Senior AI Engineer – Knowledge Graph Platform

DataJobs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off with holidays & sick

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is hiring a Senior AI Engineer to build the Intelligence Layer, a knowledge-graph-based platform. You will integrate LLMs, design agentic pipelines, and ensure secure access with governance and observability. The role is onsite in Chicago, IL with a salary range of USD 190,000–210,000 per year.

You’ll work on ingestion, graph modeling, retrieval services, and APIs, collaborating with Leads, Architects, and delivery partners to implement scalable, production-grade systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with production apps or data platforms.
• Hands-on knowledge graphs, graph data modeling, and graph query languages.
• Experience with APIs, Python development, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Practical experience with Claude, ChatGPT, or similar LLM platforms.
• Familiarity with MCP, tool orchestration, and governance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build the Intelligence Layer components: ingestion pipelines, knowledge graphs, retrieval services and APIs.
• Develop agentic pipelines with orchestration, tool routing and state management.
• Ensure secure access, governance, client confidentiality and reliability.
• Collaborate with Leads, Architects and vendors; deliver technical documentation.
• Integrate enterprise data sources and maintain source permissions and metadata.

Skills

5+ years of software engineering

Knowledge graphs

APIs

Python

React

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Neo4j

Cypher

Claude

ChatGPT

MCP

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Azure

React

APIs

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is hiring a Senior AI Engineer to build the Intelligence Layer, a knowledge-graph-based platform. You will integrate LLMs, design agentic pipelines, and ensure secure access with governance and observability. The role is onsite in Chicago, IL with a salary range of USD 190,000–210,000 per year.

You’ll work on ingestion, graph modeling, retrieval services, and APIs, collaborating with Leads, Architects, and delivery partners to implement scalable, production-grade systems.