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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer - **Company:** 66DEGREES, INC. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $186,000.0 - $267,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cyber Security, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NoSQL, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Spring Cloud, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Model Validation, Generative AI, Performance Monitor - **Published:** July 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/66degrees/jobs/6119392004 ## About the Role The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building and delivering production AI solutions for enterprise users and enjoys translating business requirements into scalable, reliable AI applications. They bring strong software engineering fundamentals, applied AI expertise, and a collaborative mindset to deliver solutions from concept through production., * Bachelor's degree - Required * Master's degree - Preferred * 5+ years of software engineering, applied AI, machine learning, or related technical experience, including at least 1 year of recent experience designing and delivering production-grade Generative AI solutions. * Hands-on experience with modern AI systems, including LLMs, retrieval-augmented * generation (RAG), agents, structured extraction, classification, or workflow automation. * Proficiency in Python, with experience building cloud-native applications on AWS or GCP and working with relational and/or NoSQL databases. * Practical experience with prompt engineering, tool calling, retrieval, model selection, context management, and AI application debugging. * Experience evaluating AI system quality using metrics, test datasets, human review, and error analysis. * Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, testing, scalability, and maintainability. * Hands-on experience building retrieval-augmented AI applications using vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search. * Preferred: Experience working in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry. * Preferred: Familiarity with AI evaluation, prompt optimization, guardrails, or human-in-the-loop workflows. ## Description * Design, build, and maintain production-grade Generative AI, Agentic AI, and machine learning applications. * Develop evaluation and testing approaches to measure model performance, identify regressions, and improve solution quality. * Apply LLMs, multimodal models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), structured extraction, and tool calling to solve real-world healthcare workflows. * Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, and Operations teams to integrate AI capabilities into client's systems. * Improve the reliability, observability, guardrails, and monitoring of production AI applications. * Stay current with advancements in AI technologies and apply them pragmatically to deliver business value., As an AI transformation partner, 66degrees leverages intelligent solutions to enhance our recruitment experience. We utilize AI tools-including LinkedIn Recruiter's Hiring Assistant and interview transcription technologies-to assist with sourcing, role analysis, and capturing interview highlights. These tools augment our process, but we "Commit to Our Craft" by ensuring all final hiring decisions are made by our human Talent Team. By applying, you acknowledge the use of these technologies to help us "Win Together" in finding the best fit for our team., Lead requirements-based systems engineering for APU control systems: define, decompose, verify/validate system requirements, support architecture and interfaces, apply environmental qualification standards, coordinate cross-functional integration, and support program execution and customer design reviews. 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