> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/582042-principal-artificial-intelligence-engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/582042-principal-artificial-intelligence-engineering). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering - **Company:** The Options Clearing Corporation - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $182,100.0 - $248,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Audit Trail, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Standard Sql, Software Safety, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Enterprise Software Applications, Large Language Models, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, GPT, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** June 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/14859462/Principal-Artificial-Intelligence-Engineering-Illinois-Chicago ## About the Role The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. Required * Experience mentoring and elevating junior engineers Preferred * Exceptional ability to explain complex technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders * Background in financial market infrastructure, derivatives, or similarly regulated industries Technical Skills: Required * Expert-level Python; proficient in SQL * Deep system designexpertise: distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, APIs,andMCP servers * Hands-on experience with data engineering: pipelines, transformation, and data modeling * AWS experience; comfort with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines * Strong production AI/LLM experience, ordemonstratedhands-on passion for the space with the engineering depth to ramp quickly * Strong working knowledge of AI risk vectors: hallucinations, prompt injection, bias, data privacy, and output validation Preferred * Production experience building and operating LLM-powered applications * Experience designing andoperatingagentic AI systems in enterprise environments * Experience with context engineering strategies including RAG, prompt architecture, and retrieval pipeline design * Familiarity with frontier models including Claude, GPT, and Gemini, and hands-on experimentation with emerging tools * Hands-on experience withAnthropic'stooling and APIs, including the Claude API, Claude.ai, or the Anthropic Console * Experience connecting AI agents to enterprise systems and workflows * Infrastructure as code (Terraform), * Bachelor's orMaster's in Computer Scienceor a related technical field * 10+ years of software engineering and systems architecture experience, withdemonstratedtechnical leadership * 5+ years as a senior individual contributor on complex, high-stakes production systems ## Description To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. * Partner with the Executive Director of AI Engineering to define and execute OCC's AI technical roadmap, translating organizational priorities into concrete architectural decisions * Lead OCC's agentic AI efforts: architect, build, and operate systems that connect AI agents to internal systems, data pipelines, and business workflows * Leverage OCC's direct relationships with AWS and Anthropic to evaluate and adopt new model capabilities and tooling as they become available * Build and ship production AI applications on AWS using Claude and related Anthropic tooling,maintaininghigh standardsfor reliability, security, and auditability * Architect scalable systems that integrate LLMs and AI agents into OCC's internal systems, operational workflows, and business processes, owning decisions from design through production deployment * Serve as the primary technical mentor for junior engineers: conducting code and architecture reviews, modeling engineering best practices, and raising the team's overall technical level (no direct reports) * Define and enforce AI safety standards appropriate for a regulated SIFMU environment, including hallucination detection, output validation, bias assessment, and audit trails that satisfy SEC and CFTC oversight expectations * Establish responsible AI practices and safety guardrails for LLM applicationsoperatingon sensitive financial data * Navigate OCC's change management and security review processes when deploying AI systems into production * Evaluate emerging AI technologies and provide concrete, risk-aware recommendations on adoption ## Related Videos - [ Evaluating AI models for code comprehension](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1462-evaluating-ai-models-for-code-comprehension) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [Speak, Code, Deploy: Transforming Developer Experience with Voice Commands](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1159-speak-code-deploy-transforming-developer-experience-with-voice-commands) - [Agentic employees in world's most downloaded FinTech app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100123-agentic-employees-in-world-s-most-downloaded-fintech-app) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Are Large Language Models?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/304-what-are-large-language-models) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Got AI ideas but no money? Here are 10 free ways to level up your AI skills with Google Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/600-got-ai-ideas-but-no-money-here-are-10-free-ways-to-level-up-your-ai-skills-with-google-cloud) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)