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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Onsite
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About Northern Trust
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.
Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.
With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
AI & Application Development
Build end-to-end AI-powered applications (UI + backend services + model orchestration)
Design and implement RAG pipelines for enterprise knowledge retrieval and grounding
Develop and deploy LLM-based workflows and agents (multi-step reasoning, tool use, orchestration)
Integrate models via APIs and hosted platforms (Databricks, Azure AI Foundry, etc.)
LLM Evaluation & Quality
Develop LLM evaluation frameworks (accuracy, hallucination detection, relevance, safety)
Implement automated testing and benchmarking for prompt chains and agents
Define and monitor LLM performance metrics (precision, recall, grounding fidelity)
Support experimentation (prompt engineering, model comparisons, fine-tuning readiness)
Data & Backend Engineering
Build and optimize data pipelines leveraging Databricks (Spark, Delta)
Design and query structured and semi-structured datasets using Postgres
Enable efficient retrieval layers (vector search, embeddings, indexing strategies)
Support data modeling for AI use cases (knowledge bases, feature stores)
Platform & Agent Development
Develop AI agents within Databricks and Azure ecosystems
Integrate orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or similar)
Build reusable services/APIs for agent capabilities (search, summarization, reasoning)
Full Stack Development
Contribute to lightweight front-end interfaces for AI applications (React or similar)
Build backend APIs/services (Python-based frameworks)
Ensure production readiness (logging, monitoring, scalability, security)
Salary Range:
$80,800 - 133,400 USDSalary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).
Working with Us
As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.
Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.
Reasonable Accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.