AI Enablement Student (4 months) - Fall 2026

Canadian Tire is seeking a highly motivated  AI Enablement Student  to join their Engineering Practices team in Toronto, ON for a four-month Fall 2026 work term.

This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape how AI is adopted across engineering teams by contributing to technical documentation modernization, standards consolidation, and AI enablement initiatives.

What You'll Do
AI-Powered Technical Documentation:

Assist in standardizing and modernizing engineering documentation using AI-assisted approaches

Explore AI tools and techniques that improve documentation quality, discoverability, and maintenance

Develop documentation templates, examples, and reusable artifacts that improve developer onboarding and knowledge sharing

Apply hands-on coding and AI-assisted development skills to create AI-based documentation workflows and automation patterns

Standards, Best Practices & Guardrails Initiative:

Support the consolidation of coding standards, engineering best practices, architectural guidance, and development guardrails into common playbooks

Help create centralized repositories and knowledge bases that serve as a single source of truth

Participate in Community of Practice (CoP) sessions and assist Staff Engineers in driving adoption of shared engineering standards

Prototype practical solutions including reusable scripts, AI-assisted workflows, and proof-of-concepts

AI Enablement & Developer Productivity:

Research and evaluate emerging AI tools that support software development, documentation, testing, code reviews, and engineering workflows

Contribute to AI adoption initiatives by documenting use cases, lessons learned, and recommended practices

Help develop AI instruction sets, prompts, templates, and guidance materials reusable by engineering teams

Assist with workshops, demonstrations, onboarding materials, and communication assets supporting broader AI adoption

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, IT, AI/ML, Data Science, or related discipline)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Basic programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript/Type Script, Swift, or Kotlin

Experience using Git and Git Hub for version control and collaboration

Basic understanding of prompt engineering and effective interaction with AI tools

Experience using AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude)

Documentation and collaboration tools (Markdown, Mermaid, Confluence) considered an asset

Compensation
Typical hiring range: $23.00 – $30.00 CAD per hour. Broadband range: $23.00 – $37.00 CAD per hour. Benefits include career growth opportunities, product discounts, and access to Canadian Tire's learning and well-being programs.

Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, IT, AI/ML, Data Science, or a related discipline. Basic programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript/Type Script, Swift, or Kotlin.

Experience with Git and Git Hub. Basic understanding of prompt engineering and AI tools such as Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude.

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