Lead Ai Engineer

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Base: $123,000pyr - $168,000pyr; bonus/equity: not...
Not specified; likely hybrid or in-office based on company culture.
Generative ai solutions using rag
Vector databases, embedding models, llms
Production-grade ai agents
Nuveen, a global investment manager under TIAA, is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and deploy generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in AI/ML technologies, particularly in building scalable applications on AWS using Python

Job Summary

  • The Lead AI Engineer is a key technical leader and major contributor to a high-performing, fast-paced engineering team responsible for designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade generative AI solutions.
  • This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, scalable architecture, and cutting-edge AI/ML technologies, with a focus on delivering production-ready applications on AWS using Python.
  • We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission.

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Nuveen, a global investment manager under TIAA, is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to design and deploy generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in AI/ML technologies, particularly in building scalable applications on AWS using Python.

Salary

Base: $123,000/yr - $168,000/yr; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Generative AI solutions using RAG
  • Vector databases, embedding models, LLMs
  • Production-grade AI agents
  • Langchain, Langgraph
  • Large-scale Python applications
  • FastAPI, Flask
  • AWS services
  • CI/CD best practices
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
  • Security best practices

Nice-to-have

  • MLOps platforms
  • Multi-cloud architectures
  • Open-source AI/ML contributions
  • Real-time streaming
  • Multimodal models
  • AWS certifications

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on AI/ML experience
  • 1+ year focused on Generative AI, LLMs
  • Expert-level Python programming
  • Full-stack development skills
  • Extensive AWS experience
  • Production experience with Generative AI technologies
  • Bachelor's Degree Required
  • 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

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