AI Systems Engineer (Model Routing, RAG Optimization), Financial Services
Company Overview:Business Integration Partners (BIP) is Europe’s fastest growing digital consulting company and are on track to reach the Top 20 by 2030, with an expanding global footprint in the US (New York, Charlotte, Chicago, and Houston). Operating at the intersection of business and technology we design, develop, and deliver sustainable solutions at pace and scale creating greater value for our customers, employees, shareholders, and society.BIP specializes in high-impact consulting services across multiple industries with 6,000 employees worldwide. Our domains include Financial Services business serves Capital Markets, Insurance and Payments verticals, supplemented with Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance, Change Management and Digital Transformation practices. We integrate deep industry expertise with business, technology, and quantitative disciplines to deliver high-impact results for our clients.BIP is currently expanding its footprint in the United States, focusing on growing its Capital Markets and Financial Services lines. Our teams operate at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and data to help our clients in driving smarter decisions, reducing risks, and staying ahead in a fast-evolving market environment.About the Role:Our investment banking client partner seeks AI Systems Engineers to support model routing, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) optimization, vector search performance, and advanced AI workflow orchestration. These engineers will work at the intersection of AI infrastructure, backend Python development, and enterprise deployment, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable AI offerings across multiple business units.You must have valid US work authorization and must physically reside around the posted city, within a 50-mile commute. We are unable to support relocation costs.Please do not apply for this position unless you meet the criteria outlined above.Key Responsibilities:Develop and scale model routing frameworks to efficiently support diverse business unit use cases.Optimize RAG pipelines, including embeddings, retrieval layers, chunking strategies, and latency reduction.Enhance vector database integrations, search performance, and embedding workflows.Build reliable retrieval and inference pathways across on-prem and cloud AI environments.Implement AI-specific testing frameworks and validation harnesses to ensure safety, robustness, and compliance.Support multi-model orchestration, load management, and fallback logic.Collaborate with security and governance teams to enforce enterprise AI standards.Contribute to quick-win initiatives that demonstrate value and platform scalability.Required Qualifications:8+ years of engineering experience with Python, plus specialization in AI/ML infrastructure.Direct experience with vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Milvus, Vespa, PostgreSQL pgvector).Strong knowledge of embeddings, LLM pipelines, inference APIs, and RAG patterns.Experience optimizing model latency, throughput, and reliability.Familiarity with Azure AI, OpenAI APIs, or enterprise LLM orchestration.Strong understanding of AI governance, permissioning, and secure deployment.Experience with GPU/accelerator-based workloads is a plus.**The base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $200,000**Benefits:Choice of medical, dental, vision insurance.Voluntary benefits.Short- and long-term disability.HSA and FSAs.Matching 401k.Discretionary performance bonus.Employee referral bonus.Employee assistance program.11 public holidays.20 days PTO.7 Sick Days. PTO buy and sell program.Volunteer days.Paid parental leave.Remote/hybrid work environment support.For more information about BIP US, visit https://www.bip-group.com/en-us/.Equal Employment Opportunity:It is BIP US Consulting policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.BIP US provides a reasonable range of compensation for our roles. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, education, level of experience, and knowledge.