AI/ML Engineer

Apex Systems; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 89,544 - 93,676; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking an AI/ML Engineer for an onsite role in Jersey City, NJ. This hands-on position focuses on Gen AI projects, including summarization and chatbot functionalities.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of IT experience and 2+ years in data science, contributing to exciting, high-visibility projects that require both technical and leadership skills.

Competitive compensation of $65 - $68 per hour is offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Typically over 10 years of IT experience.
• 2+ years as a data scientist executing Gen AI projects.
• Experience in Model Risk Management/Model Governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of data management applications.
• Execute end-to-end Gen AI projects.
• Provide work leadership by resolving problems.

Skills

Python

LLM Models

Agentic frameworks

Embedding technologies

Rest API

FastAPI

Websockets

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Redis

Qdrant

Cockroach

Job description

# AI/ML EngineerApply**Job#: 3040857****Job Description:**AI/ML Engineer**Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Onsite)****Duration: 12 months**Role OverviewThis is an opportunity for a hands-on AI Engineer to contribute to a high-visibility Gen AI project. The project involves summarization and chatbot functionalities supporting a large volume of documents across various business lines. This position is for a self-starter with strong technical skills and leadership qualities, who can effectively communicate complex technical concepts.Key Responsibilities* Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex data management and storage applications using new technologies.* Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies to select methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.* Execute end-to-end Gen AI projects, including delivering on model governance guidelines and building model monitoring capabilities.* Provide work leadership by assigning tasks and resolving problems.* Translate business strategy into achievable technical tactics.Required Qualifications**Education:** A Bachelor's degree, advanced degree, or equivalent experience in a related IS/IT, mathematics, data science, or other quantitative discipline is required.**Experience:*** Typically over 10 years of related IT experience.* 2+ years of professional experience as a data scientist executing end-to-end Gen AI projects.* Experience with Model Risk Management/Model Governance, including writing a model document and building model monitoring capabilities.* Demonstrated success in executing high-value, enterprise projects with clear articulation of benefits, costs, and risk.**Technical Skills:*** Strong programming experience with Python.* LLM Models (Llama, Mixtral, Mistral) and various inferencing mechanisms (transformer/pipeline, vllm).* Agentic frameworks such as langgraph and LLM development frameworks like Langchain or LlamaIndex.* Evaluation frameworks including RAGAS, langsmith, or phoenix-arize.* Embedding technologies (e.g., all-MiniLM-L6-v2, all-mpnet-base-v2).* Experience with Rest API, FastAPI, and Websockets.* Familiarity with enterprise databases such as Redis, Qdrant, or Cockroach.Preferred Qualifications* Angular experience is a plus.* Experience with Slurm, Hadoop/Hive, Neo4J, Apache Spark, Kafka, and MongoDB is a plus.* Knowledge of machine-learning techniques, classifiers, and statistical methods. *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. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**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.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** Jersey City, NJ, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** July 2, 2026**Pay Range:** $65 - $68 per hour