Cloud AI Engineer for Scientific Computing

The University Of Chicago; Illinois; On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago seeks a technically adept software engineer to join the Nimbus/PSD CS group. You will help design, deploy, and operate cloud research infrastructure used by scientists, including AI assistants and LLM-integrated tooling.

You will collaborate with researchers nationwide and contribute to academic publications. Responsibilities include building AI-based systems, integrating OpenStack and virtualization tech, and supporting users through deployment and maintenance with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Experience with OpenStack, cloud and virtualization technologies.
• Strong Python development and AI/LLM tooling exposure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate AI/ML enabled research infrastructure.
• Collaborate with scientists to design cloud-based testbeds.
• Build and maintain AI assistant components with LLMs.
• Evaluate security controls and perform system upgrades.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Git

React

Vue

Jupyter

LangChain

LLMs

AI agent frameworks

OpenStack

KVM/Docker

Jenkins

Ansible

Ceph

MariaDB

Python

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

OpenStack

Docker

KVM

Ceph

MariaDB

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

The University of Chicago seeks a technically adept software engineer to join the Nimbus/PSD CS group. You will help design, deploy, and operate cloud research infrastructure used by scientists, including AI assistants and LLM-integrated tooling.

You will collaborate with researchers nationwide and contribute to academic publications. Responsibilities include building AI-based systems, integrating OpenStack and virtualization tech, and supporting users through deployment and maintenance with a