AI Engineer - Unusual Ventures
Unusual Ventures
Mundelein, IL · Posted October 21, 2026
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Where Mundelein, IL ranks
Where Mundelein, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest64 / 100 · of 20
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes63 / 100 · of 16
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$134k · of 16
- #5Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Midwest$134k · of 20
- #6Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois35% · of 17
- #6Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest25% · of 69
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 47 open ai engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $148,000 to $212,000 and the median is $176,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer and information research scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer and information research scientists: 34% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...with one goal: helping companies find product-market fit. We want AI built into how we source, evaluate, support, and run the firm — not bolted on. About the Role We're hiring our first AI Engineer to build the internal systems that can help our small team operate...