Production AI Engineer: LLMs, RAG & Cloud

Slalom; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 119,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build, evaluate, and deploy production-grade AI systems for clients. You will own implementation workstreams, write production-quality code, and articulate decisions and risks to stakeholders.

You will work hands-on with AWS, Azure, or GCP and major data platforms like Databricks or Snowflake, collaborating with Responsible AI specialists to ensure safe, impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing and building data, AI, software, or ML solutions in real-world business environments.
• Hands-on experience building production-quality software using Python and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Databricks Mosaic AI, Snowflake Cortex, or comparable enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience with APIs, SQL, data pipelines, ETL/ELT, cloud services, and enterprise data integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-enabled applications and systems, including LLM-powered applications, retrieval-augmented generation solutions, agentic workflows, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud-native services.
• Use modern AI platforms and hyperscaler services to deliver reliable, secure, maintainable solutions.
• Own implementation workstreams from design through delivery, including backlog refinement, technical design, coding, testing, integration, deployment, documentation, and client handoff.
• Work hands-on with at least one major hyperscaler such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and at least one major enterprise data platform such as Databricks or Snowflake.
• Collaborate with clients to understand business processes, technical environments, data constraints, and user needs, then translate those inputs into deployable AI solutions.
• Communicate technical concepts, architecture decisions, and delivery progress to client stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Cloud platforms

AI/ML

Data pipelines

Responsible AI

Communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Slalom is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build, evaluate, and deploy production-grade AI systems for clients. You will own implementation workstreams, write production-quality code, and articulate decisions and risks to stakeholders.

You will work hands-on with AWS, Azure, or GCP and major data platforms like Databricks or Snowflake, collaborating with Responsible AI specialists to ensure safe, impactful solutions.