Principal, AI ML Engineer
Westlake, OH - USA
Job Summary
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
The Role
We are seeking a Principal AI/ML Engineer to help grow our Fidelity Institutional (FI) business by building innovative scalable AI this role youll develop and deploy production-ready AI systems that drive lead generation intelligent product recommendations coverage strategy optimization and client engagement!
You will:
- Develop and implement production AI and machine learning solutions using large language models (LLMs) retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic AI frameworks.
- Develop scalable data foundations APIs and cloud-based AI infrastructure.
- Build reliable secure and observable systems with a production-first demeanor.
- Partner with business and technology teams to translate complex challenges into impactful solutions.
- Establish monitoring governance and MLOps methods that ensure performance and scalability.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and apply them to deliver measurable
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Bachelors or Masters degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Engineering Data Science or a related field.
- 6 years of software or AI/ML engineering experience including building and deploying AI solutions in production environments.
- Practical experience working with LLMs prompt and context engineering RAG architectures and agentic AI frameworks.
- Advanced proficiency in Python and experience building clean maintainable well-tested production applications.
- Strong experience designing APIs and integrating AI capabilities with enterprise applications data platforms and business workflows.
- Experience deploying cloud-native AI solutions and applying monitoring observability governance and MLOps practices.
- Experience with AWS Snowflake dbt Airflow LangChain/LangGraph or similar technologies.
- Strong systems-thinking problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to balance innovation with practicality delivering scalable solutions that drive business outcomes.
Preferred Attributes
- Production-first attitude focused on reliability scalability maintainability and user experience.
- Ability to assess technical decisions through the lens of business impact operational complexity and long-term sustainability.
- Proven success collaborating across technical and non-technical teams in fast-paced environments.
The Team
Our team supports a variety of complex applications serving a diverse set of businesses and customers. The database environments are extremely critical to our success and vitality which requires outstanding technical skill and a collaborative outlook. Youll work alongside experienced engineers data scientists and business partners in an environment that values innovation learning and delivering real business impact.
Fidelitys Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.
Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 the Investment Company Act of 1940 ERISA numerous state laws governing securities investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations including FINRA among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Required Experience:
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About Company
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