Principal AI Engineer

Wells Fargo

Confirmed live today High trust
Closes tomorrow Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Boston, MA
Salary
$191,000–$305,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
34 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 28, 2026 (soon)

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $227k
This role $248k
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This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $195,787–$259,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $248k versus about $227k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, providing banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services nationwide. Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Wells Fargo currently has 23 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $159,000–$254,000 across 9 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal AI Engineer

The Principal AI Engineer joins the CCIBT Gen AI team to build AI frameworks, intelligent agents, and technology platforms that accelerate AI-driven capabilities. You will design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge solutions using large language models, agentic frameworks, and other emerging technologies to enhance engineering productivity and software development. Key responsibilities include integrating LLM models with existing products, defining performance benchmarks, and ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture, security, and risk standards. You will utilize Java, Python, OpenShift containers, and deep learning concepts. The role requires expertise in Fine Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and multi-agent frameworks like LangChain, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel. You will solve complex technical challenges by creating reusable components and tools to deliver scalable, production-grade AI applications within a cloud-native, microservices environment.

What does a AI Engineer earn in Massachusetts?

Median $246150 from 70 postings across 4 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI applications using large language models, agentic frameworks, and related technologies.
  • Integrate LLM models with existing CCIBT products and systems across the enterprise.
  • Lead the development of scalable AI applications to ensure high performance, accuracy, and reliability.
  • Define and implement benchmarks and metrics to evaluate the performance of agents and agentic frameworks.
  • Translate business objectives and strategic requirements into technical engineering solutions.
  • Create reusable components and tools to enhance efficiency and scalability across the organization.
  • Ensure all AI solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security, risk, governance, and responsible AI standards.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work, training, or military experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of experience with Java, Python, OpenShift containers, and other relevant technologies.
  • 5+ years of experience in AI and ML concepts, including deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related field (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience designing and building Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions using LLMs, multi-agent frameworks, RAG, and AI orchestration platforms (preferred).
  • Experience with AI platforms such as Google Vertex AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, LangChain, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel (preferred).
  • Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines (preferred).

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