Product AI Engineer

Morningstar Inc

Hybrid Actively hiring
Chicago, Illinois Posted 14 days ago $145,170–$182,820 / year
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TL;DR

Morningstar’s Direct Platform team seeks a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer to rapidly prototype AI solutions within real-world advisor workflows, embedded in the discovery team alongside Product Managers, UX designers, and researchers. This role involves building and iterating AI prototypes, integrating signals and models into working experiments, testing feasibility in real scenarios, and providing clear technical documentation for production teams. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of AI engineering experience with expertise in Python, LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI frameworks like Claude Code or Cursor. They must excel at rapid prototyping, data integration, collaboration in cross-functional teams, and experimentation to validate ideas efficiently before long-term investment, contributing to Morningstar’s mission of empowering investor success through innovative financial tools.

Skills

Python LLMs prompt engineering AI frameworks Claude Code Cursor/WebAPIs data integration Terraform Docker CI/CD Kubernetes PostgreSQL Git GitHub Jupyter Notebook

What you'll do

  • Build and iterate AI prototypes for advisor workflows.
  • Integrate signals, models, and UX designs into working experiments.
  • Test feasibility and performance of AI behaviors in real workflow scenarios.
  • Capture technical learnings and provide handoff documentation for production teams.
  • Rapidly validate ideas before long-term engineering investment.

What we're looking for

  • 3-5 years of AI engineering experience
  • Expertise in Python, LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI frameworks
  • Proficiency with AI coding tools like Claude Code or Cursor
  • Ability to rapidly prototype AI solutions with limited resources
  • Strong collaboration skills for cross-functional team work
  • Experience integrating signals, APIs, and datasets into prototypes

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $204k
This role $164k
$133k most similar roles pay here $258k

This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $164k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Morningstar Inc

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading financial services firm providing independent investment research, data, and management services to individuals, advisors, and institutions.

Morningstar Inc currently has 12 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,100–$167,350 across 12 roles with salary data.

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