Cetera Financial Group · 1 day ago
Senior AI Engineer – Generative AI & Applied Innovation (Financial Services)
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $185K/yr
12+ years expCetera Financial Group is a leading network of independent retail broker-dealers in the financial industry, seeking a hands-on Senior AI Engineer to shape the future of technology in financial services. The role involves defining and evolving Generative AI architectures, building high-quality solutions, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance client experiences and streamline operations.
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Responsibilities
Own and evolve enterprise GenAI reference architectures (LLM orchestration, unified RAG patterns, retrieval, vector index, observability, security)
Design solution blueprints and integration patterns across data platforms, APIs, identity, secrets, and tenant isolation; ensure consistency via reusable components and IaC
Lead architecture reviews and guardrail enforcement (Responsible AI, cost/performance, safety controls) while unblocking delivery teams
Prototype quickly and build high-quality services: prompts, evaluators, retrievers, chunking pipelines, embeddings, and inference APIs
Develop scalable ML/AI pipelines and microservices using cloud-native tools (e.g., Azure, AWS), with CI/CD and automated testing
Implement agent frameworks and workflow orchestration (manual and autonomous) for business scenarios; catalog prompts and agents
Partner with Data Engineering and MLOps to deploy, monitor, and lifecycle-manage models; establish model telemetry and cost/usage alerts
Collaborate with AI Program Strategy, Product, Compliance, and LOB stakeholders to identify/prioritize use cases and align with operating model
Contribute to internal libraries and shared components; publish patterns, design decisions, and best practices to the AI Community of Practice
Drive build-vs-buy decisions, evaluate vendor capabilities, and ensure alignment with governance and ROI frameworks
Qualification
Required
12 years of professional experience in Architectural Technology
3+ years of experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Hands-on experience architecting and building Generative AI systems, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and copilots
Experience with leading AI platforms and frameworks: Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, and agent frameworks
Strong software engineering skills in Python, TypeScript, and Java, with cloud-native development on Azure and AWS
Proven ability to design and deploy production ML systems: feature stores, model registries, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and data privacy controls
Expertise in retrieval systems: semantic chunking, metadata extraction, hybrid search, and vector stores (Azure AI Search, Pinecone)
Deep understanding of security and compliance patterns: SSO, RBAC, secrets management, multi-tenant isolation; familiar with financial services risk and controls
Skilled in prompt engineering and evaluation, including prompt versioning, catalogs, and test harnesses
Proficient in IaC and automated delivery pipelines (Terraform, Bicep, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
Strong cross-functional leadership: driving architecture reviews, establishing standards, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with Risk/Compliance teams
Excellent communicator of trade-offs, cost/performance, and ROI to both technical and business stakeholders
Preferred
Examples of enterprise-grade GenAI reference implementations reused across multiple use cases
Proof of reducing time-to-production via standardized RAG patterns and shared components
Demonstrated Responsible AI governance embedded in delivery workflows (evaluations, guardrails, and red teaming)
Architecting agentic solutions that integrate with existing systems (Salesforce, NICE, AWS) through robust APIs and observability
Published internal architecture notes/patterns, mentorship and community contributions
Benefits
Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship.
Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are.
20+ days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 2 paid wellness days to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities.
401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan-ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.
Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeLock, Pet Insurance and more.
Company
Cetera Financial Group
Cetera Financial Group is a privately-held, independent broker-dealer and investment adviser families.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Genstar Capital
2023-10-04Private Equity
2018-07-17Acquired
Leadership Team
Michael Durbin
Chief Executive Officer
Tom Gooley
Chief Operating Officer
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