Sr. AI Software Engineer

T. Rowe Price; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus eligibility

Hybrid work schedule

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

T. Rowe Price is seeking a Sr. AI Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy autonomous AI systems within a cloud-based, n-tier architecture. You will review requirements, build robust software solutions, and collaborate across squads to scale responsible AI across the organization.

The role emphasizes partnering with business stakeholders, mentoring juniors, and leading significant components while promoting engineering excellence and durable systems in a fast-evolving tech landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, containerized microservices, and modern delivery practices.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML-enabled software in production.
• Proficiency with Python and AI/ML frameworks/libraries.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities, APIs, or models into enterprise applications.
• Understanding of testing, scalability, security, and maintainability for AI-enabled systems.
• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled systems and observability.
• Strong collaboration and communication across engineering and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects or work streams, providing guidance and expertise to your team.
• Design, build, test, and deploy AI agents and intelligent systems for modern cloud-based architectures.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop agent-driven workflows delivering insights.
• Promote engineering excellence with CI/CD, code quality, and best practices.
• Mentor junior team members and lead code reviews.
• Tackle complex problems, adapt solutions as new information emerges.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

Java

Python

JavaScript

Cloud-native

Microservices

AI/ML frameworks

APIs & integration

Observability & testing

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Angular

Job description

Company Overview

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi‑asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident. We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity. Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

Role Summary

As a Sr. AI Software Engineer on the Global Marketing and Digital Enablement team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, modifying, and implementing innovative solutions to address both immediate and long‑term information technology needs. This includes working with new and existing applications, systems, databases, and infrastructure. You will play a key role in creating and deploying autonomous AI systems, partnering with cross‑functional squads, supporting the Build‑Operate‑Transfer process, and helping scale responsible AI solutions across the organization. Your responsibilities will include reviewing and interpreting system requirements, analyzing business processes, and coding, testing, debugging, and implementing robust software solutions. This role is well suited for engineers with strong software fundamentals passionate about solving complex problems, building reliable systems, collaborating across disciplines, and contributing to the standards and practices that shape the next generation of software engineering at T. Rowe Price.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects or work streams, providing guidance and expertise to your team.
• Take ownership of your work and, at times, oversee the work of others, offering advice on processes and standards within your area of specialization.
• Work independently, serving as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Design, build, test, and deploy AI agents and intelligent systems for modern, cloud‑based, n‑tier architectures.
• Partner with business stakeholders to develop agent‑driven workflows that automate complex processes and deliver actionable insights.
• Promote engineering excellence by applying best practices in AI development, continuous integration, and code quality.
• Contribute to projects focused on agent orchestration, prompt engineering, and real‑time, data‑driven automation.
• Manage technical debt and drive ongoing improvements in AI platforms and infrastructure.
• Proactively identify opportunities to leverage AI agents for increased business value and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a domain expert throughout the software lifecycle (coding, testing, deployment), leading significant components of development projects.
• Help develop and promote standard methodologies within your group.
• Lead code reviews and actively provide feedback on designs and code.
• Take responsibility for technical debt in your own work.
• Lead small project teams as needed.
• Tackle complex problems systematically and make tactical versus strategic trade‑offs.
• Adapt solutions as new information or ideas emerge.
• Mentor junior team members, providing support and building their confidence.
• Support colleagues with suggestions to improve practices and processes.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building applications in an object‑oriented language such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native architectures, containerized microservices, and modern software delivery practices.
• Hands‑on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML‑enabled software solutions in a production environment.
• Proficiency with Python and common AI/ML frameworks and libraries.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities, APIs, or models into enterprise applications.
• Understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing, scalability, security, and maintainability for AI‑enabled systems.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑enabled systems, intelligent workflows, and emerging automation technologies.
• Experience building or contributing to production or near‑production applications, platforms, or intelligent workflows in complex enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with modern engineering patterns such as API integration, event‑driven services, observability, monitoring, and scalable system design.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and software design skills.
• Commitment to engineering quality through automated testing, code reviews, observability, and continuous delivery.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across engineering and business teams to shape effective solutions.
• A product mindset, learning agility, and comfort operating in a fast‑evolving technology landscape.

Preferred

• Experience contributing to reusable platform components or shared engineering capabilities.
• Experience with React and/or Angular.
• Understanding of financial markets, asset management, or financial instruments.

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

EEO Statement

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.