Senior AI Engineer

Job Title: Senior AI Engineer Location: New York, NY (Hybrid) Industry: Consumer Tech Type: Contract to Hire Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not available. Overview - Senior AI Engineer Great opportunity to a forward-thinking consumer brand that’s embedding AI into everything they do from personalized shopping experiences to dynamic supply chains. They are looking for a Senior AI Engineer who can design, build and deploy next-generation AI solutions that directly impact our millions of customers and drive growth. Responsibilities - Senior AI Engineer: • Build, fine-tune, and deploy ML and deep learning models (recommendation, personalization, vision, generative AI). • Integrate and optimize LLMs and generative pipelines (GPT, LLaMA, Hugging Face). • Design scalable inference and deployment systems with monitoring and versioning. • Develop production-grade Python code using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn. • Use AWS (and occasionally GCP/Azure) for data processing, training, and model serving. • Collaborate with data and DevOps teams to implement MLOps (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow). • Apply mathematical and algorithmic principles to design and optimize models. • Work with product and analytics teams to deliver measurable AI solutions. Requirements - Senior AI Engineer: • 5+ years of experience deploying AI/ML systems in production (consumer tech or e-commerce preferred). • Strong Python skills with ML/DL frameworks (PyTorch or TensorFlow). • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred). • Familiarity with data pipelines, databases, and MLOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD). • Solid grounding in math, statistics, and algorithm design. • Strong communication and collaboration skills.