Junior AI Engineer

SFE; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE is seeking a Junior AI Engineer in Milford, OH or Edison, NJ or Santa Clara, CA for onsite hire. You will contribute to AI and GenAI projects, building scalable applications and APIs.

Ideal candidate has hands-on Python, SQL, REST APIs, and cloud/container experience; 1 year in AI/GenAI with LLMs and RAG; strong problem-solving and debugging skills in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Python programming with debugging skills.
• SQL, data processing, and relational database concepts.
• Developing and consuming REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and problem solving.
• Experience with Git, version control, and CI/CD practices.
• Working knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• 1 year experience building or supporting AI/GenAI apps using LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and RAG concepts.
• Minimum 1 year experience in application troubleshooting, testing, deployment, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer business challenges and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy applications, APIs, and integrations using modern engineering practices.
• Build Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and rapidly prototype solutions to validate business and technical requirements.
• Continuously evaluate and apply emerging technologies, including AI/GenAI capabilities, to solve enterprise problems
• Troubleshoot application, integration, and production issues through systematic debugging and root cause analysis.
• Work with Cloud, Containerization, and CI/CD technologies to support production deployments.

Skills

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Data Structures

Git/CI-CD

Cloud/Docker/Kubernetes

LLMs/GenAI

Troubleshooting

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Job Title

Junior AI Engineer

Location

Milford, OH OR Edison, NJ OR Santa Clara, CA - Onsite hire

Duration

Full-time Hire

Salary

$60,000- $90,000 a year (0 - 2 years of experience) Fresh Graduates can apply

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Must have hands‑on programming experience in Python with strong coding and debugging skills.
• Must have experience in SQL, data processing, and relational database concepts.
• Must have experience in developing and consuming REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Must have strong understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Problem-solving techniques.
• Must have experience with Git, version control, and CI/CD practices.
• Must have working knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Must have 1 year experience building or supporting AI/GenAI applications using LLMs, Prompt Engineering, and RAG concepts.
• Must have minimum 1 year experience in application troubleshooting, testing, deployment, and production support.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Understand customer business challenges and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy applications, APIs, and integrations using modern engineering practices.
• Build Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and rapidly prototype solutions to validate business and technical requirements.
• Continuously evaluate and apply emerging technologies, including AI/GenAI capabilities, to solve enterprise problems
• Troubleshoot application, integration, and production issues through systematic debugging and root cause analysis.
• Work with Cloud, Containerization, and CI/CD technologies to support production deployments.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer with a diverse workforce.