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Vanguard · 1 month ago

Lead AI/ML Engineer

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Vanguard is a leading financial services company dedicated to the long-term wellbeing of its clients. They are seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to architect and deploy advanced AI solutions, focusing on RAG pipelines and scalable ML services while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

FinanceFinancial Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Architect, build, and deploy RAG pipelines, including chunking, embeddings, vector stores, retrieval, ranking, grounding, and evaluation

Design and implement Graph RAG solutions leveraging knowledge graphs for multi‑hop reasoning and structured retrieval

Build robust, scalable ML/LLM services using Python (and Java where applicable) with well‑designed APIs and microservices

Develop data processing pipelines for ingestion, transformation, metadata extraction, and indexing

Implement observability, monitoring, evaluation harnesses, automated testing, and CI/CD for GenAI services

Optimize retrieval quality, response accuracy, latency, and cost across model + retrieval layers

Apply responsible AI, security, and governance practices for LLM systems (e.g., content filtering, guardrails, model monitoring)

Collaborate with product, data engineering, and cloud platform teams to translate business problems into robust AI solutions

Produce clear documentation, design specs, and operational runbooks for all delivered components

Qualification

GenAI applicationsRAG systemsPythonVector databasesLLM frameworksCloud environmentsData pipelinesJavaMLOpsCommunication skills

Required

3+ years of experience as an ML Engineer, AI Engineer, or similar role

Hands‑on experience building GenAI applications and RAG systems end‑to‑end

Strong proficiency in Python for ML/LLM development

Experience with vector databases (e.g., pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS) and embedding models

Knowledge of LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Transformers, etc.)

Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS/Azure) and containerized deployments

Solid software engineering foundations — APIs, microservices, version control, testing, CI/CD

Experience with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, and processing unstructured data

Ability to evaluate retrieval quality, implement ranking strategies, and build evaluation datasets

Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross‑functional teams

Preferred

Graph RAG experience using knowledge graphs, graph databases, or graph‑based retrieval

Experience with Java for backend services, data processing, or connector development

Familiarity with MLOps/LLMOps tooling and practices

Experience integrating AI outputs into metadata/catalog systems or workflows

Experience with prompt engineering, guardrailing, and LLM safety controls

Company

Vanguard

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Check is a client-owned investment company that offers low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services.

Founded in 1975

Kelayres, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees

http://investor.vanguard.com/corporate-portal

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

unknown

Key Investors

ic@3401

2017-03-31Non Equity Assistance

Leadership Team

Salim Ramji

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Maack

Principal, Head of US Equity Index Portfolio Management

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