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Ai Engineer

S3
7 days ago
Contract
On-site
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Artificial Intelligence

Job Description

Job Title: AI Engineer
Location: Wilmington, DE
Pay Rate:
Duration:
12 months

We are seeking a Senior Generative AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy enterprise-scale LLM, RAG, and agentic AI solutions. This role focuses on developing autonomous agent systems, scalable retrieval architectures, and production-grade AI microservices using Python and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize LLM-driven agents, multi-agent systems, and tool-using AI workflows

  • Design and implement RAG pipelines, including embeddings, vector search, retrieval, and prompt frameworks

  • Develop Python microservices and AI APIs using FastAPI, Flask, LangChain, and LlamaIndex

  • Implement LLM orchestration, function-calling, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and safety controls

  • Deploy AI solutions on GCP (GKE, Vertex AI, Cloud Run) and Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms

  • Build CI/CD pipelines and support DevOps and DevSecOps best practices

  • Work with vector databases such as Pinecone, Redis, MongoDB Atlas Vector Search, Chroma, and pgVector

  • Participate in architecture reviews, AI governance, and enterprise risk/security standards

  • Lead POCs, innovation initiatives, and engineering improvements

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelorโ€™s or Masterโ€™s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

  • 3+ years of experience building Generative AI, LLM, or agentic AI systems

  • Strong Python expertise (APIs, microservices, async programming, distributed systems)

  • Experience deploying applications on GCP and Kubernetes/OpenShift

  • Hands-on experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector search, and LLM orchestration

  • Experience with CI/CD, DevOps tools, and modern development workflows

  • Ability to work independently and drive engineering initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI, or Google Gemini APIs

  • Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Cloud Logging

  • Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical and business teams

Key Skills


    • Python Development

    • Generative AI / LLM Engineering

    • Agentic AI / Multi-Agent Systems

    • RAG Pipelines & Vector Databases

    • GCP / Kubernetes / OpenShift

    • FastAPI / Microservices

    • CI/CD & DevOps