About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, a Confidential Client in the IT industry.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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About the Role

Confidential Client is hiring entry-level engineers into a structured Frontier Certified Engineer (FCE) program focused on AI-augmented engineering. This program combines hands-on bootcamp training, mentorship, and project work to help early-career talent build skills in AI-assisted development, cloud, software engineering, data, and automation. You will work in small cross-functional pods alongside experienced practitioners and AI-powered tools to deliver measurable business outcomes.

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What You’ll Gain

• Participate in a structured onboarding experience including Frontier training and a hands-on engineering bootcamp.
• Work alongside experienced engineers, architects, and AI practitioners on real-world client challenges.
• Develop skills across AI, software engineering, cloud, automation, and modern delivery practices.
• Learn to collaborate with AI-assisted development tools and large language models.
• Gain hands-on experience building solutions that create measurable impact for global clients.
• Earn Frontier certifications and access ongoing technical learning opportunities.
• Join a collaborative environment that values curiosity, continuous learning, and professional growth.

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Who We’re Looking For

We encourage applications from early-career candidates who are excited about AI-enabled engineering and emerging technologies:

• Recent graduates or early-career professionals from Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related disciplines.
• Candidates who have hands-on technical experience through coursework, internships, co-ops, research, military service, apprenticeships, capstone projects, hackathons, certifications, open-source contributions, or personal projects.
• People with strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, communication skills, and a team-oriented mindset.
• Candidates who are curious, adaptable, and eager to learn in fast-evolving technology domains.

This is an entry-level opportunity. Professional AI experience is not required.

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Responsibilities

As a Frontier Certified Engineer, you will:

• Learn to use AI-assisted development tools and emerging engineering technologies to build and improve software solutions.
• Write, test, debug, and enhance code while collaborating with teammates and AI-assisted tools.
• Support the development of AI-enabled applications, workflows, and automation solutions.
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for quality, accuracy, performance, and business relevance.
• Help build knowledge systems, retrieval workflows, and data-driven solutions that improve AI experiences.
• Contribute to testing, deployment, monitoring, documentation, and operational support activities.
• Collaborate within a small, cross-functional pod to deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.
• Apply responsible AI principles and engineering best practices.
• Continuously learn new tools, technologies, and delivery approaches.
• Participate in technical training, certifications, workshops, and hands-on learning experiences.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Recent graduate or early-career professional with technical experience gained through coursework, internships, co-ops, research, military experience, certifications, hackathons, capstone projects, personal projects, or similar experiences.
• Demonstrated interest in software development, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, data engineering, automation, or related fields.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and an ownership mindset.

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Preferred Qualifications

(The following are helpful but not required.)

• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or C#.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with generative AI, large language models, or prompt engineering.
• Experience with APIs, automation platforms, databases, or data engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Participation in academic, personal, or internship projects involving software development, AI, cloud, data, or automation.

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Training & Certification

• Pass the Frontier Center of Excellence assessment covering AI foundations, software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, production delivery, and business fundamentals.
• Complete the Frontier engineering bootcamp, including hands-on project work in a collaborative pod.
• Participate in ongoing technical learning, certifications, and Frontier engineering development programs.
• Work alongside experienced Frontier practitioners while building skills to contribute to AI-native systems and client solutions.

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Compensation & Location

• Base salary: $100,000 per year.
• This role is eligible for the client’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus and benefits.
• Work arrangement: Hybrid — requires approximately 3 days per week in a client or Confidential Client office in Toronto, ON (subject to project and client requirements).
• Start date: New hires will start in September 2026.
• Application window / Post closing date: Applications will be accepted until August 17, 2026.
• Work authorization: Confidential Client will only consider applicants who are legally authorized to work in Canada without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

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Additional Details

• This opportunity is designed to build long-term technical capability; we encourage candidates to apply even if they don’t meet every preferred qualification.
• Confidential Client’s recruitment team will review applications as described in the posting. If you have specific questions about timing or process, the Careertakes team can assist.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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