AI Engineer – NLP

Recruiting Partner: Olivier Ludunge

Charlotte, North Carolina | IT | Not Remote | $120,000 to $165,000 | Job ID: 179217

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The AI Engineer – NLP is a hands-on, onsite role in Charlotte focused on building, deploying, and supporting production-grade LLM applications. The position requires strong Python backend engineering, RAG, orchestration frameworks, agents/tool calling, guardrails, evaluation, and PostgreSQL-backed services. The engineer will use Azure or comparable cloud platforms to design scalable, secure, and reliable AI solutions. Candidates must understand real-world trade-offs involving model quality, latency, cost, security, and performance. This is not a research-focused position; it requires ownership of live applications, production troubleshooting, and the ability to deliver results with limited oversight.

AI Engineer NLP – Benefits:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401(K) retirement savings plan options
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional growth

AI Engineer NLP – Required Qualifications:

  • Deep hands-on experience building and supporting production LLM applications.
  • Strong Python backend engineering experience.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or another robust relational DBMS.
  • Hands-on experience with RAG, embeddings, semantic retrieval, and vector search.
  • Strong understanding of orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or comparable tools.
  • Experience with agents, tool/function calling, guardrails, and response validation.
  • Ability to design appropriate architectural patterns for real-world business problems.
  • Experience deploying scalable AI solutions in Azure; strong AWS or GCP experience may also be considered.
  • Experience managing production concerns including latency, cost, security, reliability, monitoring, and incidents.
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership, and deliver results with limited oversight.
  • Authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
  • Able to work onsite in Charlotte, North Carolina.

AI Engineer NLP – Preferred Skills:

  • React or other modern front-end development experience.
  • DevOps and Infrastructure as Code experience, including Terraform or comparable tools.
  • Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipeline experience.
  • Traditional machine learning experience in addition to LLM engineering.
  • Experience with Azure AI services and cloud-native deployment patterns.
  • Familiarity with observability, model monitoring, and production support tooling.
  • Experience with vector databases, embeddings, and retrieval optimization.
  • Knowledge of secure AI application design, prompt-injection defenses, and access controls.

 

JOB ID: 179217

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