Sr Manager, AI Engineering Loveland, CO or Chicago, IL
Sr Manager, AI Engineering Loveland, CO or Chicago, IL
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$ 169100 - 289800
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Job Description
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose Feeding the Future is the reason we come to work each day. Were guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety inclusion integrity and results. When we say we care we mean it. Were creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe has a sense of belonging trusts one another and acts with integrity.
Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26000 employees we operate a world-class network of production distribution and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers needs and strive to provide a more profitable sustainable and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.
This role will be posted from September 19th October 13st 2025.
What you will do:
- Lead a team of AI software engineers focused on buildingscalable production-grade AI and Agentic AI solutions including systems using large language models (LLMs) reinforcement learning and multi-agent frameworks.
- Assist in the design and deployment ofLLM-based pipelines autonomous agents and tools that integrate with APIs knowledge bases and cloud environments.
- Mentor engineers in best practices related toAI model integration prompt engineering software design patterns and performance optimization.
- Partner with product managers data scientists MLOps and platform teams to define project scopes deliverables and timelines.
- Promote a culture ofexperimentation safety and ethical AI development including review processes for model outputs and agent actions.
- Evaluate and incorporateemerging AI tools open-source libraries and research into the engineering workflow.
- Ensure the team adheres to best practices incode quality testing documentation and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
- Track team performance and provide guidance on career development skill growth and succession planning.
- Own the hiring process for the AI engineering team includingtalent acquisition onboarding and team structure planning.
What you will bring:
- 10 years of experience in software or AI engineering with 2 years in atechnical management or team lead role.
- Bachelors or Masters degree inComputer Science Artificial Intelligence or a related field.
- Certifications or experience inAI product development MLOps or advanced cloud architecture are an asset.
- Experience inAI software engineering with strong knowledge ofLLMs deep learning reinforcement learning and generative/agentic AI frameworks.
- Proficiency inPython with experience usingPyTorch TensorFlow Hugging Face Transformers and agent orchestration tools likeLangChain CrewAI Auto-GPT or ReAct.
- Hands-on experience integrating AI intocloud-native environments (AWS GCP or Azure) APIs databases and front-end applications.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with a proven ability tolead technical teams and ship AI-powered products.
- Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional AI teams in anAgile/Scrum environment.
- Understanding ofAI safety fairness explainability and alignment principles in real-world applications.
- Familiarity withvector databases (e.g. Pinecone Weaviate) RAG pipelines and knowledge graph integrations.
Compensation & Benefits:
The salary range for this role in Loveland CO is between $177600 - $304400 and in Deerfield IL is between $169100 - $289800. While we provide this range as general guidance several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including but not limited to candidate skill set experience and training licensure and certifications work location and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.
We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical dental vision coverage and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per addition we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.
In addition to base pay this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the will be discussed through the application process.
This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the companys good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience skills education location and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.
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The estimated salary that Indeed Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutriens compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.
This job will remain posted until accordance with Nutrien policies you will be required to undergo a background check and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements as permitted by law.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
