Associate AI Engineer at Morningstar Sustainalytics in Chicago

Summary: Morningstar is a company dedicated to empowering investor success by providing tools and analytics for financial professionals. The Associate AI Engineer role involves rapid prototyping of AI solutions within advisor workflows, collaborating with product managers and UX designers to create functional prototypes that validate ideas and improve efficiency. 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 Required Qualifications: - 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 Required Skills: AI prototyping, Data integration, Python Important Skills: AI Coding tools Nice-to-Have Skills: Experimentation, Collaboration, Problem-solving, Communication, Technical documentation Benefits: 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary, Stock Ownership Potential, Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission, Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages, Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual, Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance, Trust-Based Time Off, 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program, 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave, Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities, Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses, Tuition Reimbursement, Charitable Matching Gifts program, Dollars for Doers volunteer program, Paid volunteering days, 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups