Enterprise AI Engineer — Build Production AI at Scale

TEKsystems

Phoenix (AZ)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 117,000

Part time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and R
Life Insurance
Short and long‑term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Time Off/Leave

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Senior AI Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer for a hybrid role in Phoenix, AZ. Earn $80-$85/hr on a W2, with a 12-month contract-to-hire opportunity.

The role focuses on building enterprise AI solutions, working closely with business stakeholders and leadership to deliver scalable, production-grade AI applications. The ideal candidate brings strong software fundamentals across Python/Java/Go/TypeScript/C# and hands-on experience deploying AI in production, plus

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering or product engineering experience.
  • Experience shipping production software with Python/Java/Go/TypeScript/C#/similar.
  • Hands-on experience building AI applications in production.
  • Experience developing AI agents from scratch and integrating with tools and enterprise systems.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs, agent architectures, and prompt engineering.
  • Experience with MCP, skills, tools, harnesses, or similar AI ecosystems.
  • Strong system design and architectural skills.
  • Ability to translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
  • Experience working directly with product teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business stakeholders to identify AI-driven transformation opportunities.
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into scalable architectures and production-ready solutions.
  • Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications, agents, and intelligent workflows.
  • Build production-grade solutions using LLMs, agents, MCPs, and AI frameworks.
  • Prototype and iterate to validate business value and gather stakeholder feedback.
  • Evaluate approaches and choose effective implementation strategies.

Skills

Production AI Agent Development
Software Engineering
LLMs & Agent Architectures
Agent Orchestration
Context & Prompt Engineering
Business Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking a Senior AI Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer for a hybrid role in Phoenix, AZ. Earn $80-$85/hr on a W2, with a 12-month contract-to-hire opportunity.

The role focuses on building enterprise AI solutions, working closely with business stakeholders and leadership to deliver scalable, production-grade AI applications. The ideal candidate brings strong software fundamentals across Python/Java/Go/TypeScript/C# and hands-on experience deploying AI in production, plus

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