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Senior AI/ML Engineer

UST
Denver, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/29/2026
Role Description

Senior AI/ML Engineer

Lead II - ML Engineering

Who We Are

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.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

You Are

We are seeking a highly motivated AI Engineer with a strong background in software engineering and hands-on experience in applied AI/ML to support AI Transformation initiatives.

The Opportunity

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML models and intelligent applications
  • Contribute to AI transformation initiatives, including automation and generative AI use cases
  • Build and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines (data ingestion, training, validation, deployment)
  • Evaluate and improve model performance through experimentation and tuning
  • Integrate AI models into enterprise applications, APIs, and workflows
  • Deploy models into production using CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to ensure scalability, monitoring, and reliability

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

  • 1-3 years of experience in AI/ML engineering or related roles
  • Strong programming skills in one or more programming languages: GO/Java/Python/C
  • Good understanding of machine learning concepts and lifecycle
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks/libraries
  • Exposure to DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation, environment management)
  • Experience with tools like Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and basics of orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Understanding of REST APIs and microservices architecture
  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
  • Good understanding of SDLC process
  • Experience working in Agile environments
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving environments
  • Continuous learning mindset
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with MLOps tools/platforms
  • Exposure to Generative AI / LLMs (prompt engineering, embeddings, fine-tuning)
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
  • Knowledge of data pipelines and streaming tools (Kafka, Airflow)

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Colorado

Compensation Range: $106,000-$159,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

What We Believe

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us 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

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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 applicable 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 your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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Skills

artificial intelligence,cicd pipeline,aws cloudformation,machine learning,

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