Senior AI/ML Engineer

Innova Solutions Inc; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA and FSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Short/Long-term Disability

Legal/ID theft protection

Sick time

Paid leaves

EAP

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer to design, develop, and deploy LLM-powered AI applications in production environments. You will build RAG solutions with embeddings, vector databases, and effective information retrieval, and maintain models throughout their lifecycle with governance, guardrails, tracing, monitoring, and retraining strategies.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in AI/ML, 7+ years in software development, and 4+ years deploying AI solutions, including

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, machine learning, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML solutions.
• Strong experience building production-grade LLM or Agentic AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy LLM-powered AI applications in production environments.
• Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using embeddings, vector databases, and information retrieval techniques.
• Develop, train, evaluate, monitor, and maintain machine learning models throughout the model lifecycle.
• Establish AI governance practices including guardrails, tracing, model evaluations, monitoring, and retraining strategies.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Software development

Production-grade AI

LLM/Agentic AI

Education

Master's degree in CS/Math/Stats/ML

Tools

Databricks

SageMaker

MLflow

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Position Type:

W2 Contract Duration: 6+ Months Location: Onsite in Jersey City, NJ

As a Senior AI/ML Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, and deploy LLM-powered and agentic AI applications in production environments.
• Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using embeddings, vector databases, and information retrieval techniques.
• Develop, train, evaluate, monitor, and maintain machine learning models throughout the model lifecycle.
• Establish AI governance practices including guardrails, tracing, model evaluations, monitoring, and retraining strategies.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Implement scalable AI and ML solutions using cloud-native technologies and containerized environments.
• Utilize Databricks, SageMaker, MLflow, and related MLOps tools for model development and lifecycle management.
• Design and manage structured and unstructured data architectures using SQL and NoSQL technologies.
• Collaborate with product owners, data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative AI solutions.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 8+ years of AI/ML engineering experience with at least 4+ years focused on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Generative AI solutions.
• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML solutions.
• Strong experience building production-grade LLM or Agentic AI applications.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of software development experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML solutions.
• Strong experience building production-grade LLM or Agentic AI applications.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience developing pricing, revenue management, demand forecasting, or elasticity models.

Pay Range*

Between $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short term and Long term Disability
• Accident & Critical illness coverage
• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
• Sick time
• and other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About Innova Solutions:

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024)
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.

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