Nelnet · 1 day ago
AI/ML Engineer
Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to enriching lives through the power of service. The AI/ML Engineer will act as a technical subject matter expert in Agentic AI, co-developing advanced AI workflows and building custom platforms and applications at an enterprise level.
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Responsibilities
Agentic AI Expertise: Design, build, and optimize AI Agents using advanced methods (e.g., Naïve Bayes, Random Forests) and understand their impact on agent performance
AI Communication: Explain AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences; facilitate training and pilot projects
IT Infrastructure: Work across multi-cloud and on-premises environments, selecting appropriate cloud-native resources (e.g., AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, BigQuery) to support AI initiatives
Use Case Evaluation: Assess and recommend AI technologies and techniques (e.g., GPT-4.0, Anthropic Claude, RAG, Neo4j, GraphRAG, multimodal AI, IBM Bee-Hive) for various business needs
Education & Advocacy: Serve as an AI advocate, coaching and empowering teams to develop and deploy AI Agents
Responsible AI: Apply best practices in AI governance, security, and compliance (e.g., NIST, OWASP, ATLAS-MITRE, GDPR)
Full Stack Development: Build AI Agents end-to-end using tools such as VS Code, Python, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, pyspark, scikit-learn, Jupyter, SQL
Model Development: Develop, train, and fine-tune machine learning models and large language models (LLMs)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in AI/ML Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
1+ years experience creating end-to-end agentic workflows
Ability to obtain a U.S. 6C Security Clearance
Preferred
Master's or PhD in AI/ML Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields
2–4 years of industry and/or full stack development experience
Experience in product development, ownership, and delivery
Experience building multi-agent ecosystems and agent-to-agent connections
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
HSA and FSA
Generous earned time off
401K/student loan repayment
Life insurance & AD&D insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee stock purchase program
Tuition reimbursement
Performance-based incentive pay
Short- and long-term disability
Robust wellness program
Company
Nelnet
Nelnet provides business, communications, and financial services.
Funding
Current Stage
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