Role: AI Engineer / Applied AI Developer
Location: Okemos, MI (Hybrid)
Minimum 14 + Years only H1B
Hiring type: Contract
The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on development skills, with a passion for building AI-powered proof-of-concepts and exploring cutting-edge AI capabilities.
The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, research-driven environment, be a problem solver with excellent critical thinking, and have a strong foundation in Python programming. Experience with large language models is a must. Machine learning frameworks, or AI cloud services is a plus but not required.
Must Have Technical Skills:
· Python (intermediate to advanced proficiency)
· Ability to quickly build working proof-of-concepts
· Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
· Experience with prompt engineering and function calling in LLMs
· Experience integrating APIs and handling structured/unstructured data
· Familiarity with Git and development in a collaborative environment
Nice to Have Technical Skills:
· Prior experience with building Agentic AI solutions, conversational AI chatbots or summarization tools
· Experience with OpenAI or similar LLM frameworks
· Familiarity with Streamlit, FastAPI, or Flask for building UI/demo tools