CareerPlan

AI Engineer 4 (AI Foundations: Benchmarking, Evaluation, and Explainability)

McLean, VA, USFull-time$197k2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, LLM inference, agents, multi-agent workflows, similarity search, guardrails, model evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability for banking applications.

Role type

Senior IC AI Engineer (AI Foundations & Evaluation)

Builds

Scalable, high-performance AI infrastructure and proprietary solutions for real-time customer experiences and internal associate tools.

Domain

Financial Services / Large Language Models & Foundation Models

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Go, CUDA, Java, PyTorch, VectorDBs, LLM Inference, Model Evaluation, System Architecture, GPU/TPU Optimization, Distributed Systems

Preferred skills

Agentic AI workflows, State-of-the-art optimization techniques, Petabyte-scale distributed systems, AI model governance, Cross-functional technical leadership

Technologies

AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, VectorDBs, PyTorch, CUDA, Golang

Responsibilities

Design and deploy AI components (LLM inference, agents, guardrails); Optimize training and inference for latency, throughput, and cost; Define and maintain SLOs for AI reliability; Lead cross-functional technical reviews for security and compliance; Mentor Senior and Principal Associates on scalable design.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities