Staff AI Engineer

The Aspen Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health

Dental

Vision

401(k) savings plan with match

Job summary

The Aspen Group (TAG) is seeking a Staff AI Engineer to join our growing AI team. This hands-on role delivers innovative solutions for the healthcare enterprise, focusing on multi-agent systems, LLM-based architectures, and production-grade AI platforms.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in modern AI systems, agent orchestration, and cloud-native deployment, with strong Python skills and experience with Vertex AI and related frameworks. Join us to push AI at scale across TAG brands.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related technology field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Agentic AI engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering and 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven track record of building and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems at scale.
• Deep understanding of modern AI model architectures (transformers, diffusion models) and system design.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Vertex AI (training, pipelines, orchestration, deployment, monitoring) and Google's Agentic AI stack.
• Hands-on with agent orchestration frameworks: Google ADK/Agentspace, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI or AutoGen.
• Proficiency in Python, LLM integration workflows, MCP, and A2A orchestration.
• Experience with distributed training, online inference, and low latency serving architectures.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and Dataflow/PubSub.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop enterprise-scale multi-agent systems leveraging LLMs and autonomous agent frameworks.
• Design and implement RAG pipelines using BigQuery and Vertex AI Engine for knowledge grounding and accurate responses.
• Optimize agents for orchestration, knowledge grounding, multi-step reasoning, and decision-making.
• Design and implement distributed training workflows, online inference systems, and low latency serving architectures on Google cloud-native services.
• Engineer scalable, secure, compliant AI fabric and agent workflows using Vertex AI and modern cloud-native tech.
• Create reusable agent orchestration layers, observability hooks, and governance frameworks to accelerate adoption across TAG brands.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specs.
• Own the full AI development lifecycle from data collection to deployment and monitoring.
• Implement observability and automation strategies for AI system reliability and performance at scale.

Skills

Agentic AI engineering

AI/ML engineering

Software engineering

Python

LLM integration workflows

Multi-agent systems

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Vertex AI

Google ADK/Agentspace

LangChain

LangGraph

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

AutoGen

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Kubernetes

Cloud Run

Dataflow/PubSub

Job description

The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and has supported over 20,000 healthcare professionals and team members with close to 1,500 health and wellness offices across 48 states in four distinct categories: dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone. TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and Lovet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts, tools and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare experiences at scale. Job Description: As part of our continued investment in AI-driven innovation, we are looking for a Staff AI Engineer to join our growing AI team. This is a hands-on role delivering innovative solutions for the healthcare enterprise. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in modern AI systems, multi-agent systems & frameworks, LLM-based architecture, and software engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and develop enterprise-scale multi-agent systems leveraging LLMs and autonomous agent frameworks using Google ADK, Agentspace, MCP, RAG, and A2A orchestration.
• Design and implement RAG pipelines using BigQuery and Vertex AI Engine for knowledge grounding and factually accurate responses.
• Optimize agents for orchestration, knowledge grounding, multi-step reasoning, and decision-making.
• Design and implement distributed training workflows, online inference systems, and low latency serving architectures optimized for real-world performance, using Google cloud-native services.
• Engineer scalable, secure, compliant and production-grade AI fabric and AI agent workflows using Vertex AI and modern cloud-native technologies.
• Create reusable agent orchestration layers, observability hooks, and governance frameworks that accelerate Agentic AI adoption across TAG brands.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders in translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Own the full AI development lifecycle – from data collection and implementation to deployment and monitoring.
• Implement intelligent observability and automation strategies to ensure AI system reliability and performance at scale.

Qualifications & Experience

• BS in Computer Science, or related technology field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Agentic AI engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering 8+ years of experience in software engineering, or platform engineering.
• Proven track record of building and deploying production-grade AI/ML systems at scale.
• Deep understanding of modern AI model architectures (e.g., transformers, diffusion models) and system design.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Vertex AI (including model training, pipelines, orchestration, deployment, and monitoring) and Google's Agentic AI stack.
• Hands-on with one or more of these agent orchestration frameworks: Google ADK/Agentspace, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI or AutoGen.
• Proficiency in Python, LLM integration workflows, MCP (Model Context Protocol) for tool integration and A2A (Agent-to-Agent) orchestration for multi-agent workflows.
• Expertise in distributed training, online inference, and low latency serving architectures.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and Dataflow/PubSub for scalable deployment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI governance frameworks and responsible AI practices (Vertex AI Model Monitoring, BigQuery logging, Looker dashboards).
• Contributions to open-source AI projects or publications in leading AI/ML conferences.
• Experience with multi-modal models and advanced optimization strategies & frameworks.
• Experience automating, architecting and governing production grade MLOps infrastructure to scale, optimize, and observe AI workloads.

Annual Salary Range & Benefits

• Annual Salary Range: $170,000-$200,000/year.
• Paid time off
• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) savings plan with match

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