Entry-Level AI Engineer — Hands-on Mentoring & Projects

CGS Business Solutions; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm specializing in IT consulting is seeking an entry-level AI Engineer in Irvine, CA. This contract-to-hire role involves fine-tuning AI models and optimizing pipelines. Ideal candidates should have a strong coding foundation and be eager to learn AI engineering. Opportunities for growth are available, alongside mentoring from experienced professionals. Competitive salary range is $75,000 - $80,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Proven AI coding ability.
• Willingness to show past projects or share live code.
• Curiosity about model tuning and embeddings.

Responsibilities

• Fine‑tune and adapt models from various ecosystems.
• Build and optimize RAG pipelines for text and image applications.
• Create internal AI tools and APIs.

Skills

AI coding ability

Node.js or React

Interest in PyTorch, Hugging Face, TensorFlow

Creative problem solving

Familiarity with Azure cloud services

Job description

A recruitment firm specializing in IT consulting is seeking an entry-level AI Engineer in Irvine, CA. This contract-to-hire role involves fine-tuning AI models and optimizing pipelines. Ideal candidates should have a strong coding foundation and be eager to learn AI engineering. Opportunities for growth are available, alongside mentoring from experienced professionals. Competitive salary range is $75,000 - $80,000 annually.