AI Prototyping Engineer for Advisor Workflows

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 145,170 - 182,820; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% 401k match up to 6% of salary

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid Sabbatical Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually

Job summary

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC is seeking a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to develop AI solutions within a hybrid work environment based in Chicago. The role focuses on prototyping AI systems, collaborating with Product Managers and UX designers to validate advisor workflows rapidly.

Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in AI engineering, expertise in Python and AI tools, and a passion for innovation. Morningstar promotes wellness through competitive benefits inclusive of generous leave policies and financial health programs.

Qualifications

• Expertise with LLMs and AI frameworks.
• Ability to rapidly prototype with limited infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and iterate AI prototypes for advisor workflows.
• Integrate signals, models, and UX designs into working experiments.
• Test feasibility and performance of AI behaviors in real workflow scenarios.
• Collaborate closely with PMs, UX designers, and Research & Signals Lead.
• Capture technical learnings and provide handoff documentation for production teams.
• Rapidly validate ideas before long-term engineering investment.

Skills

AI prototyping

Data integration

Collaboration in cross-functional teams

Experimentation and iteration

Technical documentation

Education

3–5 years of AI engineering experience

Tools

Python

Claude, Code and/or Cursor

Job description

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC is seeking a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to develop AI solutions within a hybrid work environment based in Chicago. The role focuses on prototyping AI systems, collaborating with Product Managers and UX designers to validate advisor workflows rapidly.

Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in AI engineering, expertise in Python and AI tools, and a passion for innovation. Morningstar promotes wellness through competitive benefits inclusive of generous leave policies and financial health programs.