Senior AI Engineer

Position Overview

Wipfli is building the next generation of AI-powered solutions that transform how our professionals deliver value to clients. As a Senior RAG Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our AI-driven functional requirements documentation platform, an enterprise application used across the firm to automate the creation of complex project documentation. This role blends software engineering, machine learning, and enterprise application development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize full-stack applications using RAG for high-accuracy retrieval and generation
• Build and maintain APIs and microservices with monitoring and logging for reliability and performance
• Implement vector databases and semantic search; fine-tune retrieval for strong precision and recall
• Optimize chunking, embeddings, and retrieval parameters tailored to professional services content
• Evaluate LLM architectures and maintain prompt-engineering frameworks to improve response quality
• Build ETL pipelines and integrate with firm platforms such as document management, CRM, and engagement systems
• Ensure data quality, security, and compliance, including role-based access, encryption, audit logging, and confidentiality
• Partner across teams—engagement, data science, and ML—to deliver capabilities and mentor junior engineers
• Stay current on emerging AI/ML technologies and assess applicability to enterprise use cases

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science, or AI-related field
• 3-5 years of experience in data science and AI roles
• 7-10 years of experience software development roles
• Demonstrated track record of building production-grade AI applications from conception to deployment
• Demonstrated deep understanding of RAG methodologies and practical application
• Experience with frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Haystack is considered an additional asset
• Experience with document processing and OCR technologies, including integration and deployment within enterprise environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or advanced certification in Data Science or AI
• 4+ years of full stack development experience with modern frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular; Node.js, Python, or similar; .NET experience)

Additional Details

Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com

Compensation

The estimated base pay range for this role is $142,000 to $191,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws.

Benefits

• Health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans)
• Dental and vision coverage
• Opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution
• Well-being incentive
• Education & certification assistance
• Flexible time off
• Family care leave
• Parental leave
• Family formation benefits
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Travel rewards

Voluntary Benefits

• Critical illness & accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Legal
• Long-term care
• Pet insurance
• ID theft protection
• Supplemental life/AD&D