Director, AI Engineer
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Technology - Data Analytics & ManagementDirector AI Engineer
Job Description
As the Global Asset Management business of Prudential were always looking for ways to improve financial services. Were passionate about making a meaningful impact - touching the lives of millions and solving financial challenges in an ever-changing world.
We also believe talent is key to achieving our vision and are intentional about building a culture on respect and collaboration. When you join PGIM youll unlock a motivating and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading global asset managers!
If youre not afraid to think differently and challenge the status quo come and be a part of a dedicated team thats investing in your future by shaping tomorrow today. At PGIM You Can!
We are seeking aDirector AI Engineerto lead thedesign development and production deploymentof AI-driven systems. This role focuses onadvanced machine learningGenerative AI andAgentic AI applicationsacross investment and enterprise functions. You will be responsible for building the engineering foundation that turns experimental models into scalable secure and real-time AI products that support investment research risk assessment client intelligence and decision automation.
This role is based in our office in Newark NJ. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely and/ from the office as needed based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. This position is hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring weekly basis 3 days per week and can change based on future updates to the companys in-office presence policy.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end engineering (Development Deployment and Promotion to the production systems) of AI/ML systems ensuring production performance scalability and resilience.
- Develop and maintain AI platforms that support LLMs transformer-based models and multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
- Translate business and quantitative ideas into fully integrated AI services APIs and microservices.
- Engineer agent-based architectures for tasks such as investment intelligence contextual parsing across different file types investment research synthesis and automated reasoning.
- Optimize AI pipelines for real-time inference multi-tenant usage and cost-efficiency using cloud-native infrastructure.
- Collaborate across AI research quantitative infrastructure and compliance teams to align design with firm goals and controls.
- Champion engineering best practices in CI/CD code testing observability and model versioning.
Qualifications
- Minimum Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or comparable quantitative disciplines
- 7 years of experience in software or AI engineering including experience leading production-grade AI initiatives
- 5 years of experience working on enterprise cloud platforms (preferably Azure) developing and maintain full-stack applications
- Strong foundation on fundamental cloud services (SaaS IaaS PaaS) including automation of deployment using Terraform and cloud templates
- Proficient in building and scaling applications using Python Java or Scala
- Strong command of deployment patterns including containerization (Docker Kubernetes) cloud orchestration and inference optimization
- Hands-on experience with Generative AI systems including LLM fine-tuning prompt engineering embedding retrieval or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
- Working knowledge of Agentic AI LangChain CrewAI or custom agent system design
- Understanding of software and data governance regulatory expectations (e.g. SR 11-7) and observability in financial contexts is preferred
- Strong drive for excellence with minimum level of guidance and supervision
- Excellent communication and leadership skills; able to align engineering priorities with quantitative investment and technology stakeholders; Can convince without authority
- Team-orient mindset and can-do attitude
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in asset management investment platforms or financial technology environments
- Familiarity withmarket data systemsmodel life-cycle management andalternative data pipelines
- Exposure to model governance auditability and ethical AI standards in regulated sectors
What we offer you:
Market competitive base salaries with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
Medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) and leave of absences such as parental and military leave.
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs including up to $1600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting housing senior care finances pets legal matters education emotional and mental health and career development.
Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period) after one year of service.
Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program whereby an award if any depends on various factors including without limitation individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package visit Work Life Balance Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin genetics disability marital status age veteran status domestic partner status medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
