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AI engineer (NO OPT/CPT) - Full time role

Apetan Consulting LLC · Newark, NJ · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time

About the role

We are seeking a passionate and innovative AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge AI and Generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate will work closely with product managers, data scientists, architects, and engineering teams to build intelligent systems that drive business value.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy production-ready Generative AI and LLM-powered applications.
  • Build scalable Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using enterprise knowledge sources.
  • Develop AI agents and workflow automation using LangChain, LangGraph, or similar orchestration frameworks.
  • Integrate LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, etc.) into enterprise applications.
  • Build and optimize data pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, and AWS services.
  • Design semantic search solutions using vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, or FAISS.
  • Develop REST APIs and backend services to expose AI capabilities.
  • Collaborate with data engineering teams to prepare, transform, and govern structured and unstructured healthcare data.
  • Ensure AI solutions meet security, compliance, and privacy requirements, including HIPAA where applicable.
  • Optimize model performance, latency, accuracy, and cost.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design sessions.
  • Stay current with emerging AI technologies and recommend best practices for enterprise adoption.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, Data Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of experience building AI/ML or Generative AI applications.
  • Strong programming skills in Python.
  • Experience building production applications using:
    • LangChain/LangGraph (preferred)
    • RAG architectures
    • Prompt Engineering
    • AI Agents
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Databricks
    • Snowflake
    • AWS (Bedrock, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, SageMaker, IAM)
  • Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Chroma, or Milvus.
  • Experience integrating enterprise data sources and APIs.
  • Knowledge of MLOps and model deployment best practices.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs and microservices architecture.
  • Familiarity with Git and Agile development methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience in Healthcare, Life Sciences, HealthTech, or Health Insurance.
  • Experience working with HIPAA-compliant systems and PHI.
  • Knowledge of FHIR, HL7, Epic, Cerner, or other healthcare interoperability standards.
  • Experience building AI-powered clinical assistants, patient engagement platforms, claims automation, or healthcare knowledge systems.
  • Experience evaluating LLM performance using frameworks such as Ragas, DeepEval, or LangSmith.
  • Familiarity with fine-tuning, embeddings, and model evaluation techniques.
  • Exposure to multi-agent AI systems and agentic workflows.

Location: NY/NJ (Remote with occasional travel)

Type: Full time

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