Applied AI Engineer - Build Production AI Solutions

Parts Town; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work schedule

Profit-sharing bonus

Health insurance

401k/401k match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Volunteer opportunities

On demand pay

Job summary

Parts Town’s Applied AI Engineer role advances internal AI capabilities by owning production-ready AI solutions that are reliable, maintainable, and integrated into core business workflows.

Working at the intersection of LLMs, machine learning, and modern software engineering, the role partners with AI, Business, and Enterprise Data teams to build enterprise-grade systems across cloud and enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills and solid software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience deploying ML/AI systems into production.
• Experience building APIs or service-based architectures.
• Familiarity with LLM-based systems (RAG, prompt orchestration, evaluation frameworks).
• Experience with cloud platforms and operating in fast-evolving environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy LLM and ML based AI solutions into production.
• Build and maintain RAG pipelines, prompt orchestration workflows, and AI-driven automation systems.
• Develop scalable inference services, APIs, and integration layers.
• Investigate and resolve complex system and data challenges across AI pipelines.
• Define and implement evaluation frameworks to assess AI performance, reliability, and business impact.
• Integrate AI systems with cloud data platforms and enterprise applications.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate operational challenges into structured AI solutions.
• Contribute to architectural decisions ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Uphold strong engineering standards and reproducibility across AI systems.

Skills

Python

LLMs

APIs

Cloud platforms

Production deployment

Tools

API development

Service-based architecture

Microservices

Job description

Parts Town’s Applied AI Engineer role advances internal AI capabilities by owning production-ready AI solutions that are reliable, maintainable, and integrated into core business workflows.

Working at the intersection of LLMs, machine learning, and modern software engineering, the role partners with AI, Business, and Enterprise Data teams to build enterprise-grade systems across cloud and enterprise platforms.