AI Engineer - United States
Chicago, Illinois, USAAll locationsChicago, Illinois, USAUnited States Hybrid
$50,000–$60,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI/ML Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a specialist in the rapidly evolving field of Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI, with a strong background in developing, integrating, and optimizing complex agentic and RAG-based systems. Strong collaboration across a small team, including great communication with both onshore and offshore departments and translating vague requirements into actionable systems. Self-motivated and proactive—you create momentum without needing direction A strong problem solver who can navigate ambiguity A builder who cares about shipping real, working products
What you'll bring
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or similar Engineering field
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a minimum of 2 years focused on AI/ML development, particularly with LLMs
- Strong proficiency in Python and its relevant data science libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn)
- Proven experience integrating and working with major LLM APIs - both public and private/local, e.g., Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, Ollama, etc., including hands-on experience using techniques for LLM efficiency
- At least 1 year of deep practical experience with LangChain and LangGraph for building complex LLM applications and agentic workflows using autonomous agents, tools, memory management, parallelization, etc.
- Practical experience using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, including the ability to safely integrate AI-generated code into production (validation, CI/CD)
- Solid understanding and implementation experience with RAG architectures, vector DBs, vector search, embeddings, and reranking mechanisms
- Experience leveraging AI Copilot or similar generative AI coding tools for accelerated development, code generation, refactoring, optimization, and vibe coding to create integrated backend and frontend applications
- Experience creating UI using React and integrating the UI with the backend using REST APIs is a big plus
- Hands-on experience with Java, especially integrating Java modules with Python modules is a nice to have, but not necessary
- Ideally have industry and market knowledge of ESG and sustainability
- advanced degree is a plus