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, IT.

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

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Overview

Confidential Client's Frontier program builds AI-augmented engineering teams that combine AI, software engineering, cloud, data, quality, infrastructure, and operations to deliver measurable business outcomes. This entry-level Frontier Certified Engineer (FCE) opportunity is designed for recent graduates and early-career technologists who want structured training, hands-on experience, and mentorship while contributing to client-facing solutions.

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What You’ll Do

• 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-powered tools.
• Support development of AI-enabled applications, automation, workflows, and data-driven features.
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for quality, accuracy, performance, and business relevance.
• Help design and maintain knowledge systems, retrieval workflows, and data pipelines that improve AI experiences.
• Contribute to testing, deployment, monitoring, documentation, and operational support activities.
• Collaborate in a small, cross-functional pod to deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.
• Apply responsible AI principles and engineering best practices when developing solutions.
• Participate in technical training, certifications, workshops, and hands-on bootcamp projects.

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Required Qualifications

We encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet every preferred qualification.

• 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 from coursework, internships, co-ops, research, military experience, certifications, hackathons, capstone projects, personal projects, or similar activities.
• Demonstrated interest in software development, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, data engineering, or automation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn quickly in emerging technology domains.
• Ownership mindset and accountability for delivering high-quality work.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without employer sponsorship.

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Preferred Qualifications

(Preferred — not required.)

• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or similar.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, or AI-assisted development tools.
• Exposure to APIs, automation platforms, databases, software development methodologies, or data engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development practices.
• Experience from academic, personal, or internship projects involving software development, AI, cloud, data, or automation.
• Interest in responsible AI and continuous technical learning.

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Training & Certification

• Complete the Frontier Center of Excellence assessment covering AI foundations, software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, production delivery, and business fundamentals.
• Attend and complete the Frontier engineering bootcamp, including hands-on project work within a collaborative pod environment.
• Participate in ongoing technical learning and Frontier certification programs while working with experienced practitioners.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $100,000 per year.
• Eligible for discretionary annual performance-based bonus and benefits that support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Confidential Client regularly assesses market data to keep compensation competitive.

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Location & Work Arrangement

• Hybrid role: typically requires 3 days per week in a client or Confidential Client office in Toronto, ON (per role requirements).
• Start date: new hires will start in September 2026 (final start date subject to business needs).
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada without employer sponsorship.

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Additional Details

• This is an entry-level opportunity designed for recent graduates and early-career professionals.
• Applications for this position will be accepted until August 17, 2026.
• Confidential Client will review applications for this role without the use of AI screening tools (per the original posting disclosure).
• This posting represents potential future employment opportunities; selection and final offers are contingent on role availability and business requirements.

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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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