AI Engineer, Private Assets

MSCI

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$125,000–$205,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $165k
$113k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $149,875–$224,493 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About MSCI

MSCI is a US-based provider of investment decision support tools, including equity indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG research used by institutional investors worldwide.

MSCI currently has 14 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$250,000 across 14 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AI Engineer, Private Assets

As a Principal AI Engineer, you will join the AI team to architect and implement advanced systems that address complex analytical challenges within the financial data ecosystem. You will design end-to-end ML pipelines for multi-modal data sources, including structured market data and unstructured documents, while developing NLP systems to extract metrics from millions of reports. Your daily work involves building conversational AI platforms using LLMs, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation techniques. To succeed, you must possess expertise in PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, and Langflow, alongside experience with Azure or GCP cloud-native infrastructure. You will also implement MLOps best practices, manage distributed inference pipelines, and establish CI/CD pipelines for generative AI services. This role focuses on solving sophisticated problems in risk assessment, portfolio analytics, and market dynamics to provide actionable insights for global investors.

What does a AI Engineer earn in New York?

Median $246150 from 73 postings across 9 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement enterprise-scale AI architectures to process complex, multi-dimensional financial and alternative data.
  • Architect end-to-end ML pipelines for multi-modal data sources including structured market data and real-time feeds.
  • Develop advanced NLP systems to extract and validate critical metrics from millions of documents and regulatory filings.
  • Apply cutting-edge AI techniques like LLMs, computer vision, and deep learning to solve diverse financial use cases.
  • Implement MLOps best practices for automated model deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement across product lines.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers on AI/ML best practices and architectural decisions.
  • Build conversational AI platforms using generative models, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques.
  • Automate internal engineering tasks by developing and deploying AI agents.

What we're looking for

  • Proven expertise in deploying and optimizing large language models and multi-agent architectures.
  • Experience architecting Conversational AI platforms using Gen AI, semantic search, and RAG techniques.
  • Proficiency with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, and Langflow.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud-native AI infrastructure (Azure, GCP) and distributed inference pipelines.
  • Expertise in MLOps best practices, including model deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines for Gen AI services.
  • Solid grounding in data engineering, model evaluation, and system observability.
  • Deep knowledge of conversational AI, dialog management, and human-in-the-loop design.
  • Demonstrated success in building and mentoring diverse AI and engineering teams.

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