Principal AI Engineer

Principal AI EngineerSan Francisco, CA - 4 days onsite$225,000 - $250,000 + bonus + LTI; $500,000-$700,000 totalTHE COMPANYHarnham is partnering with a top financial services company in the NYC area, which is looking for an experienced AI / ML Engineer. This person will be at the forefront of building AI automation applications for new ways at identifying cost-saving opportunities. You'll partner with executive teams across the company and own generative AI, LLM and reinforcement learning modeling and deployment.RESPONSIBILITIESWork closely with department heads to align on business goals, define machine learning challenges, and design effective ML solutions.Develop and deploy machine learning models, including building data pipelines, orchestrating ML workflows, and optimizing system performance and reliability.Maintain a robust codebase by writing well-tested code, covering both functional and non-functional aspects such as unit, integration, and load testing.Stay informed on industry trends and advancements in generative AI, LLMs, agentic AI, deep learning, experiment with new model concepts, and run both offline and online evaluations.Actively share knowledge through internal presentations, tech talks, and by promoting best practices in engineering and technology use.SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEAdvanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning or a related field.Over 7 years of hands-on experience developing and deploying production-ready machine learning / deep learning / AI systems, covering the full model lifecycle"”training, tuning, deployment, serving, and monitoring.Enterprise-level application experience, ideally in real-time preferred.Expertise in cloud infrastructure (especially AWS), machine learning orchestration tools like Kubeflow, TensorFlow, and the use of Feature Stores in live environments.Experience as a tech-lead for scaling MLE teams preferred.Commercial experience combination of big tech and scaling startups / scrappy environments a plus.BENEFITSThe compensation package contains a base salary, bonus, LTI and a comprehensive benefits package.HOW TO APPLYPlease register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page.KEY TERMSArtificial Intelligence | Generative AI | GenAI | Machine Learning | ML Engineer | Engineering | Deployment | Production | Real Time | Enterprise | Statistics | Mathematics | Financial Services | Banking | Python | Anomaly Detection | Fintech | Agentic AI | AI Agents

Created: 2026-05-09