Associate AI Engineer

The Associate AI Engineer at NAVEX will design, develop, test, deploy, and operate AI-enabled applications and services. This role supports production AI system components, including data pipelines, model integrations, retrieval workflows, automated evaluations, and ongoing monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test Python components for AI applications, including generative AI, retrieval, and agent workflows
• Build APIs, services, and integrations that connect AI capabilities with enterprise applications and data platforms
• Develop data pipelines to extract, clean, transform, and validate data for AI and machine-learning use cases
• Support predictive modeling, feature engineering, and statistical analysis to assess data quality and model performance
• Create automated tests and evaluation datasets; analyze errors and track accuracy, reliability, latency, and cost
• Support cloud deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting using established source control, code review, and CI/CD practices
• Apply privacy, security, and responsible AI safeguards; validate outputs and escalate quality, bias, compliance, or model-risk concerns
• Collaborate across Engineering, Data, and Product; document work, communicate findings and risks, and apply feedback to strengthen skills

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or another related quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Professional, internship, academic, or project experience in software engineering, data engineering, machine learning, or statistical computing
• Experience programming in Python
• Experience working with SQL and relational data
• Understanding of data structures, data transformation, and data-quality concepts
• Foundational knowledge of statistical analysis and machine-learning methods
• Experience with common data or machine-learning libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, or comparable technologies
• Familiarity with APIs, automated testing, debugging, source control, and software development practices
• Ability to analyze technical problems and communicate findings clearly
• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated interest in developing and operating production AI systems

Technologies

Python, SQL, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, CI/CD, LLMs, RAG, embeddings, semantic search, AI agents, tool calling, cloud platforms, containers, model tracking, versioning, monitoring

Bonus Experience

• Building data pipelines, Python APIs, or predictive models, including feature engineering and evaluation
• Working with LLMs, prompts, RAG, embeddings, semantic search, or AI agents and tool calling
• Using cloud platforms, containers, CI/CD, or tools for model tracking, versioning, and monitoring
• Applying responsible AI, privacy, and risk controls to complex, sensitive, or regulated data
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, candid environment that values innovation, healthy debate, and follow-through
• Leverage job competencies to support NAVEX’s core values and deliver results

Location and Compensation

Location: Houston, TX (hybrid).
Salary: USD 85,000 per year.

Benefits

• Meaningful Purpose
• High-Performance Environment
• Candid, Supportive Culture
• Growth That Matters
• Rewards for Results
• The starting pay for this role is $85,000 per annum
• NAVEX is an equal opportunity employer committed to including individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and veteran status