AI Engineer

Apex Systems; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP (employee stock purchase program)

401K with company match

Health savings account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking an AI Engineer for a Norfolk, VA-based contract-to-hire role. You will architect multi-agent systems, build RAG pipelines, and manage vector databases while deploying AI features in cloud environments.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering with 2+ years in production AI/NLP, a Bachelor’s in a technical field, and active clearance or ability to obtain one. Agile experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in production AI/NLP.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to maintain clearance; IAT II or higher.
• Experience in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable multi-agent systems with advanced routing and hierarchical design.
• Build and maintain Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines and semantic search.
• Design data preprocessing workflows, chunking strategies, and vector DB infrastructure.
• Deploy, secure, and monitor AI apps and microservices in cloud environments.
• Collaborate with data scientists and designers to integrate AI features in products.
• Enforce security best practices for LLMs and data privacy.

Skills

Multi-agent systems

RAG architecture

Vector databases

Embeddings techniques

RESTful APIs

Python

LangGraph

AutoGen

AWS

OCI

Linux

Text analytics

Prompt engineering

Data normalization

Data cleaning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

LangGraph

AutoGen

AWS

OCI

Job description

Job#: 3040805

Job Description:

AI Engineer

Location: Norfolk, VA

Employment Type: Contract to Hire

Contract Length: 3 month contract (conversion based on performance)

Pay:

Responsabilities:

• Architect and implement scalable multi-agent systems using advanced routing and hierarchical design patterns.
• Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines and semantic search systems.
• Design and manage data preprocessing workflows, chunking strategies, and vector database infrastructure.
• Deploy, secure, and monitor AI applications and microservices within cloud environments.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, UI/UX designers, and subject matter experts to integrate AI features into user-facing products.
• Establish and enforce security best practices for large language model implementations and data privacy.

Technical Needs:

• Proven experience building multi-agent systems using frameworks like LangGraph, AutoGen, or equivalent tools.
• Deep understanding of RAG architecture, vector databases, embedding techniques, and information retrieval systems.
• Strong programming proficiency in a programing language similar to Python, and experience building robust RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing cloud services within AWS or OCI.
• Proficiency working with Linux operating systems and command-line interfaces.
• Expertise in text analytics, prompt engineering, data normalization, and cleaning techniques.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2 years dedicated to production AI, ML, or NLP development.
• Active Secret or the ability to maintain and hold an active clearance
• IAT II or higher
• Agile environment experience

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 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.

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