AI Engineer

AI Engineer

Immediate need for a talented AI Engineer. This is an 18 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is location in Jersey City NJ/Charlotte NC (Hybrid).

Pay Range: $55- $65/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex data and AI applications, often leveraging emerging and cutting-edge technologies
• Architect and deliver enterprise-scale GenAI solutions, including summarization engines and chatbot applications
• Apply sound judgment in selecting methods, tools, and evaluation criteria within broadly defined practices and policies
• Provide technical leadership by owning deliverables, assigning work, and resolving complex technical issues
• Translate business strategy and requirements into actionable technical solutions
• Ensure solutions comply with model governance and risk management standards
• Collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, IT partners, and external vendors

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (or advanced degree) in a related IS/IT discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Typically 10 years of overall IT experience, including leadership on complex, enterprise initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to explain technical concepts clearly
• 2 years of professional experience executing end-to-end Generative AI projects using:
• Large Language Models (e.g., GPT, LLaMA)
• MCP (skills-based orchestration)
• Agentic frameworks (e.g., LangGraph)
• LLM development frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex)
• Embedding models (e.g., all-MiniLM-L6-v2, nomic-ai)
• Evaluation frameworks (RAGAS, LangSmith, Phoenix/Arize)
• REST APIs, FastAPI, WebSockets
• Enterprise data stores (Redis, MongoDB)
• Strong Python programming expertise
• Frontend experience with Angular is a significant plus

Our client is a leading Financial Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.