AI Engineer

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Job description

The Opportunity

As an AI Engineer, you will be at the forefront of transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and driving business growth. Within our Internal Firm Services practice, you will apply data, algorithms, and software engineering to build and deploy software and platform systems that create Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-based solutions at scale. Your work will involve designing AI systems, data wrangling, and software implementation to enable the AI models to be useful and scalable.

As an Associate, you will focus on learning and contributing to projects while developing your skills and knowledge to deliver quality work. You will engage with different stakeholders to build meaningful connections, learn how to manage and inspire others, and grow your personal brand by deepening your technical knowledge of firm services and technology resources. In increasingly complex situations, you will build acumen to anticipate the needs of your teams and internal stakeholders, embrace ambiguity, ask questions, and use these challenges as opportunities for growth.

In this role, you will take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. You will be part of a dynamic environment where every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow, opening doors to more opportunities within the firm.

Responsibilities

- Designing and implementing AI systems to transform raw data into actionable insights
- Developing scalable machine learning models using Python and TensorFlow
- Integrating data from various sources to create unified views for analysis
- Building and maintaining data pipelines to support AI model deployment
- Applying complex data analysis techniques to discern patterns and trends
- Collaborating with team members to enhance AI solutions and drive business growth
- Utilizing natural language processing tools like NLTK for text analytics and sentiment analysis
- Implementing neural networks and deep learning methods for advanced AI applications
- Managing data quality and infrastructure to support reliable AI operations
- Engaging in continuous learning to adapt to new technologies and methodologies in AI engineering

What You Must Have

- At least a Bachelor's degree or, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in Engineering with AI and Machine Learning for each missing year of college is required
- At least 1 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

- In at least one of the following fields of study: Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Management, Management Information Systems, Information Technology
- At least one of the following: Certifications aligned to data engineering, machine learning, and cloud platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or related data and AI credentials

- Building and orchestrating AI agent workflows using frameworks such as LangGraph to automate multi-step reasoning, integrate tools and APIs, and deliver scalable, context-aware solutions
- Applying generative AI techniques, including prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, and fine-tuning, to develop production-ready applications powered by foundation models
- Developing automated evaluation frameworks, including LLM-as-judge pipelines, regression testing, and adversarial benchmarking, to assess reasoning, tool-calling reliability, and output groundedness
- Optimizing open-weight language models, including LLaMA, Mistral, and Gemma, for local and cloud deployment using quantization, inference acceleration, and model-routing techniques
- Designing agent harnesses and implementing context engineering, memory management, retry logic, and structured output validation to support reliable, multi-step AI workflows
- Demonstrating proficiency in Python and TensorFlow for AI projects
- Utilizing machine learning libraries like Scikit-Learn for data analysis
- Engaging in complex data analysis and pattern recognition
- Implementing AI solutions using open-source software
- Applying natural language processing techniques in real-world applications

The salary range for this position is: $50,500 - $112,500. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

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The city

The job is in Albany, NY. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Albany compares. Among the 120 largest places in New York, Albany is #6 by population, #110 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #21 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #25 for rent (#1 = cheapest). Its county, Albany County, is #3 of 62 counties for average pay ($82,387).

The place in numbers

Albany has 100,492 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.5% of the population of New York. It covers 21 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 4,695 people per square mile. The median age is 32.0, 20% younger than the state median (32.0 against 39.8).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,216 a month (rent plus utilities), 25% below the state median ($1,216 against $1,621). Over a year that is 23.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $234,700, which is 3.8 times the median household income ($61,986); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 38.2% of households own their home, 30% below the state average (38.2% against 54.4%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area has 449,410 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $58,460 a year, 15% above the national median ($58,460 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (58,090 jobs, median $48,720); business and financial operations (35,720 jobs, median $82,330); sales and related (35,370 jobs, median $38,020). The area is most specialised in life, physical, and social science (2.0 times) and legal (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($127,460) and legal ($103,450). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Albany County was 3.9%. 63.3% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Albany County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 55.2% drive alone, 10.2% use public transit, 8.5% walk, 13.2% work from home. 7.7% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 72% below the state average (7.7% against 27.4%).

People and education

45.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 13% above the state share (45.3% against 40.2%). 15.2% of residents were born outside the United States, 33% below the state share (15.2% against 22.8%). The poverty rate is 22.9%, 64% above the state rate (22.9% against 14.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 71°F (21.6°C), and the coolest is Jan at 21°F (-6.0°C). About 1,198 mm (47 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Oct is the wettest month (124 mm) and Jan the driest (73 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Troy (8 miles, rent 3% lower); Cohoes (9 miles, similar rent); Niskayuna (11 miles, rent 31% higher); Rotterdam (11 miles, rent 5% higher). Rent differences are against Albany; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

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Distances

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A mid level role in technology (data, analytics and ai) listed 79 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

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Albany, NY.

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Median rent in Albany is $1,216 a month and median household income $61,986 (ACS 2020–2024).

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
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