LightEdge SolutionsRemote
AI Engineer
Iowa, United States of America
Full Time
1 day ago
No Visa Sponsorship
Key skills
AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptMicroservicesPythonTypeScriptC#CAIMachine LearningMLNLPGenerative AILLMRAGData EngineeringGCPGoogle CloudCI/CDLeadershipProduct ManagementCommunicationSales
About this role
Role Overview
- Design, develop, and maintain production-grade AI/ML code, services, and integrations
- Build and iterate on AI prototypes, proofs of concept, and production systems
- Contribute to codebases, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering standards for AI solutions
- Collaborate with teams to ensure maintainable, testable, and scalable implementations
- Design and operate agent-driven systems that autonomously execute workflows, with humans providing oversight, governance, and continuous optimization
- Partner with business units to identify and evaluate high-value AI opportunities that align with Lightedge’s strategic goals
- Contribute to the design of scalable and cyber-resilient AI and ML solutions, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise systems
- Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams to operationalize AI models and embed intelligence into workflows and customer experiences
- Ensure all AI initiatives align with enterprise data governance, security, and privacy standards
- Act as a technical and strategic advisor to business stakeholders on how to responsibly leverage emerging AI technologies
- Work closely with product management, IT, and Operations, and Security teams to ensure a secure, resilient, consistent delivery, and maintainability
- Regularly communicate with executive leadership and business stakeholders to align AI strategy with organizational goals
- Monitor, evaluate, and optimize the performance of deployed AI models and systems
- Own post-deployment support, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI systems until transitioned to long-term support
- Ensure that all underlying systems are protected against cybersecurity threats and can recover rapidly in the event of a cyberattack or unexpected system outage
- Develop and implement AI governance frameworks and ensure ethical AI practices, including maintenance of architectural diagrams, model documentation, and compliance records for AI systems
- Work with the Sales team as needed, serving as an AI SME during the sales cycle for new customers
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python for AI/ML and data processing
- Experience with one or more of JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or C# for API and application development
- Experience with building microservices, distributed systems, CI/CD Pipeline, and DevOps practices
- Experience evaluating AI model outputs, including prompt testing, benchmarking, and performance tuning
- Knowledge of vector databases, RAG pipelines, or LLM orchestration frameworks
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience working with machine learning, NLP, or generative AI technologies, including RAG pipelines, vector databases, and prompt engineering
- Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and API-based integrations
- Experience deploying models via REST APIs, data pipelines, or event-driven frameworks
- Working knowledge of data governance, model monitoring, and security principles
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts into business value
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloud
- Cyber Security
- Distributed Systems
- Google Cloud Platform
- Java
- JavaScript
- Microservices
- Python
- TypeScript
Benefits
- AI governance frameworks
- Ethical AI practices
- Post-deployment support and ongoing improvements