Friedman Real Estate is looking for a Junior AI Solutions Engineer to join their team in Farmington Hills, MI. You will help design, build, and deploy AI solutions for our brokerage, property management, accounting, and construction teams. This is a hands-on role with exposure to senior leadership and a defined growth path.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, data science, AI, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of relevant experience; internships and substantial academic or personal projects will be considered.
- A portfolio or examples of AI solutions you have built.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python and JavaScript.
- Working knowledge of APIs, data pipelines, and system integration.
- Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Power Platform, Copilot) and with LLM tools such as Claude.
- Understanding of data quality, privacy, cybersecurity, and governance principles.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical staff.
- Sound judgment and a realistic understanding of the capabilities and limitations of AI.
- Must be Metro Detroit based and open to on-site/hybrid work environment.
Nice to have: Power BI, Azure Machine Learning, or Microsoft Fabric experience.
What You'll Do
- Build AI workflows, integrations, and reusable components based on business requirements from brokerage, property management, accounting, and construction.
- Work within our technology platform: Claude, Microsoft 365 / Copilot, Azure, Power Platform, Power BI, and Yardi.
- Support testing, deployment, monitoring, and tuning of solutions in production.
- Maintain data pipelines and system integrations; monitor data quality and model performance.
- Work within our security, data governance, and compliance standards (Entra ID, Purview, Intune, Defender).
- Develop onboarding materials, user guides, and documentation to support adoption.
- Gather user feedback after deployment and implement improvements.
Why Join Us
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k)
- 3+ weeks PTO and 10 paid holidays
- Continuing education reimbursement
- Referral bonuses and recognition programs
About Friedman Real Estate
Friedman Real Estate is one of the Midwest's largest commercial real estate providers, with integrated brokerage, property management, construction, and mortgage banking practices. We manage millions of square feet of commercial space and thousands of multifamily units. We are building enterprise AI capability in-house on a governed Microsoft and Anthropic platform, and this role will support that effort.
Friedman Real Estate is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, or a related field
- 1-3 years of relevant experience; internships and substantial academic or personal projects may be considered
- Portfolio or examples of AI solutions built
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python and JavaScript
- Working knowledge of APIs, data pipelines, and system integration
- Familiarity with Azure, Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, and LLM tools such as Claude
- Understanding of data quality, privacy, cybersecurity, and governance principles
- Ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical staff
- Sound judgment and realistic understanding of AI capabilities and limitations
- Must be based in Metro Detroit and open to onsite or hybrid work
- Experience with Power BI, Azure Machine Learning, or Microsoft Fabric
What We Do
Friedman Real Estate is a premier national firm providing a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services. As one of the largest privately-held full-service organizations in the nation, they offer a single point of contact for commercial brokerage, multifamily management, construction, and advisory services. The company manages over 140 properties, encompassing 10,000+ apartment homes and 15 million square feet of commercial space across the country.
