, youll be involved a project end to end everything from data pre-processing to implementing machine learning algorithms and front-end development.

At Borealis AI, youll be joining a team that works directly with leading researchers in machine learning, has access to rich and massive datasets, and offers the computational resources to support ongoing development in areas such as reinforcement learning, unsupervised learning and computer vision. You can find out more about our research areas atborealisai.com.

• Building machine learning-based software solutions for solving important problems;

• Collaborating with research and business teams to converge on the best solutions;

• Optimizing algorithms and prototypical solutions for efficient implementation;

• Extending prototypes into fully functional, polished solutions ready for internal and/or external use;

• Supporting projects with thorough documentation of usage, design decisions and capabilities;

• Extracting, transforming and loading massive datasets using distributed computing framework technologies (Hadoop, Spark, etc.);

• Are working on a bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent;

• Have some software development experience (including co-op and internships);

• Have experience with writing software in one of the major languages such as C++, C#, Java, Python;

• Have familiarity with the Unix command line and bash scripting;

• Experience with Deep Learning packages such as Tensorflow, Theano, Keras and PyTorch is an asset;

• Exposure to distributed computing frameworks (e.g. Hadoop, Spark) as well as SQL, NoSQL and graph databases is an asset;

• Become part of a team that thinks progressively and works collaboratively. We care about seeing each other reach full potential;

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact from a local-to-global scale.

Borealis AI is a research institute founded in 2016 by Royal Bank of Canada. Comprised of top AI researchers and engineers and motivated by the pursuit of solving intelligence, Borealis AI is advancing machine learning science, by utilizing the latest AI capabilities to build solutions that address some of the biggest challenges in financial services today.

Recognized for its industry-leading work around responsible and ethical AI and its commitment to AI innovation, which includes 90+ scientific publications in top-tier academic venues, 105+ patents and open-source activity. The institute performs research in key focus areas, including deep learning, time series forecasting, reinforcement learning, explainability, causality, behavioural modeling and more.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on arolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is January 17, 2025.Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

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