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Sr. AI Engineer
Schwab
San Francisco / CA
8+ years
Today
$222.9K–284.3K/yr
Full-time
Onsite
Skills Required
LLM
Gen AI
Gemini
Claude
OpenAI
AI
Python
containers
cloud-native applications
public cloud
infrastructure as code
data pipelines
large datasets
distributed systems
monitoring
Description
Schwab is hiring a Senior AI Engineer for its AI Strategy & Transformation team (AI.x) to design and deliver GenAI applications with strong reliability and operational excellence. The role focuses on enterprise AI, cross-functional collaboration, and production-ready systems that improve client experience and business impact.
Company: Schwab
Role: Sr. AI Engineer, AI.x
Location: San Francisco, CA
Experience
- 8+ years of software development experience
- 4+ years as a hands-on senior engineer in startups and/or large organizations
- 5+ years building complex products from scratch, running them in production, and ensuring operational reliability
- 3+ years building applications leveraging AI models for measurable business impact
- 3+ years developing applications and data pipelines interfacing with large datasets
- 3+ years working with containers and cloud-native applications, operationalizing them in the public cloud with infrastructure as code
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Master’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deliver GenAI applications that elevate client experience and generate business impact
- Champion reliability, monitoring, observability, and operational best practices for AI systems and data pipelines
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align solutions with enterprise strategy and technical standards
- Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering strong practices and continuous learning
- Lead by example in solving complex technical challenges and driving rapid iteration from concept to deployment
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks to ensure system health and reliability
- Advance engineering standards, focusing on operational excellence and quality across all deliverables
Additional Responsibilities
- Work on Schwab’s central AI hub within the AI Strategy & Transformation team
- Set enterprise AI vision and accelerate delivery organization-wide
- Build the scalable core platform for AI and explore next-generation GenAI initiatives
- Solve complex problems with ambiguous or incomplete data in distributed systems
- Support technical growth through code reviews and guidance
- Share knowledge proactively and seek process improvement
- In-person teamwork on-site at the San Francisco office
- Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach with regular in-person collaboration
- Eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and a 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
Nice To Have
- Strong computer science fundamentals and experience across the tech stack
- Experience with proprietary or open-source LLMs and deploying LLM-powered applications to production
- Commitment to quality, driving high standards, and writing tests at all levels
- Experience writing and running evaluations for quality and consistency in LLM-generated output
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Mindset of continuous learning and improvement
- Demonstrated business domain knowledge relevant to previous products
- Curiosity about new technologies and processes
- Experience with Python and front-end development
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and support technical growth
More Skills
AI models, front-end development, alerting, observability, incident response, tests, evaluations, code reviews, computer science fundamentals
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