Applied AI Engineer
Position Overview
We are seeking an Applied AI Engineer with a strong software engineering background to join our AI initiative team, focusing on building production LLM applications and implementing cutting-edge AI solutions. This role requires hands-on coding expertise across full-stack development with emphasis on LLM / RAG systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Build production LLM applications using FastAPI / Spring Boot backends with React / Next.js frontends
- Implement and optimize RAG systems with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, OpenSearch)
- Develop reusable LLM components (prompt engineering, chain orchestration, response streaming)
- Create REST / GraphQL APIs for AI services integration
- Deploy containerized AI applications on AWS (ECS / EKS, Lambda)
- Assess and evaluate AI tools, making strategic build vs. buy recommendations
- Implement caching, rate limiting, and guardrails for LLM APIs
Required Technical Skills
Programming Languages & Frameworks
Python : FastAPI, Flask, Django (3+ years required)Java : Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring DataJavaScript : React, Next.js, Node.jsStrong API development and microservices architectureAI / ML Frameworks & Tools (Required)
RAG Implementation : MUST HAVE - Production experience with RAG pipelinesLangChain / LlamaIndex : Building AI applications and chainsVector Databases : Pinecone, Weaviate, OpenSearchEmbedding Models : OpenAI, Cohere, Sentence TransformersData Science : Foundation knowledgeDevelopment Tools (Required)
Cursor OR Windsurf : AI-powered development environmentsGitHub Copilot / CodeWhisperer : AI productivity toolsAWS Cloud Platform (Required)
AWS Bedrock : Managed foundation modelsPrompt Engineering : Advanced prompt design and optimizationAI Guardrails : Safety and content filtering mechanismsAdditional : Lambda, ECS / EKS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDBExperience Requirements
3-5 years in software engineeringeCommerce experience strongly preferred (product search, chatbots, personalization)Production web application developmentAgile / DevOps practicesWhat You'll Work On
eCommerce AI features : conversational commerce, semantic search, content generationAPI-first AI microservices following best practicesPOCs demonstrating AI capabilities and ROITechnical documentation and implementation guide