Senior AI Engineer - Front Office Investment Tech

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Boston (MA)

Hybrid

USD 242,000 - 333,000

Full time

22 hours ago
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Job summary

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC seeks an experienced VP-Forward Deployed Engineer to design and deploy AI-enabled tools that enhance investment decision-making. You will collaborate across Investments, Technology, Data, Risk, and Compliance to deliver secure, scalable solutions, transitioning prototypes into enterprise capabilities.

Lead initiatives with portfolio managers and researchers, delivering production-grade AI capabilities while aligning with regulatory requirements and risk

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in investment management, quantitative research/strategy, and software or AI engineering.
  • Experience with trading desks or portfolio teams preferred.
  • Hands-on experience building and shipping LLM-enabled applications (RAG/embeddings, agentic workflows).
  • Strong Python development delivering production-quality code.
  • Cloud infrastructure and modern software practices (CI/CD, API design).
  • Fluency in at least one asset class (equities, fixed income, multi-asset, macro).
  • Track record of secure, auditable AI solutions in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

  • Translate investment strategies and research priorities into AI-enabled solutions.
  • Design and deliver proof-of-concept and production AI capabilities.
  • Collaborate with Investments, Technology, Data, Risk, and Compliance to meet standards.
  • Influence AI and investment technology roadmap and promote adoption.
  • Scale prototypes into sustainable enterprise capabilities with engineering teams.

Skills

Python
Cloud
LLM
APIs
AI engineering

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

LangChain
LlamaIndex
Vector databases

Job description

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC seeks an experienced VP-Forward Deployed Engineer to design and deploy AI-enabled tools that enhance investment decision-making. You will collaborate across Investments, Technology, Data, Risk, and Compliance to deliver secure, scalable solutions, transitioning prototypes into enterprise capabilities.

Lead initiatives with portfolio managers and researchers, delivering production-grade AI capabilities while aligning with regulatory requirements and risk

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