AI-ML Engineer

Valiant Technologies LLC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Minneapolis seeks a Lead AI/ML Engineer to design, build, and operationalize AI capabilities that power Finance decision-making, productivity, and innovation.

You will lead AI-powered solutions including LLM applications, RAG, intelligent agents, and classification and summarization workflows, collaborating with Finance, Data Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Responsible AI teams to deliver scalable, governed AI products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• Significant experience in software engineering, ML, or AI engineering.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI and LLM deployments in production.
• Experience with prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, evaluation, and governance.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, data platforms, and scalable systems.
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, security, privacy, and compliance practices.
• Ability to work with both technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, and operationalize AI capabilities for enterprise scale.
• Develop LLM applications, RAG, agents, classification, and summarization workflows.
• Collaborate with Finance, Data Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Responsible AI teams to deliver governed AI solutions.
• Align with enterprise AI/ML engineering practices and AI productization standards.

Skills

Software engineering

Machine learning

Prompt engineering

LLM applications

Cloud-native architectures

Security and governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

RAG architectures

Vector databases

Semantic search

Knowledge retrieval systems

AI observability

Job description

Are you passionate about applyingAIto solve complex business challenges at enterprise scale? We are seeking a LeadAI/MLEngineer to design, build, and operationalizeAIcapabilities that drive decision-making, productivity, and innovation across the Finance organization.

In this role, you will lead the development ofAI-powered solutions including large language model (LLM) applications, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), intelligent agents, classification models, summarization workflows, and decision-support tools. You will work closely with Finance, Data Engineering, Architecture, Security, and ResponsibleAIteams to deliver trusted, scalable, and governedAIsolutions. The role aligns with enterpriseAI/MLengineering practices andAIproductization standards

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field; equivalent experience considered.
• Significant experience in software engineering, machine learning, orAIengineering.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying generativeAIand LLM-based applications in production environments.
• Experience with prompt engineering, RAG architectures,AIagents, model evaluation, and operationalAIgovernance.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, data platforms, and scalable software systems.
• Knowledge of ResponsibleAI, security, privacy, and compliance practices.
• Proven ability to work effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, or other enterprise finance functions.
• 1-2+ years in developing and deploying agenticAIsolutions.
• Familiarity withAIobservability, model monitoring, vector databases, semantic search, and knowledge retrieval systems.
• Experience leading enterpriseAIproducts from design through production support.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.