AI/ML Engineer - LLM & Agentic AI

Purple Drive

Chicago, IL

Overview:

Job Title: AI/ML Engineer - LLM & Agentic AI

Location: Chicago, IL / Remote

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AI/ML Engineer with deep expertise in LLM-based applications, Agentic AI, and scalable AI architecture . The ideal candidate will have strong experience building production-grade AI systems using modern frameworks, vector databases, retrieval pipelines, and MLOps practices.

This role involves end-to-end ownership of AI solution design, orchestration workflows, deployment, monitoring, and optimization.

Required Skills

Hands-on experience building:
- ML/LLM-based applications
- Agentic AI solutions
- RAG architectures
Strong expertise with:
- Embeddings
- Vector databases
- Retrieval pipelines
- Prompt engineering
- AI orchestration workflows
Strong Python programming skills
Experience with frameworks such as:
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- PyTorch
Experience with:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Scalable model deployment
- Monitoring and lifecycle management
- MLOps best practices

Key Responsibilities

Design and deliver end-to-end AI/ML, Agentic AI, and LLM-based solutions
Translate business requirements into scalable AI architectures and measurable outcomes
Build RAG pipelines, vector search solutions, embeddings, and orchestration workflows
Develop prompt strategies, AI agents, workflow guardrails, and automation frameworks
Optimize AI systems for:
- Performance
- Scalability
- Reliability
- Cost efficiency
Implement monitoring, drift detection, CI/CD, and lifecycle management for AI models
Build production-grade data pipelines with validation, lineage, and reproducibility
Mentor engineering teams and drive responsible AI architecture and governance decisions

Preferred Skills

Experience with cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Exposure to distributed AI systems and scalable inference architectures
Familiarity with Responsible AI and enterprise governance frameworks

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