Senior Associate, Artificial Intelligence Engineering

The OCC

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Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$105,300–$147,600 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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About The OCC

The OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) is the world''s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, acting as issuer and guarantor for options and futures contracts to promote stability and market integrity. Industry: Financial Clearing & Derivatives

The OCC currently has 29 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Associate, Artificial Intelligence Engineering

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The Senior Associate, Artificial Intelligence Engineering joins the AI Research & Engineering team to build first-generation agentic AI capabilities using Anthropic's Claude models and AWS infrastructure. This role involves hands-on development of production AI applications, focusing on agent orchestration, tool integration, context design, and automated evaluation methods for reliable systems in a regulated environment. The position offers opportunities to work on both the application side, such as prompt architecture and behavior, or the infrastructure side, including CI/CD and observability. Candidates must possess strong Python skills, working knowledge of SQL, and familiarity with AWS, containerization, and modern engineering practices. Preferred qualifications include experience with the Anthropic API, Model Context Protocol, Terraform, and Kubernetes. The role addresses technical challenges in building multi-step agentic workflows within a regulated financial market context.

Skills

Python SQL AWS Claude Anthropic API CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform Model Context Protocol LLM Agent Orchestration

What you'll do

  • Build and ship production AI applications using Claude and Anthropic tools on AWS infrastructure.
  • Develop agent orchestration, tool integration, and context design for multi-step agentic workflows.
  • Design and implement prompt architecture, behavior logic, and evaluation systems for AI models.
  • Manage infrastructure components including AWS environments, CI/CD pipelines, and observability for AI systems.
  • Implement automated evaluation methods and output validation checks to ensure reliability in a regulated environment.
  • Execute technical implementations of governance-defined standards in partnership with the AI Governance function.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 2-4 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong Python skills and working knowledge of SQL.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and modern engineering practices like CI/CD and containerization.
  • Demonstrated interest in AI/LLM systems through coursework, projects, or professional experience.
  • Hands-on exposure to Claude, the Anthropic API, or Claude.ai/Console (preferred).
  • Exposure to agent orchestration frameworks, Model Context Protocol, or infrastructure tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker (preferred).

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