Essential Responsibilities
Contribute to designing, developing, testing, operating, and maintaining software and AI-enabled products with guidance from senior engineers
Develop production-ready, testable code for assigned components, services, and AI workflows
Assist in building and integrating Generative AI solutions, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases
Support the development and enhancement of agentic AI systems, such as task-oriented AI agents that can plan, reason, retrieve information, and invoke tools under defined guardrails
Follow established architectural patterns and best practices, considering scalability, reliability, performance, and cost when implementing AI-enabled solutions
Assist with troubleshooting, model/output quality issues, and root-cause analysis for traditional software and AI components; propose fixes under guidance
Make sound design and implementation decisions with customer and employee experience in mind; escalate risks and questions appropriately
Incorporate feedback from code reviews and update implementations to meet engineering, security, and compliance standards
Participate in code reviews (as author and reviewer) to learn and apply software and AI engineering best practices
Follow compliance, risk, data privacy, and security best practices in all phases of product and AI solution development
Learn and apply software reliability engineering (SRE) practices and AI evaluation techniques embedded in the team’s standards
Stay curious about emerging technologies in GenAI, agentic frameworks, and vector search, contributing ideas, prototypes, and proofs of concept
Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Communicate progress, blockers, and risks early; collaborate with the team to deliver well-scoped, incremental features
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Six to eight years of relevant software engineering experience
Experience Should Include
10+ years of overall software development experience in Python AND Java or other object-oriented languages
3+ years of leading software projects with enterprise level solutions
2 -3 years of containerization & orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes, Bedrock, LLMs and vector databases
2-3 years of hands-on experience with Generative AI use cases, including RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and evaluation approaches
Experience building and integrating vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate, OpenSearch, Azure AI Search) for semantic search and AI-powered retrieval
Exposure to agentic AI concepts, such as multi-step reasoning, tool invocation, workflow orchestration, and AI agents built using modern frameworks
Practical experience building AI applications using LangChain and LangGraph, including the design and orchestration of complex agent workflows and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines
2–3 years of experience building data-driven APIs and services using Python
Exposure to Knowledge Graph concepts and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, TigerGraph) is a plus.
Familiarity with modern UI frameworks (e.g., React) and how AI services integrate into user-facing applications is a plus
Working knowledge of Agile software development lifecycle and DevOps practices
Understanding of how AI-powered features impact user workflows, decision-making, and trust
Growing understanding of responsible AI principles, model limitations, and guardrails in regulated environments
Ability to collaborate across engineering, product, data, and business teams
Technical proficiency to help define and implement solution requirements for end users
Ability to communicate processes, design decisions, and results with engineers, product owners, scrum masters, vendors, and stakeholders
Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns, and best practices
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and learning mindset
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.
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:
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
Review our full benefits available by employment status here.
U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.
E-Verify
U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
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: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00
U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.
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.
