AI / ML Engineer — Long Island, NY

Gain America Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Gain America Inc. is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to join client projects in the Long Island area on contract or contract-to-hire terms. You will take ML and LLM features from prototype to production, building retrieval-augmented pipelines and deploying models with solid MLOps practices.

We expect 4+ years of ML/AI engineering with strong Python, hands-on LLM/RAG experience, and deep learning with PyTorch. Hybrid work with on-site presence in Long Island, NY is supported.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in ML/AI engineering with strong Python.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, and vector stores.
• Deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
• Experience deploying and monitoring models in production.

Responsibilities

• Build and fine-tune ML and LLM-powered features.
• Design retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with vector databases.
• Productionize models with sound MLOps practices and monitoring.
• Evaluate model quality, latency, and cost trade-offs.

Skills

Python

LLMs

RAG

Vector stores

Tools

PyTorch

MLOps

Job description

Gain America is recruiting a AI / ML Engineer for contract and contract-to-hire engagements with our enterprise clients in the Long Island, NY market. Take machine-learning and LLM systems from prototype to production for teams putting AI at the center of their products.

Work model: Hybrid / on-site in the Long Island, NY area
Core stack: Python, LLMs, PyTorch, RAG, vector databases, MLOps

What you'll do

• Build and fine-tune ML and LLM-powered features
• Design retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with vector databases
• Productionize models with sound MLOps practices and monitoring
• Evaluate model quality, latency, and cost trade-offs

What you bring

• 4+ years in ML/AI engineering with strong Python
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, and vector stores
• Deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch
• Experience deploying and monitoring models in production

Gain America is a technology staffing partner placing skilled consultants with leading employers across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and the public sector. You'll work with a dedicated recruiter who advocates for you from first call through offer. Client names are shared once there is a mutual fit.