Senior Associate, AI Deployment and Production - Data & Technology Solutions at Stepstone

StepStone is hiring a Senior Associate, AI Deployment & Production to own the productionization framework for AI solutions, including package APIs, async orchestrators, REST endpoints, and data models. The role reviews AI research code, takes prototypes to scalable production, optimizes performance-critical paths using C, C++, or Rust, leads PHP workload optimization, partners with QA and DevOps, and mentors analysts and associates. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, at least six years of software or data engineering experience, expert Python, production experience with Celery, Flask, and SQLAlchemy, proficiency in a low-level language, and strong code-review and communication skills. The position is hybrid and pays $140,000.