AI Platform Engineer
Location: Lincolnshire, IL (Hybrid – 4 days onsite)
Engagement type: Contract (12 months with possible extension)
About the Role
This is a Senior AI Platform Engineer position where you'll partner directly with business stakeholders to transform business ideas into production-ready applications using modern AI-assisted development tools. This hands-on engineering role involves owning the entire application lifecycle—from AI-assisted development through security review, DevOps processes, cloud deployment, and enterprise integration. You'll leverage AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Codex to accelerate development while ensuring applications meet enterprise standards for security, scalability, and maintainability. Additionally, you'll connect AI-generated applications to enterprise APIs, backend systems, and cloud environments while helping modernize the organization's AI development platform.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in DevOps engineering and cloud platform operations
- Strong Azure experience (preferred), with GCP experience also valued
- Experience taking applications from concept through production deployment
- Experience integrating applications with enterprise APIs and backend systems
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Cursor, Codex, or similar platforms
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud engineering
- Experience building or deploying AI agents
- Strong software engineering background (candidates who began their careers as developers are highly preferred)
- Authorization to work in the United States (work visas are not sponsored)
About the Client
Our client is an established organization investing heavily in enterprise AI innovation through a growing AI Center of Excellence. Their engineering teams leverage modern AI development platforms and cloud technologies to rapidly deliver secure, scalable business solutions while fostering a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering culture.
Pay
Target pay for this role is between $80 and $100 per hour but may vary based on experience.
Benefits
ProFocus offers medical, dental, vision, 401(k), education reimbursement, sick leave, employer-paid short-term disability, and life insurance.