Associate AI Engineer
Morningstar is committed to empowering investor success through innovative financial technology. They are seeking an Associate AI Engineer to rapidly prototype AI solutions for advisor workflows, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create effective and actionable prototypes.
Responsibilities
- Build and iterate AI prototypes for advisor workflows
- Integrate signals, models, and UX designs into working experiments
- Test feasibility and performance of AI behaviors in real workflow scenarios
- Collaborate closely with PMs, UX designers, and Research & Signals Lead
- Capture technical learnings and provide handoff documentation for production teams
- Rapidly validate ideas before long-term engineering investment
Skills
- 1-2 years of AI engineering experience
- Experience using AI Coding tools like Claude Code and/or Cursor
- Experience with Python, LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI frameworks
- Ability to rapidly prototype with limited infrastructure
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- AI prototyping – Ability to build working AI systems quickly
- Data integration – Connect signals, APIs, and datasets for prototypes
- Collaboration in cross-functional teams – Work side-by-side with PMs, UX, and researchers
- Experimentation and iteration – Rapidly test and refine ideas with user feedback
- Technical documentation – Clearly communicate prototype behavior and limitations
Benefits
- 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
- Stock Ownership Potential
- Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
- Comprehensive health benefits