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What they do
A Natural Language Processing Engineer specializes in developing and implementing algorithms and models tailored for understanding, processing, and generating natural language text. They utilize methodologies such as tokenization, parsing, named entity recognition, part-of-speech tagging, and other NLP techniques to perform tasks including text classification, chatbot development, and other applications where the primary input or output is natural language text.
$113,745 / year median in Texas
Job Description
Description Seeking an AI Engineer to design, implement, and optimize AI-powered solutions that improve business processes, knowledge management, and operational efficiency. This role will work closely with technical and business teams to develop generative AI applications, build retrieval-based solutions, establish AI best practices, and ensure secure and compliant use of AI technologies.
POSITION TITLE
AI Engineer
LOCATION
Coppell, TX (Onsite 5 days)
DURATION
6-12
Months SALARY:
$65-70/hour
RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Design, develop, and optimize AI-powered applications and workflows using Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI technologies.
+ Build and maintain prompt libraries, prompt evaluation frameworks, and best practices to improve AI accuracy, consistency, and user adoption.
+ Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions that connect AI platforms to enterprise systems, databases, and document repositories.
+ Partner with business stakeholders to identify use cases and implement AI solutions that drive process improvements and operational efficiencies.
+ Establish AI governance, security controls, testing procedures, and compliance standards for production deployments. Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
+ 3+ years of software engineering, machine learning, data engineering, or applied AI experience.
+ Hands-on experience with Claude, ChatGPT, GPT-based solutions, AWS AI services, or similar generative AI platforms.
+ Experience designing prompts, optimizing AI outputs, mitigating hallucinations, and improving model performance.
+ Knowledge of RAG architectures, vector databases, embeddings, and enterprise search technologies.
+ Proficiency with Python and/or JavaScript for AI integrations, automation, and application development.
+ Experience with AI security, model testing, responsible AI practices, and data privacy controls.
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