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Lead AI Engineer #3559256
Durham, NC
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Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

This opportunity is with a fast-growing, technology-forward financial services organization redefining how AI is embedded into a traditionally underserved industry. Backed by strong financial leadership and driven by a product-first mindset, the company is investing heavily in building intelligent, scalable platforms that enhance both internal operations and customer experiences.

A newly forming AI function is at the center of this transformation. Operating as a startup within the enterprise, this group is focused on rapidly building and scaling AI-powered solutions across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to define how AI is used at scale—both as a product capability and as a workforce multiplier.

What’s In Store For You

  • Opportunity to build and scale AI capabilities from the ground up
  • Direct collaboration with executive leadership
  • High-impact role influencing both product and enterprise workflows
  • Long-term growth as the AI function expands

How You Will Make An Impact

  • Design and implement AI infrastructure including models, pipelines, and integrations
  • Build and deploy LLM-powered applications and RAG-based solutions
  • Integrate AI into digital products across internal and external platforms
  • Create scalable APIs and workflows that connect AI capabilities to real user experiences
  • Standardize and optimize AI usage across business teams
  • Coach and enable internal users to adopt and extend AI tools effectively
  • Partner across engineering, data, product, and leadership teams
  • Establish best practices for responsible AI and governance

Are you an experienced full-stack AI engineer ready to build and scale real-world AI solutions?

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong full-stack foundation
  • Hands-on experience delivering at least one production AI/LLM solution
  • Experience with Generative AI technologies (GPT, Claude, Llama)
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain, Hugging Face, or LlamaIndex
  • Experience building APIs and integrating AI into real-world applications
  • Strong understanding of backend services, cloud infrastructure, and frontend integration
  • Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
  • Ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
  • Experience mentoring or guiding teams on AI adoption is a plus
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to operate in fast-moving environments

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