CareerPlan

Staff AI Engineer

USARemoteFull-time$245k–$335k2026-09-01 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architecting, designing, and deploying scalable, responsible AI systems (LLM inference, similarity search, VectorDBs) to improve associate workflows and customer interactions.

Role type

Staff AI Engineer (Systems & Infrastructure)

Builds

Production AI software components, foundation model training pipelines, and large-scale LLM inference systems.

Domain

Financial Services / Generative AI / Large Language Models

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM inference optimization, VectorDBs, similarity search, model evaluation, system architecture, cross-functional leadership, hardware utilization optimization, Python, Go, Scala, Java, C++, C#

Preferred skills

Advanced AI research application, explaining complex AI concepts to stakeholders

Technologies

AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch, VectorDBs

Responsibilities

Design and build AI software components including foundation model training and LLM inference; Develop advanced LLM optimization methods for scalability and cost; Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams; Shape the technical direction and roadmap for foundational AI systems.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence