Voya Investment Management is seeking a Lead AI Engineer to join their team in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves building and maintaining robust, secure, and scalable AI systems to support investment decision-making, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation.
About the Role
As a Lead AI Engineer, you will lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of AI/ML pipelines, focusing on NLP, LLMs, and generative AI applications. You will oversee AI quality assurance and MLOps practices, collaborate with platform and security teams, establish development standards, and partner with investment teams to translate business needs into AI solutions. Additionally, you will mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of innovation and accountability.
About You
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
6+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, including 3+ years in MLOps or AI QA roles.
1+ years of experience leading technical teams.
Proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark, and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
Experience with Azure Cloud, Databricks, and/or Snowflake.
Demonstrated success in deploying and maintaining NLP and genAI applications in production environments.
Experience working with AI agentic workflows in a business context.
Preferred:
Experience with agentic AI systems and infrastructure/platform engineering.
Familiarity with investment management workflows and data.
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated success in developing and deploying an AI agentic workflow in a business environment.
Track record of delivering results in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Benefits
Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
401(k) Savings plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Paid time off including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day
We help investors push what’s possible through differentiated solutions across our fixed income, equity and multi-asset platforms, including private markets and alternatives.
Public CompanyCompany Size: 1001 - 5000Financial Services