AI Engineer

Black Rock Groups; Maine; On-site; USD 99,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Rock Groups is seeking an AI Engineer for a Dallas, TX onsite contract role. The engineer will work on enterprise-grade AI solutions, leveraging Python and LLM technologies, with a focus on RAG and API integration.

The position requires hands-on experience with cloud platforms and distributed systems, including observability, logging, and tracing. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Proven Python expertise.
• Enterprise LLM/AI experience required.
• Hands-on RAG or LLM API integration.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• CI/CD and Git experience.
• Observability and debugging in distributed systems (logging, tracing, Kafka, ELK, Splunk).

Skills

8+ years software engineering

Python

LLM/AI enterprise

RAG/LLM API integration

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD & Git

Observability & distributed systems

LLM platforms (OpenAI/Anthropic/Vertex

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Logging/Tracing tools

Job description

Job Title: AI Engineer

Dallas, TX (Onsite Day 1)

Contract

Rate - $72/hr-$74/hr

Mandatory Skills:

• Resume must show 8+ years hands-on software engineering
• Must show hands-on expertise in python.
• Must show enterprise experience in LLM/AI.
• Must show hands-on RAG or LLM API integration work
• Must name at least one cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Must show CI/CD and Git experience
• Must show observability/debugging on distributed systems (e.g., logging, tracing, Kafka, ELK, Splunk)
• Bonus: named LLM platform (OpenAI/Anthropic/Vertex), vector DB, agentic/multi-step workflows, or LLM evaluation/MLOps experience\

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with LLM/AI technologies and enterprise level applications.
• Hands on experience with RAG or LLM API integration.
• Familiarity with LLM platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Vertex) and vector databases.
• Experience in developing agentic/multi step workflows and LLM evaluation/MLOps.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions in a timely manner.