Senior AI Engineer

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL

Hybrid: 3-5 days on-site/week

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role

This role is not open to C2C, contract, or contract to hire

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred

• 5+ years of experience in AI engineering at the enterprise level
• Experience with AI engineering tools and technologies, including Python, Langchain, LlamaIndex, and Semantic Kernel
• Strong understanding of large language models
• Experience with natural language processing, text extraction, and information retrieval techniques
• Strong understanding of machine learning and deep learning concepts including transformer based GPT models
• Experience with distributed computing and cloud environments (e.g., Microsoft Azure)

Responsibilities

• Prototype and test AI solutions using Python and Streamlit with a focus on natural language processing and text extraction from documents (PyPDF, Azure Document Intelligence)
• Develop plugins and assistants using LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel, with expertise in prompt engineering and semantic function design
• Design and implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) stores using a combination of classic information retrieval and semantic embeddings stored in vector and graph databases
• Develop and deploy agents using AutoGen, CrewAI, LangChain Agents, and LlamaIndex Agents
• Use Gen AI to distill metadata and insights from documents
• Fine tune LLMs to optimize for domain and cost
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement and automate AI powered solutions for common business workflows
• Enhance documentation procedures, codebase, and adherence to best practices to promote and facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure the upkeep of an organized and reproducible working environment