AI Engineer

Apex Systems; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company match

HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex seeks a Senior AI Engineer to design and build enterprise AI search solutions that answer questions from large document collections. You will work on Azure AI Search, RAG architectures, and Python-based production AI pipelines in a highly technical, individual-contributor role.

The role emphasizes secure handling, scalable deployment with Kubernetes, integration of structured and unstructured data, and collaboration with product, security, and quality teams to deliver reliable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• At least five years developing complex systems, with minimum three years in AI/cloud search or document processing.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence, Cognitive Services and RAG.
• Experience with Kubernetes deployment and Python for AI pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy and improve AI-driven search and document-intelligence solutions.
• Translate requirements into technical designs, estimates, and implementation activities.
• Configure semantic, keyword, vector and hybrid retrieval; tune scoring and reranking.
• Deploy scalable apps using Kubernetes and integrate structured/unstructured data.
• Mentor teams, perform peer reviews, and collaborate with product, security and QA.

Skills

Azure AI Search

Document Intelligence

Cognitive Services

RAG architecture

Python development

Kubernetes

AI pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LangChain

Azure OpenAI

FAISS/Weaviate/Pinecone

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer to design and build enterprise AI search solutions. This role focuses on creating systems that allow users to ask questions in plain language and receive answers from large collections of company documents and data. This is a highly technical, individual-contributor position centered on intelligent document search and knowledge retrieval platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with Azure AI technologies, AI-powered search, RAG architecture, and Python development for production‑grade AI applications.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, test, deploy, and continuously improve AI-driven search and document-intelligence solutions. Translate business requirements, epics, and user stories into technical designs, estimates, and implementation activities. Build and enhance solutions using Azure AI Search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) across multiple indexes, query orchestration, and prompt engineering. Configure and tune semantic, keyword, vector, and hybrid retrieval, including query rewriting, scoring profiles, and reranking. Deploy and support scalable AI applications using Kubernetes-based container environments. Integrate structured and unstructured content, document‑processing tools, and metadata to improve indexing and retrieval. Provide technical guidance, conduct peer reviews, and share knowledge with other developers. Collaborate with product, architecture, security, and quality teams to resolve technical issues and prepare solutions for release. Apply secure document-handling practices during solution design and implementation. Document technical designs, implementation decisions, and operating considerations.

Required Qualifications

Education: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, an applicable professional certification, or equivalent experience is required.

Experience: A minimum of five years of progressive experience developing solutions for complex system problems is required. At least three years of experience in AI, machine learning, cloud-based search, or document processing is necessary.

Technical Skills: Hands‑on experience with Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence, Cognitive Services, retrieval-augmented generation, and hybrid retrieval is required. Experience with Kubernetes-based container deployment and Python development for AI pipelines is also required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with hybrid cloud AI solutions.

Familiarity with Azure OpenAI, LangChain, or AI Foundry.

Experience with multi-index query orchestration and vector databases such as FAISS, Weaviate, or Pinecone.

Experience in RRF and reranking strategies.

A background in natural language processing, document classification, or entity extraction.

Working knowledge of export-control requirements.

Work Environment

The role requires one day per week onsite with some flexibility. The position is part of a structure that includes three scrum teams. The project involves building out an enterprise MCP gateway.

Everforth Apex

Everforth Apex is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide. Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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