Alpha Net · 15 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Newark, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $75/hr
8+ years expAlpha Net Consulting LLC is seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer with strong hands-on experience in designing, building, and deploying LLM-powered systems in production environments. The role focuses on developing scalable AI applications using modern agent frameworks and API-driven architectures.
ConsultingCRMInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy LLM-driven applications and intelligent agent-based systems
Build and integrate LLM orchestration pipelines, including prompting strategies, tool usage, memory, and workflow coordination
Develop scalable, production-ready backend services and APIs using FastAPI
Implement agent workflows leveraging LangChain and LangGraph, including graph-based orchestration and state management
Design and evaluate LLM pipelines, including model selection, evaluation, and performance optimization
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and services
Ensure system reliability, performance, and maintainability in production environments
Apply best practices for asynchronous execution, API security, and system scalability
Qualification
Required
8–10 years of professional experience in AI, ML, or LLM-based system development
Strong proficiency in Python, with experience building production-grade backend and data/ML workflows
Hands-on experience with LLM integration, including prompting, orchestration, and pipeline design
Proven experience with LangChain and LangGraph, including agent frameworks, tools, memory, and graph-based workflows
Solid experience developing robust APIs and backend services using FastAPI
Strong understanding of modern software engineering best practices and API-driven architectures
AI/LLM/ML: 7 years (Required)
Fast API: 3 years (Required)
Python: 7 years (Required)
LangGraph and LangChain: 4 years (Required)
Ability to Commute: Newark, CA 94560 (Required)
Preferred
Experience deploying AI systems in cloud or containerized environments
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and evaluation of LLM performance in production
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in fast-paced, evolving AI environments
Company
Alpha Net
Alpha Net Consulting is a global IT services firm with over two decades of experience delivering strategic IT staffing, managed services, enterprise software development, and DevOps support.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Arun Thakur
Managing Partner
Surjit Bedi
Founder & President
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