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AI Engineer – Front End
Company | Lazard |
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Location | New York, NY, USA |
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Salary | $110000 – $130000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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Experience Level | Junior |
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Requirements
- Minimum one year of professional work experience post-undergrad developing large-scale, AI-driven frontend applications is required
- Expertise in front-end development using JavaScript, TypeScript, and frameworks like React, Next13/14, Angular, or Vue.js
- Deep knowledge of frontend UX/UI principles and experience integrating AI models into user interfaces
- Proficiency with libraries and frameworks supporting GenAI applications, such as TensorFlow.js, LangChain (for front-end tooling), and LlamaIndex (for web interaction)
- Experience designing and deploying frontend solutions optimized for cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Advanced knowledge of unstructured data visualization, including NLP-driven dashboards (e.g., sentiment analysis, entity recognition, topic modeling, and retrieval-augmented generation)
- Proficiency in working with APIs and integrating microservices frameworks into frontend architectures
- Demonstrated ability to query and utilize data from relational and NoSQL databases to create dynamic frontend experiences (e.g., interactive charts, search components connected to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or ElasticSearch)
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex backend or AI results into intuitive and actionable user experiences for bankers, asset managers, and other stakeholders
- Passion for building innovative, user-friendly, AI-focused front-end products
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on frontend development tasks
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Web Development, or a related field
- US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status is required
- Ability to work in the office in 30 Rock (our NY Headquarters) at least 3 days each week
Responsibilities
- Lead large-scale AI and machine learning projects that deliver actionable insights and drive innovation
- Collaborate closely with investment bankers, portfolio managers, research analysts, data scientists, software engineers, and senior management across the Firm to deliver impactful solutions
- Demonstrate passion and interest in cutting-edge AI technologies
- Be a curious problem-solver that can spot gaps and opportunities to improve our business with a strong focus on cloud-native solutions, generative AI, natural language processing, and predictive analytics
- Couple your advanced technical and domain expertise with ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in the financial industry or a strong interest in finance
- Familiar with Databricks, Azure AI and Microsoft Copilot ecosystem
- Expertise in building advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and developing autonomous LLM agent workflows
- Experience with real-time AI applications and stream processing frameworks