Top AI & Machine Learning Jobs in Chicago, IL

Build and operate production AI applications and shared platform capabilities using AWS Bedrock and Python. Develop AI agents, MCP servers, APIs, and distributed services; integrate AI into existing workflows; evaluate retrieval, tool-use, and orchestration approaches; and improve reliability, security, observability, and maintainability. Partner with technical and business stakeholders to identify opportunities, guide technical decisions, support delivery planning, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Lead design and launch of a tiered AI partner marketing program. Execute co-marketing, sales enablement, in-platform brand governance, attribution and reporting, client education, and cross-functional operations to drive partner-sourced pipeline and $1M closed-won revenue in year one.

Architect and lead development of scalable AI and cloud-native agentic solutions and AI transcription platforms using OpenAI, Azure, and AWS. Design, build, and maintain high-performance distributed systems; provide technical leadership, enforce engineering best practices, lead DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Fargate) and CI/CD with SonarQube, optimize infrastructure costs, and collaborate cross-functionally to align technical solutions with financial business needs.

Design, architect, and develop Python-based APIs and cloud-native AI platforms. Build and optimize relational and vector databases, implement retrieval-augmented generation and LLM fine-tuning, enforce AI governance and safety, drive AI adoption, and define architectural standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, maintainable enterprise solutions.