Specialist, IT​/Tech, AI Engineer

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Specialist

Location(s): Austin, TX

Job Description
A public-sector transportation agency is seeking a Software Developer Specialist to support AI-driven software development initiatives. The selected candidate will focus on engineering-related software services, including:

• Model ingestion and deployment
• Automated quantity extraction
• Plan conformance validation
• CI/CD automation
• AI-powered transportation engineering solutions

The role involves transforming proof-of-concept AI models into scalable, production-ready web applications that support transportation engineering workflows. Responsibilities include developing secure, enterprise-grade web interfaces, integrating AI/ML solutions, and supporting digital delivery, roadway asset detection, and plan review automation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy scalable AI/ML-powered web applications.
• Build and maintain secure, enterprise-ready software solutions.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops best practices.
• Integrate machine learning, computer vision, and LLM technologies into business workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to modernize transportation-related processes.
• Support cloud-based AI/ML infrastructure and production deployments.
• Optimize model performance and manage MLOps workflows.

Required Skills & Experience
Cloud & Infrastructure (8+ Years)

• AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.
• AI/ML cloud services such as Azure AI, AWS Sage Maker/Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, and OCI AI Services.

Dev Ops & Automation (8+ Years)

• Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible.
• CI/CD tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.

Databases (8+ Years)

• SQL databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL).
• No
  
  SQL and vector databases.

Scripting (8+ Years)

• Bash
• Power Shell

Python Development (3+ Years)

• Production-level Python development experience.

AI/ML & Data Science (3+ Years)

• NLP and LLMs (BERT, GPT, T5, RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering).
• Time-series forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Recommender systems and personalization engines.
• Computer vision using PyTorch, Tensor Flow, OpenCV, YOLO, object detection, and segmentation.
• Distributed model training and multi-GPU environments.
• Feature engineering and feature stores (Feast, Tecton).
• Model optimization techniques including quantization, pruning, and knowledge distillation.
• Experience with Ollama, Hugging Face, or other open-source/non-frontier models.

MLOps (3+ Years)

• MLflow
• Weights & Biases
• Kubeflow
• Airflow or similar platforms

Production AI Experience (2+ Years)

• Successfully built and deployed ML models serving real-world users.

Preferred Qualifications

• GIS and geospatial data analysis experience.
• Transportation, logistics, or smart city domain experience.
• Computer vision applications for infrastructure or vehicle-related data.
• Public-sector security, compliance, and governance experience.
• Unreal Engine and digital twin technologies.
• Google Maps and Cesium API experience.
• Polygonflow Dash experience.

Additional Information
All project deliverables will be considered work-for-hire and become the property of the client.
Background checks may be required in accordance with applicable laws and agency policies.
No interview or candidate discussion fees will be paid.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.