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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer - **Company:** Horizontal Talent - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon S3, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Regression Testing, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Web Pages, Cloud Platform System, Feature Engineering, Data Ingestion, Large Language Models, Grafana, Prompt Engineering, State Machines, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Virtual Agents, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Dynatrace, Docker, Web Api - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2a27a655-ac2f-438b-a5d2-7170ff4ec193 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field * At least 3 years of experience designing and deploying real-world AI or machine learning solutions * Strong Python development skills * Hands-on experience with LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, or Anthropic * Practical experience with prompt engineering, context construction, grounding strategies, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) * Ability to work with unstructured content from sources such as email, documents, PDFs, and webpages * Experience building REST APIs and integrating with internal and external APIs * Knowledge of machine learning algorithms, deep learning frameworks, cloud AI technologies, and emerging agentic AI technologies * Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, Bedrock, Step Functions, API Gateway, IAM, SageMaker, ECS, and S3 * Understanding of MLOps practices, including CI/CD, model versioning, and model monitoring * Experience with SQL, data engineering, and feature engineering * Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences * Familiarity with enterprise data privacy, AI governance, and observability practices Preferred Skills * Master's degree in a related technical field * Experience with agentic AI frameworks * Experience with intelligent document processing and/or OCR technologies * Knowledge of Google A2A * Experience with observability tools for AI or GenAI environments, such as Dynatrace or similar platforms * Experience working in highly regulated industries such as healthcare or finance * Familiarity with Docker, Airflow, Kubeflow, Git, Jira, and Confluence * Cloud provider certifications in AI or machine learning * Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or published research We are committed to fostering a workplace where inclusion, equity, and belonging are valued and supported. We welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we encourage individuals who are passionate about building responsible, impactful AI solutions to apply. ## Description Join a dynamic AI Center of Excellence as an AI Engineer, where you'll help shape innovative solutions that improve user experiences, automate workflows, and support cross-functional teams across the organization. This remote opportunity is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys building practical, scalable AI and machine learning solutions. Responsibilities * Design, develop, and deploy AI, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI solutions that solve domain-specific business challenges * Build and support workflows that extract complex, unstructured, and multimodal content into accurate structured data using cloud-based document processing tools * Create and maintain interoperable AI agents and components using Model Context Protocol (MCP) and related frameworks * Develop automated testing approaches for large language model solutions, including regression test suites to help identify prompt issues and model drift * Integrate AI applications with internal and external services using secure authentication and authorization practices * Apply responsible AI practices to help protect solutions from prompt injection, jailbreaks, and other security risks * Build and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines covering data ingestion, training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring in cloud environments * Collaborate with data scientists, architects, product managers, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with organizational goals * Provide technical guidance, hands-on support, and mentorship to teams across the enterprise * Create reusable tools, frameworks, and best practices that help accelerate AI development and adoption ## Related Videos - [The AI-Ready Stack: Rethinking the Engineering Org of the Future](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1706-the-ai-ready-stack-rethinking-the-engineering-org-of-the-future) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [The New Org Chart: When AI Joins the Workforce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100036-the-new-org-chart-when-ai-joins-the-workforce) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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