AI Engineer: Generative AI & Production ML for Finance

Bank of America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 107,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an AI Engineer within Global Payment Solutions (GPS) Data and AI to design and build AI-powered products across the business. The role sits at the intersection of AI research, software engineering, and product development, translating Generative AI and ML advances into scalable solutions.

You will prototype, evaluate, deploy, and monitor AI systems, using LLMs, information retrieval, and retrieval‑augmented generation to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field such as computer science, math, statistics, physics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience developing production‑quality software, machine learning systems, or AI‑powered applications using Python and/or C++.
• Strong foundation in probability, statistics, and applied machine learning (NLP, time‑series analysis, GenAI).
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including modular system design, APIs, testing, version control, and maintainable production code.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Frame abstract business problems using advanced data science and machine learning algorithms.
• Own AI systems end‑to‑end, from initial research and prototyping through architecture, implementation, evaluation, deployment, and ongoing improvement.
• Experiment with new models, retrieval strategies, prompting techniques, agent architectures, and emerging AI technologies to determine their applicability to real‑world business problems.
• Develop rigorous evaluation frameworks to measure AI system quality and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate ambiguous business challenges into well‑defined AI solutions.
• Shape cross‑team collaboration to advance the firm’s data science and AI capabilities.

Skills

Python

C++

NLP

Time-series

RAG

LLMs

APIs

Testing

Version control

Agile practices

Communication

DevOps

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math/Stats/Physics

Tools

RAG systems

LLM applications

NLP frameworks

Job description

Bank of America is seeking an AI Engineer within Global Payment Solutions (GPS) Data and AI to design and build AI-powered products across the business. The role sits at the intersection of AI research, software engineering, and product development, translating Generative AI and ML advances into scalable solutions.

You will prototype, evaluate, deploy, and monitor AI systems, using LLMs, information retrieval, and retrieval‑augmented generation to deliver measurable business value.