AI Engineer

Role description

AI Engineer •
Associate I - Data Science

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world. UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

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We are currently looking for remote-based AI Engineers to support our innovative client engagement.

• Provide solution options and recommend the most effective technical approaches.
• Independently handle complex Gen AI use cases end-to-end.
• Ensure productivity from Day 1 with minimal ramp-up.
• Establish and enforce quality gates including code reviews, test cases, and adherence to defined standards/patterns.
• Deliver customer-facing outputs that are clean, accurate, and error-free.
• Act as a single-threaded owner with executive management and the Client team.
• Drive proactive improvements, not just reactive fixes.
• Take full ownership of delivery and business conversations.
• Deliver POCs with measurable value-adds (e.g., time and cost savings).
• Build reusable accelerators and templates for wider adoption across the client.
• Support the client s Agentic AI initiatives, helping position UST as a trusted innovation partner.

• Proven expertise in Gen AI, Data Science, and LLM-based solutions.
• Strong hands-on background with Microsoft OpenAI (GPT-5) or similar large-scale models.
• Ability to manage both technical delivery and customer-facing leadership roles.
• Experience setting up technical governance frameworks.
• Track record of delivering POCs to production with quantifiable business impact.

Role

Location:

Remote

Compensation Range: $56,000-$84,000

Benefits vary by employee type and location. Full-time employees accrue paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and may participate in the 401(k) plan with employer matching. Medical, dental, and vision insurance are commonly available. Other benefits include life insurance, disability coverage, and health savings accounts where available.

• Part-time employees: sick leave and 401(k) with employer matching.
• Full-time temporary employees: sick leave, 401(k) with employer matching, and eligible medical/dental/vision insurance.
• All US employees in states/localities with more generous sick leave laws receive those benefits where applicable.

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build a culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity to nurture a people-first, human-centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility: Listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity: Through business, better the lives of those less fortunate.

Integrity: Honor commitments and act with responsibility in all relationships.

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and fair chance ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or performance.

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