Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. The AI Engineer will work within the AI & Data Group to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI-driven applications and solutions to support the Firm’s financial advisory and asset management businesses.
Responsibilities
- Build large-scale AI and machine learning projects that deliver actionable insights and drive innovation
- Collaborate closely with investment bankers, asset managers, data scientists, software engineers, and senior management across the Firm to deliver impactful solutions
Skills
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related fields
- 1-3 years of experience developing large scale GenAI applications
- Expertise in Python and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn
- Deep knowledge of machine learning algorithms and experience in productionizing AI models
- Proficiency with frameworks for large language models (LLMs) such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, and VectorDBs
- Experience developing and deploying AI solutions using cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Advanced knowledge of unstructured data processing, including NLP (e.g., sentiment analysis, entity recognition, topic modeling, and retrieval-augmented generation)
- Proficiency in APIs and microservices frameworks like FastAPI or Flask
- Demonstrated ability to query and analyze data from relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into actionable business strategies for bankers, asset managers, and other stakeholders
- Passion for building innovative, high-quality AI-driven products
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Prior experience in the financial industry or a strong interest in finance
- Familiar with Databricks, Azure AI and Microsoft Copilot ecosystem
- Expertise in building advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and developing autonomous LLM agent workflows
- Familiarity with MLOps workflows and tools like MLflow, Kubeflow, or Vertex AI
- Experience with real-time AI applications and stream processing frameworks
- Demonstrated success in delivering AI solutions with measurable business impact
- Strong knowledge of advanced GenAI and communicating insights to non-technical audiences
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits
Company Overview
Lazard is a financial advisory and asset management firm focused on income strategies, alternative investments, and private equity funds. It was founded in 1848, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.lazard.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Lazard has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 37 in 2025, 27 in 2024, 24 in 2023, 34 in 2022, 24 in 2021, 36 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.