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Lead Software Engineer - AI/ML
- US Bank (Irving, TX)
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At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.
Job Description
This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.
Essential Responsibilities:
+ Develop advanced AI/ML applications using Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
+ Build generative AI solutions, enterprise AI agents, and multi-agent orchestration using LangChain, Semantic Kernel, and related SDKs.
+ Design prompt architectures with Responsible AI guardrails; integrate Microsoft Copilot Studio and GitHub Copilot into workflows.
+ Implement secure, compliant AI systems (SOC2, GDPR) with OAuth 2.0, RBAC, and zero-trust principles.
+ Collaborate on system design, CI/CD pipelines, and responsive UI development (React, Angular).
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- Six to eight years of relevant experience
Preferred Skills/Experience
+ **Python Programming:** Advanced Python programming with AI/ML libraries **(TensorFlow, PyTorch)** , data handling ( **NumPy, Pandas** ), API design ( **FastAPI, Flask , Spring AI** ), Unit testing with **pytest** , monitoring with **Langfuse**
+ **Gen AI Applications** : Building generative AI applications using **AWS Bed Rock** or **Azure OpenAI** to accelerate development workflows and integrate GenAI into software products
+ **Azure AI Services : Azure AI Search** for Semantic search, RAG. Experience with other **vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, FAISS , Elastic Vector Search** ) or embedding storage. Knowledge in **Azure Cognitive Services** Vision, Speech, Language, Decision APIs. **Azure Document Intelligence, Azure AI Foundry .**
+ **AI Agents :** Building Enterprise level AI Agents and Multi-Agent orchestration. Use of Enterprise ready Agentic AI SDKs **Lang Chain/Lang Graph/Lang Smith/Auto Gen/Semantic Kernel/Agent Core/Crew AI/Agent2Agent/Agent Development Kit**
+ **Prompt-Engineering** : Design prompt architectures and guardrails. Compliance, ensure prompts align with **Responsible AI and Explainable AI (xAI)** principles **.**
+ **Microsoft Copilot Studio :** Knowledge of **Copilot Studio** agents, plugins. Connect Copilot experiences to enterprise APIs.
+ **GitHub Copilot (GHCP) :** Experience using **GHCP** with Visual studio code, IntelliJ IDEs. Knowledge in building **VSCode private extensions** and **MCP tools** .
+ **AI Governance:** Strong understanding of **Data privacy** , **PII protection** , and compliance (e.g., SOC2, GDPR). AI security principals protecting Agents ( **guardrails** ) , **prompt injection**
+ **Front-End Engineering** : Develop responsive UI components using **ReactJS** , **AngularJS** , and **TypeScript** , often leveraging design-to-code automation tools like V0
+ **System Design** : Collaborate on distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure, ensuring performance, reliability, and security
+ **DevOps & CI/CD** : Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using **Jenkins** and **GitLab CI/CD** for deployment across environments. Knowledge of **Terraform** and Ansible scripts.
+ **Programming Languages** : Proficiency in programming languages like **Python , TypeScript/JavaScript , Java,** **SQL** , and **Shell scripting**
+ **Cloud Platforms** : Familiarity with **Azure/AWS** , **Kubernetes** , and modern DevOps paradigms
+ **OAuth 2.0/2.1 Integration :** Building and integrating Authentication and Authorization for Enterprise Agents, MCP tools with **Microsoft Entra** for OAuth and OIDC. Apply **role-based access control** and **zero trust** for APIs and endpoints
Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.
If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants (https://careers.usbank.com/global/en/disability-accommodations-for-applicants) .
Benefits:
Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):
+ Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
+ Basic term and optional term life insurance
+ Short-term and long-term disability
+ Pregnancy disability and parental leave
+ 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
+ Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
+ Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
+ Adoption assistance
+ Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
E-Verify
The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $126,820.00 - $149,200.00
Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.
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