CareerPlan

AI Engineer Lead

IrvineFull-time$179k–$287k2026-07-16 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead discovery, design, build, and deploy production generative AI applications (copilots, assistants, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows) to improve investment processes and business outcomes.

Role type

Senior IC AI Engineer Lead (Generative AI)

Builds

Production-grade generative AI systems, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, and agentic workflows for investment professionals.

Domain

Financial Services / Generative AI / LLMs

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, LLM application development, RAG pipeline architecture, agent development, system design, distributed systems, FinOps, security/compliance controls, evaluation-driven development

Preferred skills

Experience in regulated environments, cloud-native development, MLOps/LLMOps tooling

Technologies

Python, LLMs, Vector storage, APIs, Cloud platforms

Responsibilities

Partner with business teams to translate ambiguous needs into technical specs; Design and build end-to-end RAG pipelines; Build and operate agentic workflows; Implement eval-driven development with guardrails; Apply cost-optimization practices; Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems; Embed security, privacy, and compliance controls; Codify reusable tools and patterns.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities