4A Consulting, LLC · 3 days ago
Associate AI/ML Engineer (W2 Only)
Ellicott City, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$35K/yr - $40K/yr4A Consulting, LLC is a women-owned boutique consulting firm specializing in delivering innovative, data-driven solutions. They are seeking an Associate AI/ML Engineer to support the development and deployment of machine learning and NLP-based solutions, working closely with senior team members on various AI initiatives.
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Hiring Manager
Nishant Sanghvi
Responsibilities
Assist in researching and implementing machine learning and NLP techniques including text classification, summarization, sentiment analysis, and named entity recognition
Support experimentation with Large Language Models such as GPT, BERT, and LLaMA for business and product use cases
Apply prompt engineering techniques to improve LLM outputs for various applications
Help fine-tune, evaluate, and optimize open-source or proprietary models for specific applications
Participate in data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, and annotation to improve model accuracy
Assist in building and maintaining machine learning and NLP pipelines, APIs, and integrations
Conduct model testing, performance evaluation, and error analysis and suggest improvements
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and data teams to deliver AI-powered features
Document experiments, models, and technical workflows
Stay updated with advancements in AI, machine learning, NLP, and LLM technologies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (ongoing or completed) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field
Strong fundamentals in Python programming
Basic understanding of machine learning concepts and model evaluation
Hands-on exposure to deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
Prompt engineering experience for Large Language Models
Familiarity with NLP libraries and tools such as spaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face Transformers, OpenAI APIs, or LangChain
Understanding of data preprocessing, feature engineering, and basic statistics
Experience using Git or other version control systems
Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn
Preferred
Knowledge of vector embeddings, semantic search, or retrieval-augmented generation concepts
Experience building or consuming REST APIs
Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or MLOps concepts
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Internship, academic projects, or Kaggle competition experience
Benefits
Access career development programs, mentorship, and learning opportunities.
Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package.
Flexible work options.
Focus on work-life balance.
Company
4A Consulting, LLC
4A Consulting is a leading IT Services and Consulting firm, certified as an 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
Founded in 2014
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
88%
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Engineering and Development
Management and Executive
Customer Service and Support
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (3)
2025 (5)
2023 (5)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase