Senior AI Engineer: Build Production-Grade AI Systems

Careeroza; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiver in Chicago is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI systems that automate workflows, augment decision-making, and accelerate engineering across the firm. You will own the full lifecycle—from identifying opportunities and translating business problems into scalable AI solutions to deploying, operating, and continuously improving systems in production.

You will combine strong software engineering with pragmatic AI expertise to deliver

Qualifications

• 6+ years of AI/ML engineering experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and practices.
• Experience deploying AI systems in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy production-grade AI systems.
• Own the full lifecycle from problem framing to production operation.
• Improve AI products to deliver measurable business impact.

Skills

Python

Job description

Optiver in Chicago is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI systems that automate workflows, augment decision-making, and accelerate engineering across the firm. You will own the full lifecycle—from identifying opportunities and translating business problems into scalable AI solutions to deploying, operating, and continuously improving systems in production.

You will combine strong software engineering with pragmatic AI expertise to deliver