AI Engineer

Reuben Cooley Inc.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reuben Cooley Inc. is seeking an experienced software leader to design and deploy Python-based AI/LLM applications using FastAPI/Flask, and to develop robust REST APIs for enterprise-scale solutions.

You will mentor teams, influence architecture, and work with risk stakeholders to deliver AI-driven data analytics and performance-optimized data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and delivering production AI/LLM systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy Python-based AI/LLM apps using FastAPI/Flask.
• Develop REST APIs and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Build AI-powered data analytics and self-service platforms.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with Risk stakeholders to deliver AI-driven solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentoring.

Skills

Python

FastAPI/Flask

AI/LLM apps

SQL/Data modeling

Async programming

Performance optimization

Testing/Support

Reliability

Architectural leadership

Education

CS degree

Job description

• Design, build, and deploy Python-based AI/LLM applications using FastAPI/Flask.
• Develop REST APIs and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Build AI-powered data analytics and self-service platforms.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with Risk stakeholders to deliver AI-driven solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentor engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Strong Python development with FastAPI or Flask.
• Experience building production‑grade AI/LLM applications.
• Solid SQL, data modeling, and data engineering fundamentals.
• Expertise in concurrency, asynchronous programming, and performance optimization.
• Experience with testing, production support, and system reliability.
• Strong architectural design and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Agentic AI, RAG, LangChain/LangGraph, or Talk‑to‑Data solutions.
• CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), DevOps/GitOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.