AI / NLP Engineer ____ Remote (Ohio, USA) ____ Contract

Job Title : AI / NLP Engineer / Developer

Location : Remote (Ohio, USA)

Employment Type : Contract, Long Term

Prior experience with Cardinal is highly preferred.

Job Overview : We are seeking an experienced AI / NLP Engineer to design, develop, and integrate advanced AI solutions leveraging Azure Cognitive Services , Large Language Models (LLMs) , and NLP frameworks . The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Databricks , SQL Server , and modern AI / ML pipelines , capable of building intelligent, scalable, and production-ready solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and implement AI and NLP-based solutions integrated with Azure Cognitive Services and Databricks .
• Develop, fine-tune, and deploy LLMs and NLP models using frameworks like PyTorch , LangChain , and OpenAI APIs .
• Work with offline open-weight models and integrate them within enterprise data workflows.
• Implement Claude API , OpenAI API , and other third-party model integrations for conversational and generative AI use cases.
• Architect and automate data engineering pipelines to support ML / AI workloads.
• Integrate Databricks Foundational Models into enterprise data ecosystems for model training, inference, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and architects to ensure model scalability, performance, and compliance.
• Monitor and optimize model performance and implement retraining strategies as needed.

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