AI Engineer (Java + Generative AI)

Job Description

AI Engineer (Java + Generative AI)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
$120,000–$140,000 + benefits

We’re hiring a hands-on AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy scalable AI solutions that solve real enterprise business challenges.
This role is ideal for an engineer with strong Java development experience and practical exposure to Generative AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG pipelines, embeddings, and intelligent agent workflows.

You’ll be working on production-grade AI applications rather than experimental proof-of-concepts, helping deliver scalable, secure, enterprise-ready solutions.

The role
Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML and Generative AI solutions
Build LLM-powered applications, including RAG architectures, AI agents, prompt orchestration, embeddings, and vector search
Develop scalable Java APIs and microservices
Translate business requirements into production-ready AI solutions with measurable outcomes
Implement MLOps / LLMOps best practices including CI/CD, monitoring, governance, observability, and version control
Partner with product, cloud, data engineering, and AI teams across global delivery environments
Support production deployment, optimisation, and continuous improvement
Ensure AI solutions are built with security, compliance, and responsible AI principles in mind

What we’re looking for
4–8+ years in software engineering, AI engineering, ML engineering, or similar
Strong commercial Java development experience
Hands-on experience with Generative AI / LLM-based applications
Experience with:
RAG
Prompt Engineering
Embeddings
Vector Search / Vector Databases
AI Agents / Agentic Workflows
Good understanding of SQL / NoSQL / data engineering concepts
Cloud deployment experience (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure considered)
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills

Nice to have
Model fine-tuning experience
Predictive ML exposure
Experience in enterprise or regulated environments

If you’re excited by building practical AI applications that deliver measurable business impact, we’d love to hear from you.