At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.
We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.
Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.
Role Summary
Design, develop, and deploy autonomous AI systems as part of the Investments Technology team. Collaborate in cross-functional squads across Investments, Investments Technology, and TRP Labs to help scale responsible AI solutions across the enterprise.
This role could have the opportunity for split onsite hybrid between our Baltimore and Washington DC locations.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and deploy AI agents and intelligent systems for modern cloud-based, n-tier architectures.
- Partner with business stakeholders to develop agent-driven workflows that automate complex processes and generate actionable insights.
- Champion engineering excellence by applying best practices in AI development, continuous integration, and code quality.
- Contribute to projects on agent orchestration, prompt engineering, real-time data-driven automation, and evaluation frameworks.
- Manage technical debt and drive ongoing improvements in AI platforms and infrastructure.
- Proactively seek opportunities to apply AI agents for increased business value and operational efficiency.
Business Knowledge:
- Collaborate directly with business stakeholders to understand needs and priorities.
- Make technology decisions that support current and future business objectives and fiscal responsibility.
- Translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
Qualifications
Required:
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent experience), with 2+ years of professional development experience in an object-oriented language (Java, Python, or JavaScript preferred).
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure), containerized microservices, and agent frameworks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Commitment to quality via automated testing, code reviews, and continuous delivery.
- Results-driven with a passion for learning and staying current with emerging technologies.
Preferred:
- Hands-on experience building LLM-powered or agent-based systems in production.
- Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, MCP servers, agent orchestration frameworks, prompt evaluation and iteration, model benchmarking, and performance testing.
- Experience with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Kiro, and OpenAI Codex.
- Experience in asset management, financial markets, or quantitative research environments.
- Solid understanding of financial markets, financial instruments, and financial datasets.
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.
Base Salary Ranges
Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.
$97,000.00 - $165,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers$106,000.00 - $182,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$121,000.00 - $206,000.00 for the location of: New York, California
Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.
Benefits
We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.
Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:
Competitive compensation
Annual bonus eligibility
A generous retirement plan
Hybrid work schedule
Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
Learn more about our benefits.
Top Skills
What We Do
T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide an array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. At T. Rowe Price, we believe in strategic investing. It has guided how we do business for more than 80 years, and it’s driven by independent thinking and rigorous research. So our clients can be confident that we’ll strive to select the right investments as we help them achieve their objectives. Strategic investing means that we don’t stop at surface level analysis. Instead, we go beyond the numbers. Our investment professionals travel the world, visiting the companies they evaluate. It’s this passion for exploration and understanding that has helped inform better decision-making and prudent risk management for our clients since its founding by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937.
