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