James Hardie · 17 hours ago
Sr AI Solution Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $140K/yr
6+ years expJames Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, and they are seeking a Senior AI Solution Engineer to support the full lifecycle of AI solutions. This role focuses on implementing AI-powered solutions, integrating them into enterprise workflows, and ensuring operational reliability.
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Responsibilities
Lead major AI capabilities throughout the end-to-end AI solution lifecycle—from ideation and prototyping through deployment and operationalization
Design and implement solutions leveraging Generative AI (LLMs, text generation, RAG pipelines) and Predictive AI (forecasting, anomaly detection, classification, computer vision)
Translate business requirements into scalable technical capabilities, ensuring alignment with enterprise patterns and standards
Develop APIs, microservices, and workflows to embed AI capabilities into production systems
Work with data engineering teams to ensure robust data pipelines and features for AI models
Optimize AI solutions for performance, cost, monitoring, and reliability in production environments
Collaborate with business partners, engineering teams, and data scientists to iterate on high value use cases
Communicate technical concepts to leadership and non technical stakeholders
Participate in AI solution architecture design and contribute to cross functional architecture decisions
Establish and follow best practices for model deployment, versioning, testing, and observability
Contribute to ML Ops pipelines, CI/CD automation, and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker)
Perform production support and troubleshooting for deployed AI services
Mentor junior AI engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing
Support AI solution engineering leaders in establishing engineering standards and reusable patterns
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
6–8 years of experience in AI/ML engineering, data science, or software development (between junior 4+ and principal 8+)
Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience building LLM based systems, RAG pipelines, or generative AI applications
Understanding of data pipelines, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
Experience with ML Ops tools and practices (model registries, CI/CD, observability)
Strong problem solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Curiosity and commitment to staying current with emerging AI technologies
Benefits
Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30+ hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
11 paid holidays per year
Paid vacation
(Paid sick leave)
Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions
Company
James Hardie
James Hardie Industries plc is a manufacturer of fiber cement products and systems for internal and external building construction
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.2B2025-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.7B
2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $3.5B
2001-11-02IPO
Leadership Team
Randeep Wasal
Head Of Information Technology APAC
Samara Toole
Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
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2026-02-05
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