AI Product Developer - 4538

AI Product Developer | Python | LLMs | USC Location: Remote Contract: 6 months Clearance Requirement: U.S. Citizenship (per federal contract requirements) Our client is seeking a skilled AI Product Developer with strong Python expertise to join their team. You’ll design and integrate AI-powered features—focusing on embedding-based systems, semantic search, and large language models (LLMs)—with an initial project building an Outlook bot and opportunities to develop other AI-driven tools like SharePoint widgets. This is an exciting opportunity to work hands-on with cutting-edge AI technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and see your innovations directly impact business operations. What You’ll Do • Develop and maintain embedding-based systems and LLM integrations for AI-driven products. • Build AI-powered capabilities including semantic search, summarization, drafting assistance, and context-aware recommendations. • Architect APIs and backend services (FastAPI or similar) to expose AI functionality to client apps (including VSTO add-ins for Microsoft Outlook). • Integrate self-hosted and cloud-based AI models into production. • Implement scalable solutions for data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model serving. • Apply generative AI techniques: prompt engineering, fine-tuning LLMs, and building chatbots/Q&A tools. • Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and responsible AI standards. • Collaborate with the DLA team to support and integrate self-hosted AI models. • Monitor and optimize AI features for performance and reliability. Required Skills • AI/NLP Expertise: Strong experience with LLMs (OpenAI, HuggingFace Transformers), vector embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). • Generative AI: Prompt engineering, fine-tuning, chatbot development. • API & Backend Development: Python APIs (preferably FastAPI), integrating AI into production systems. • Data Engineering: Preprocessing, feature extraction, embedding storage/retrieval. • Search & Ranking: Semantic search, hybrid/fusion ranking, metadata-based boosting. • DevOps: Docker, CI/CD, cloud/on-prem deployment. • Security & Compliance: Privacy-aware AI deployment. • Strong documentation and collaboration skills. Nice to Have • C# experience. • Familiarity with Azure or other cloud platforms. Environment: Initial focus on an Outlook bot using VSTO + Python APIs, with opportunities to work on a range of AI-driven applications.