Full-Time
Lead Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Development & Infrastructure
Updated on 9/12/2026
U.S. Bank
10,001+ employees
Offers banking, loans, mortgages, investment advisory
Compensation Overview
$133.4k - $156.9k/yr
Hopkins, MN, USA + 1 more
More locations: Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
Three or more days per week at a U.S. Bank location required.
Bachelor's
 Software Engineering (1) |
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- A bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Six to eight years of relevant software engineering experience.
- Ten or more years of overall software development experience in Python and Java or other object-oriented languages.
- Three or more years of leading software projects with enterprise-level solutions.
- Two to three years of containerization and orchestration experience using Docker and Kubernetes, with experience involving Bedrock, large language models, and vector databases.
- Two to three years of hands-on experience with Generative AI use cases, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures, prompt engineering, and evaluation approaches.
- Experience building and integrating vector databases such as FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate, OpenSearch, and Azure AI Search for semantic search and AI-powered retrieval.
- Exposure to agentic AI concepts, including multi-step reasoning, tool invocation, workflow orchestration, and AI agents built using modern frameworks.
- Practical experience building AI applications using LangChain and LangGraph, including complex agent workflows and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines.
- Two to three years of experience building data-driven application programming interfaces and services using Python.
- Working knowledge of the Agile software development lifecycle and DevOps practices.
- Understanding of how AI-powered features affect user workflows, decision-making, and trust.
- A growing understanding of responsible AI principles, model limitations, and guardrails in regulated environments.
- Ability to collaborate across engineering, product, data, and business teams.
- Technical proficiency to help define and implement solution requirements for end users.
- Ability to communicate processes, design decisions, and results with engineers, product owners, scrum masters, vendors, and stakeholders.
- A solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns, and best practices.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and learning abilities.
- Design, develop, test, operate, and maintain software and AI-enabled products with guidance from senior engineers.
- Develop production-ready, testable code for assigned components, services, and AI workflows.
- Assist in building and integrating Generative AI solutions, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines using vector databases.
- Support the development and enhancement of agentic AI systems that can plan, reason, retrieve information, and invoke tools under defined guardrails.
- Follow established architectural patterns and best practices while considering scalability, reliability, performance, and cost when implementing AI-enabled solutions.
- Assist with troubleshooting model and output quality issues and root-cause analysis for traditional software and AI components, and propose fixes under guidance.
- Make design and implementation decisions with customer and employee experience in mind, and escalate risks and questions appropriately.
- Incorporate code-review feedback and update implementations to meet engineering, security, and compliance standards.
- Participate in code reviews as both author and reviewer.
- Follow compliance, risk, data privacy, and security best practices throughout product and AI solution development.
- Learn and apply software reliability engineering practices and AI evaluation techniques embedded in team standards.
- Stay current with emerging technologies in Generative AI, agentic frameworks, and vector search by contributing ideas, prototypes, and proofs of concept.
- Communicate progress, blockers, and risks early, and collaborate with the team to deliver well-scoped, incremental features.
- Exposure to Knowledge Graph concepts and graph databases such as Neo4j and TigerGraph.
- Familiarity with modern user-interface frameworks such as React and with integrating AI services into user-facing applications.
U.S. Bank provides a wide range of banking and financial services for individuals, small businesses, and large corporations, including checking, savings, loans, mortgages, and investment advisory. Its products run through a network of physical branches and digital tools like a mobile app, enabling customers to open accounts, transfer funds, apply for loans, invest, and receive guidance. Revenue comes mainly from interest on loans, service fees, and advisory fees. The bank differentiates itself with a broad product lineup, accessibility, and inclusion, aiming to make banking easier and more accessible for people across the United States.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
1863
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Second-quarter 2026 revenue hit a record $7.7 billion, with 18.7% ROTCE.
- Fee income rose 13.2% in Q2 2026, boosted by BTIG's first-month $98 million.
- More than 50 new bankers joined in 2026, accelerating growth in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia.
What critics are saying
- Mortgage servicing rights stayed at $1.58 billion; Fed stress tests flagged 5%-13% valuation declines.
- CFPB and OCC penalties over ReliaCard froze benefits case still scar leadership credibility.
- BTIG integration must deliver $200 million quarterly by late 2026 or revenue momentum stalls.
What makes U.S. Bank unique
- BTIG added institutional sales, trading, research, and M&A advisory in June 2026.
- U.S. Bank is expanding business banking into Florida and Georgia outside its branch footprint.
- Gunjan Kedia is diversifying revenue beyond lending, targeting capital markets above 10% of revenue.
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Company News
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U.S. Bank is expanding its business banking division into Florida and Georgia for the first time, whilst accelerating growth in Texas and Arizona. The bank has added more than 50 customer-facing positions nationwide since the beginning of 2026, with further hiring expected. The expansion targets businesses with annual sales between $2.5 million and $50 million. Florida and Georgia represent U.S. Bank's first business banking presence in those states, forming part of its strategy to support clients beyond its traditional 26-state branch footprint. The bank has also expanded in Dallas, adding to its existing team there, and hired additional business bankers in Phoenix. The business banking division now includes more than 1,300 bankers providing deposit, lending, payments and treasury management solutions.
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