Sr Engineer – AI Platforms

Nuveen; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuveen is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and deliver platform solutions on cloud infrastructure that enable AI capabilities at enterprise scale. You will design, build, and maintain foundational infrastructure, while guiding teammates and translating complex requirements into scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include partnering with AI and infrastructure teams to provision cloud environments on AWS, leading design sessions, and developing internal tooling.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of enterprise-grade software development with Java/Spring Boot.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS services and serverless functions (AWS Lambda).

Responsibilities

• Design scalable cloud infrastructure solutions to support AI platform capabilities across the organization.
• Lead architectural discussions and ensure cross-team alignment on engineering standards.
• Develop and maintain internal tooling to support infrastructure operations and AI workflows.
• Mentor peers, review code, and establish development best practices.
• Create and maintain infrastructure diagrams, runbooks, and SDLC documentation.

Skills

Java (Spring Boot)

Microservices

REST APIs

AWS Lambda

CI/CD

Jenkins

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

EC2

VPC

RDS

S3

EKS

CloudWatch

KMS

Job description

Senior Engineer – AI Platforms The CTO team is looking for a Senior Engineer to design and deliver platform solutions on cloud infrastructure that support the organization's technology and business objectives. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the foundational infrastructure that enables AI capabilities at enterprise scale. You will work closely with internal infrastructure and AI teams to provision, configure, and support the cloud environments and internal applications that power our AI platform. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong architectural thinking, a proven ability to guide and mentor engineering peers, and the capacity to translate complex requirements into robust, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions that align with long-term enterprise strategy.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure solutions that support AI platform capabilities and internal application needs across the CTO organization, while leading architectural discussions and driving alignment across engineering teams to ensure consistency, quality, and strategic fit.
• Partner with AI and infrastructure teams to provision, configure, and maintain cloud environments on AWS aligned with enterprise architecture standards, serving as a technical lead and primary point of escalation for complex infrastructure challenges and cross-team dependencies.
• Develop and maintain internal applications and tooling that support infrastructure operations, monitoring, and AI platform workflows, while actively leading code reviews, establishing development best practices, and setting quality benchmarks for the broader engineering team.
• Interpret technical requirements and architecture specifications to deliver precise, well‑structured infrastructure solutions that meet stakeholder needs, and lead solution design sessions to ensure engineering approaches are scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including infrastructure diagrams, configuration standards, and runbooks adhering to established SDLC standards, while championing documentation culture across the team and ensuring knowledge is effectively captured and transferable.
• Proactively identify, assess, and communicate infrastructure risks, issues, and changes, recommending and driving mitigation strategies to protect system integrity and platform availability, and leading incident response efforts with a focus on speed, transparency, and long‑term remediation.
• Own defect management end to end, conducting thorough root cause analysis and collaborating with engineering and operations teams to drive timely resolution, while leading retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce recurring issues and elevate team delivery standards.
• Maintain accurate project task lists and provide regular, proactive status updates to the Manager on progress, milestones, and delivery risks, while supporting team‑level planning efforts, helping to decompose complex initiatives into actionable workstreams, and mentoring junior and mid‑level developers on estimation and delivery practices.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Work Experience

3+ Years Required; 5+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

Sedentary Work

Career Level

7IC Required

Required Skills

• 3+ years of experience in application development delivering enterprise‑grade software solutions, 3+ years of hands‑on Java (Spring Boot) experience including microservices, REST APIs, and serverless functions using AWS Lambda.
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Cloudbees, including participation in establishing and improving pipeline standards, release management processes, and DevOps practices across engineering teams.

Preferred Skills

• 3+ years of experience with AWS services including VPC, EC2, RDS, ELB, EKS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and KMS.

Related Skills

Application Programming Interface (API) Development/Integration, Automation, Communication, Consultative Communication, Containerization, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Influence, Organizational Savviness, Problem Solving, Prototyping, Relationship Management, Scalability/Reliability, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Design/Analysis

Anticipated Posting End Date

2026-10-30

Base Pay Range

$92,600/yr - $128,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non‑annual sales incentive plans, or other non‑annual incentive plans).

Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market‑leading retirement company fueled by world‑class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us. Our Culture of Impact At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future‑focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in‑office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

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