AI Engineer Jobs in Illinois
AI Engineer jobs in Illinois are among the most actively recruited technology roles in the state, with strong demand from financial services, healthcare technology, logistics, and enterprise software firms at every level from entry-level through principal engineer. Chicago anchors the market, followed by Naperville and Champaign, where anchors like Allstate, Morningstar, and Caterpillar maintain sizable AI and machine learning teams. The most sought-after specialties are large language model development, machine learning operations, and AI-driven data pipeline engineering. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.
HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing with a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate.
HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA or Bloomington, IL
SPONSORSHIP: Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g., H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and support full-stack applications using modern engineering practices.
- Develop user-facing experiences in Salesforce and modern web frameworks such as Angular. Build and maintain REST APIs, event-driven services, and cloud-native integrations on AWS.
- Develop scalable integrations using services such as Amazon S3, Lambda, EventBridge, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, and related AWS technologies.
- Build capabilities that operationalize enterprise knowledge authored in Salesforce Knowledge for consumption across State Farm applications.
- Develop AI-enabled solutions that support knowledge authoring, semantic search, summarization, citation, and other Generative AI use cases.
- Partner with architects and engineers to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and other emerging AI capabilities into the knowledge platform.
- Improve application performance, reliability, observability, and operational excellence through automation and monitoring.
- Collaborate closely with product owners, business partners, UX designers, and fellow engineers to deliver high-value solutions.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from solution design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing support.
- Full-stack software development experience.
- Experience developing modern web applications using Angular, React, or similar frameworks.
- Experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Apex, or other object-oriented programming languages.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures.
- Experience developing cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Familiarity with services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Amazon RDS, CloudWatch, and IAM.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices.
- Knowledge of Salesforce Platform development or Salesforce integrations is a plus.
- Interest or experience in Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, semantic search, vector databases, or AI-assisted application development is highly desirable.
- Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills with a passion for learning emerging technologies.
You'll have the opportunity to help build one of State Farm's most strategic technology platforms—the trusted knowledge foundation that powers enterprise search, digital experiences, and the next generation of Generative AI capabilities. If you're excited about cloud engineering, AI, modern application development, and solving meaningful business problems at enterprise scale, we'd love to have you join our team.
- Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $130,000
- Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
- High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
- Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary
- Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
- Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
- Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
- Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
- Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
- Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
- Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.
Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.
HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing with a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate.
HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA or Bloomington, IL
SPONSORSHIP: Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g., H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and support full-stack applications using modern engineering practices.
- Develop user-facing experiences in Salesforce and modern web frameworks such as Angular. Build and maintain REST APIs, event-driven services, and cloud-native integrations on AWS.
- Develop scalable integrations using services such as Amazon S3, Lambda, EventBridge, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, and related AWS technologies.
- Build capabilities that operationalize enterprise knowledge authored in Salesforce Knowledge for consumption across State Farm applications.
- Develop AI-enabled solutions that support knowledge authoring, semantic search, summarization, citation, and other Generative AI use cases.
- Partner with architects and engineers to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and other emerging AI capabilities into the knowledge platform.
- Improve application performance, reliability, observability, and operational excellence through automation and monitoring.
- Collaborate closely with product owners, business partners, UX designers, and fellow engineers to deliver high-value solutions.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from solution design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing support.
- Full-stack software development experience.
- Experience developing modern web applications using Angular, React, or similar frameworks.
- Experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Apex, or other object-oriented programming languages.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures.
- Experience developing cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Familiarity with services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Amazon RDS, CloudWatch, and IAM.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices.
- Knowledge of Salesforce Platform development or Salesforce integrations is a plus.
- Interest or experience in Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, semantic search, vector databases, or AI-assisted application development is highly desirable.
- Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills with a passion for learning emerging technologies.
You'll have the opportunity to help build one of State Farm's most strategic technology platforms—the trusted knowledge foundation that powers enterprise search, digital experiences, and the next generation of Generative AI capabilities. If you're excited about cloud engineering, AI, modern application development, and solving meaningful business problems at enterprise scale, we'd love to have you join our team.
- Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $130,000
- Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
- High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
- Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary
- Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
- Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
- Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
- Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
- Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
- Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
- Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Law & Legal Services
- Investment & Asset Management
- Food & Beverage
What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in AI engineer jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, machine learning, or a closely related field
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud AI services
- Experience with large language models, prompt engineering, or retrieval-augmented generation pipelines
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional product and data science teams
AI Engineer Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a ai engineer in Illinois?
Illinois does not require a state-issued license to work as an ai engineer. The typical path is a bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or a related field, followed by hands-on project work or an internship that demonstrates model-building and deployment skills. Many Illinois employers, particularly in Chicago's fintech and healthtech sectors, value candidates who can show a portfolio of applied AI projects alongside their academic credentials.
Which companies hire ai engineers in Illinois?
Employers hiring ai engineers in Illinois right now include AbbVie, UL Solutions, and Huron Consulting, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Illinois's dense concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, major insurance carriers, and health systems means consistent year-round demand rather than hiring tied to a single industry cycle.
Which Illinois cities have the most ai engineer jobs?
Chicago, North Chicago, and Northbrook have the most ai engineer openings in Illinois. Chicago dominates because of its headquarters-heavy economy in financial services, insurance, and enterprise software, while Naperville and Champaign draw hiring through major corporate campuses and the University of Illinois tech ecosystem, which feeds a steady pipeline of AI-focused employers in those areas.
Are there remote ai engineer jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 85% of ai engineer openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how naturally the work fits a distributed setup. Model development, experimentation, and code review are the portions of the role most commonly performed fully remotely, while production deployment reviews and stakeholder demos more often require occasional on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a ai engineer in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a junior machine learning engineer or AI associate role, which large Illinois employers in insurance and logistics open specifically for recent graduates. Companies like Allstate and Discover Financial run structured new-grad technical programs that include AI and data engineering rotations. Building a public portfolio of end-to-end ML projects on GitHub strengthens any application, and completing a cloud certification from AWS or Google Cloud gives Illinois hiring managers a verifiable signal for candidates without full-time experience.
Where can I find and apply to ai engineer jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to ai engineer jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings across Chicago, Naperville, Champaign, and surrounding areas. Find roles that fit your experience and specialization and apply directly to each one.
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