AI Engineer

Location:

Chicago, IL – hybrid of 2 days per week

Role Type:
Permanent / Full-Time

Job Description Our client is seeking an experienced AI professional to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. This role will partner with business and technical stakeholders to deliver scalable AI applications and provide technical leadership across AI initiatives.

Key Responsibilities Design and implement AI and machine learning solutions for business applications

Develop and support AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, and enterprise integrations

Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship to development teams

Establish best practices around AI governance, security, deployment, and scalability

Support AI adoption through documentation, training, and knowledge sharing

Required Experience5+ years of experience in AI, data engineering, machine learning, software engineering, or related disciplines

Strong Python development experience

Experience with modern AI/ML frameworks and large language model technologies

Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services

Experience with Databricks and modern data platforms

Experience integrating enterprise applications, APIs, and business systems

Understanding of AI governance, compliance, and responsible AI practices

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Experience AI agent frameworks and orchestration tools

Vector databases and semantic search technologies AI evaluation, monitoring, and observability tools

Experience integrating with platforms such as Salesforce and Net Suite and / or comparable ERP systems and tools