AI Engineer

Job#: 3046041 Job Description: AI Engineer Location: Fully Remote with potential for quarterly travel to Washington, D.C. Role Overview We are seeking an AI Engineer to develop solutions using generative AI, agentic systems, machine learning (ML), Large Language Models (LLMs), and prompt engineering. You will design, build, and deploy scalable solutions in distributed and cloud environments, leveraging large and text-based datasets to solve challenges and drive innovation. Key Responsibilities • Build and deploy agentic AI systems capable of autonomous decision-making, tool use, and multi-step task execution. • Implement end-to-end AI/ML and GenAI projects, from understanding business needs to data preparation, model development, deployment and monitoring. • Develop LLM-based features such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with citations, text summarization, and embedding pipelines. • Design and optimize prompts using prompt engineering techniques for LLMs to achieve desired outcomes. • Work with Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, etc. via APIs or cloud AI platforms to develop solutions for specific tasks. • Evaluate and test GenAI features, including building test sets, grounding and citation checks, LLM-as-judge scoring, and production quality monitoring. • Design, develop, and optimize machine learning models using Python. • Deploy and manage solutions in distributed and cloud environments. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to guide business decisions. Required Qualifications • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a Mathematics field is required. • Must have 2+ years of hands-on AI/ML engineering experience, including demonstrable LLM application work. This includes experience building agentic AI systems or a strong working knowledge of agent architectures and frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, Strands, or AutoGen. Experience in machine learning areas like classification, clustering, anomaly detection, sentiment analysis, and NLP problems is also required. Must be adept at working on multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and managing expectations. • A working knowledge of the modern LLM stack (prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, structured outputs) is necessary. Programming experience with Python and iPython notebooks, along with SQL skills, is required. Candidates must have the ability to think critically about AI or ML system design and experience evaluating AI/ML systems. Excellent communication skills are needed to communicate with technical and business users. Must demonstrate the ability to learn new tools and paradigms. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with prompt engineering techniques such as few-shot learning, zero-shot learning, and chain-of-thought prompting. • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and their AI/ML services (e.g., AWS Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, Azure OpenAI) and core services like S3 and Lambda functions. • Experience using deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or Keras. • Experience in MLOps to operationalize and monitor models. • Familiarity with search and vector retrieval such as Elasticsearch, Solr, or vector databases. • Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and platforms like Azure DevOps. • Familiarity with Linux and cloud CLI tools. • Experience creating interactive data visualizations and dashboards in Tableau, Power BI, or other tools. • Experience with distributed NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or DynamoDB. • Ability to build full stack systems architected for speed and distributed computing. 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