Senior AI Engineer — LLM & Generative AI (Hybrid)

Gala Solutions; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gala Solutions in St. Louis, MO is seeking an experienced AI Developer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions using Generative AI and LLMs.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience building Generative AI and LLM-based applications, integrating AI services into enterprise platforms, and developing scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to deliver secure, production-ready

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Generative AI/LLM application development.
• Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) and/or Java.
• Experience with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar LLM platforms.
• Experience building AI applications using LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex.
• Strong understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, vector databases, and AI agents.
• Experience developing REST APIs using FastAPI, Flask, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Git.
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, ChromaDB, Weaviate, etc.).
• Strong debugging, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Build and optimize RAG pipelines and AI agent workflows.
• Integrate AI services into enterprise applications and APIs.
• Develop scalable backend services for AI solutions.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to define AI use cases.
• Optimize AI model performance, cost, and response quality.
• Ensure security, governance, and compliance for AI implementations.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and production deployments.
• Document AI solutions and mentor junior developers when needed.

Skills

Python

Generative AI

LLM platforms

LangChain

RAG pipelines

REST APIs

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Databases

CI/CD

Prompt engineering

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

LlamaIndex

FastAPI

Flask

Spring Boot

Job description

Gala Solutions in St. Louis, MO is seeking an experienced AI Developer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions using Generative AI and LLMs.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience building Generative AI and LLM-based applications, integrating AI services into enterprise platforms, and developing scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to deliver secure, production-ready