AI Automation & Generative AI Engineer

Posted 2 months ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are seeking an AI Automation & Generative AI Engineer to support a rapidly growing organization in the U.S. This person will build AI-powered applications, workflow automations, LLM integrations, and business process automation solutions. The ideal candidate is hands-on, strong with Python, comfortable working with APIs, and experienced in turning AI tools into practical business solutions. This is a strong fit for someone who has built AI applications, internal automation tools, RAG systems, chatbots, AI agents, or LLM-powered workflows. Key Responsibilities • Build and integrate AI-powered applications, workflows, and automation systems • Develop LLM-based tools, AI agents, chatbots, and internal productivity solutions • Integrate OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or other generative AI APIs into business systems • Design AI automation solutions for operations, sales, customer support, recruiting, and productivity use cases • Build and improve RAG systems, document search tools, and knowledge-based AI applications • Work with APIs, databases, cloud services, and third-party platforms • Optimize prompts, workflows, outputs, and AI interactions for accuracy and usability • Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver scalable AI solutions • Troubleshoot and improve AI workflows, including edge cases, errors, and unreliable outputs • Ensure AI solutions are practical, secure, scalable, and aligned with business needs Required Skills • Strong Python experience • Hands-on experience with OpenAI APIs or other LLM platforms • Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar frameworks • Experience building AI-powered applications, automations, or workflow tools • Strong API integration experience • Understanding of prompts, structured outputs, embeddings, RAG, and AI workflow design • Experience working with cloud infrastructure or backend systems • Ability to work independently in a remote environment • Strong English communication skills • Comfortable working with international teams and fast-moving projects Preferred Qualifications • Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, Qdrant, Milvus, or pgvector • Experience building RAG systems or document Q&A tools • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Experience with voice AI, conversational AI, or customer support automation • Experience with workflow automation tools such as n8n, Zapier, Make, Airflow, or similar • Experience working with startups, SaaS companies, or product teams • Experience deploying AI applications into production environments • Familiarity with AI evaluation, hallucination reduction, security, and data privacy best practices What We Offer • Remote work environment • Competitive compensation • Long-term project opportunity • Opportunity to work on modern AI and automation technologies • Collaboration with an innovative company

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Python
AI Agent Development
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:3 weeks ago
  • Interviewing:
    30
  • Invites sent:
    37
  • Unanswered invites:
    3
About the client
Member since Feb 24, 2011
  • United States
    Forest Hills4:36 PM
  • $77K total spent
    69 hires, 2 active
  • 1,529 hours

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