Role overview
Role: Sr. Applied AI Engineer/ Generative AI Engineer - W2/ 1099 role
Location: Irvine, CA
Contract: 12+ Months Contract
We are seeking a hands-on Applied AI Engineer to design and deploy real-world AI solutions for automotive applications.
This role focuses on building LLM-powered applications, RAG pipelines, intelligent multi-agent systems, and full-stack AI workflows from prototype to production.
What you'll work on
- Develop and deploy LLM-based applications, RAG systems, and agentic workflows
- Build full-stack AI solutions (frontend + backend + cloud)
- Rapidly prototype PoCs/MVPs and optimize model performance
- Implement vector databases and embedding-based retrieval
- Integrate AI models into cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
- Ensure governance, security, and MLOps best practices
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience (3+ years in AI/ML)
- Strong Python and AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow, Hugging Face)
- Experience with LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar
- Expertise in RAG, prompt engineering, vector DBs (Pinecone, FAISS, ChromaDB)
- Cloud AI experience (AWS SageMaker/Bedrock or Azure OpenAI)
- Full-stack development experience (React, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes)
For applications and inquiries, contact: [email protected]
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