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About This Role
AI Engineer (Junior / Mid\-Level / Senior)
Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Full\-TimeRole
Overview
As an AI Engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy machine learning and Large Language Model (LLM) solutions. You will work closely with product managers, software engineers, and data teams to build scalable AI applications, automate workflows, and create intelligent systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML models for production environments.
- Build and optimize Large Language Model (LLM) applications.
- Develop Retrieval\-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and AI agents.
- Fine\-tune open\-source and proprietary language models.
- Create data pipelines for model training and evaluation.
- Integrate AI solutions with web and backend applications.
- Monitor model performance and continuously improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Conduct research on emerging AI technologies and implement best practices.
- Collaborate with cross\-functional teams to deliver AI\-driven products.
- Document technical solutions and maintain code quality standards.
Required SkillsCore Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience with Machine Learning algorithms and frameworks.
- Knowledge of Deep Learning concepts and neural networks.
- Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Understanding of NLP (Natural Language Processing).
- Experience with Prompt Engineering.
- Familiarity with Retrieval\-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- Experience with Vector Databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, or FAISS.
- Knowledge of APIs and model integrations.
- Understanding of model evaluation and optimization techniques.
Frameworks \& Tools
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Scikit\-Learn
- LangChain
- LangGraph
- LlamaIndex
- Hugging Face
- OpenAI APIs
- Git/GitHub
- Docker
- FastAPI or Flask
Database \& Cloud (Preferred)
- PostgreSQL / MongoDB
- AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Kubernetes (Preferred)
Experience RequirementsJunior AI Engineer (0\-2 Years)
- Strong foundation in Python and Machine Learning.
- Academic projects, internships, or personal AI projects.
- Understanding of LLMs and prompt engineering.
- Eagerness to learn and grow in AI development.
Mid\-Level AI Engineer (2\-5 Years)
- Hands\-on experience developing and deploying ML/AI applications.
- Experience working with LLMs, RAG systems, and AI frameworks.
- Ability to independently design and implement AI solutions.
- Strong debugging and problem\-solving skills.
Senior AI Engineer (5\+ Years)
- Proven experience leading AI/ML projects.
- Expertise in production\-grade AI systems and LLM architectures.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers.
- Ability to make technical decisions and define AI strategy.
- Strong understanding of scalable AI infrastructure and deployment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
- Contributions to open\-source AI projects.
- Experience with AI Agents and Autonomous Systems.
- Knowledge of MLOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Research publications or certifications in AI/ML are a plus.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary package.
- Opportunity to work on cutting\-edge AI technologies.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Flexible work environment.
- Career growth in a rapidly expanding technology company.
- Collaborative and innovative team culture.
How to Apply
Interested candidates can share their updated resume, portfolio, GitHub profile, and relevant project details with the Classboxes Technologies hiring team.
Join Classboxes Technologies and help shape the future of Artificial Intelligence.
Pay: $93,496\.91 \- $182,598\.42 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
Salary Context
This $93K-$182K range is in the lower quartile for AI/ML Engineer roles in our dataset (median: $180K across 2064 roles with salary data).
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About This Role
AI/ML Engineers build and deploy machine learning models in production. They work across the full ML lifecycle: data pipelines, model training, evaluation, and serving infrastructure. The role has evolved significantly over the past two years. Where ML Engineers once spent most of their time on model architecture, the job now tilts heavily toward inference optimization, cost management, and integrating LLM capabilities into existing systems. Companies want engineers who can ship production systems, and the experimenter-only role is fading fast.
Day-to-day, you're writing training pipelines, debugging data quality issues, setting up evaluation frameworks, and figuring out why your model performs differently in staging than it did on your dev set. The best ML engineers are obsessive about reproducibility and measurement. They instrument everything. They know that a model is only as good as the data feeding it and the infrastructure serving it.
Across the 3,963 AI roles we're tracking, AI/ML Engineer positions make up 70% of the market. At Class Boxes Technologies, this role fits into their broader AI and engineering organization.
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
What the Work Looks Like
A typical week might include: debugging a data pipeline that's silently dropping 3% of training examples, running A/B tests on a new model version, writing documentation for a feature flag system that lets you roll back model deployments, and reviewing a junior engineer's PR for a new evaluation metric. Meetings tend to be cross-functional since ML touches product, engineering, and data teams.
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
Skills Required
Python and PyTorch dominate the requirements. Most roles expect experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and familiarity with ML frameworks like TensorFlow or JAX. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) has become a top-3 skill requirement as companies integrate LLMs into their products. Docker and Kubernetes show up in about a third of postings, reflecting the production focus of the role.
Beyond the core stack, employers increasingly want experience with experiment tracking tools (MLflow, Weights & Biases), feature stores, and vector databases. Fine-tuning experience is valuable but less common than you'd think from reading Twitter. Most production LLM work is RAG and prompt engineering, not fine-tuning. If you have both, you're in a strong position.
Companies that are serious about AI/ML hiring tend to post specific infrastructure details in the job description: the frameworks they use, their model serving stack, their data pipeline tools. Vague postings that just say 'ML experience required' without specifics are often companies that haven't figured out what they need yet.
Compensation Benchmarks
AI/ML Engineer roles pay a median of $180,000 based on 12,398 positions with disclosed compensation. Mid-level AI roles across all categories have a median of $163,400. This role's midpoint ($138K) sits 23% below the category median. Disclosed range: $93K to $182K.
Across all AI roles, the market median is $200,000. Top-quartile compensation starts at $253,000. The 90th percentile reaches $307,500. For comparison, the highest-paying categories include AI Engineering Manager ($290,000) and AI Safety ($274,200). By seniority level: Entry: $97,760; Mid: $163,400; Senior: $227,400; Director: $244,800; VP: $250,000.
Class Boxes Technologies AI Hiring
Class Boxes Technologies has 1 open AI role right now. They're hiring across AI/ML Engineer. Based in New York, NY, US. Compensation range: $182K - $182K.
Location Context
AI roles in New York pay a median of $210,300 across 2,585 tracked positions. That's 5% above the national median.
Career Path
Common paths into AI/ML Engineer roles include Data Scientist, Software Engineer, Research Engineer.
From here, career progression typically leads toward ML Architect, AI Engineering Manager, Principal ML Engineer.
The fastest path into ML engineering is through software engineering with a self-directed ML education. A CS degree helps, but production engineering skills matter more than academic credentials. Build something that works, deploy it, and measure it. That portfolio project is worth more than a Coursera certificate. For career growth, the fork comes around the senior level: go deep on technical complexity (staff/principal track) or move into managing ML teams.
What to Expect in Interviews
Expect system design questions around ML pipelines: how you'd build a training pipeline for a specific use case, handle data drift, or design A/B testing infrastructure for model deployments. Coding rounds typically involve Python, with emphasis on data manipulation (pandas, numpy) and algorithm implementation. Take-home assignments often ask you to build an end-to-end ML pipeline from raw data to deployed model.
When evaluating opportunities: Companies that are serious about AI/ML hiring tend to post specific infrastructure details in the job description: the frameworks they use, their model serving stack, their data pipeline tools. Vague postings that just say 'ML experience required' without specifics are often companies that haven't figured out what they need yet.
AI Hiring Overview
The AI job market has 3,963 open positions tracked in our dataset. By seniority: 116 entry-level, 1,875 mid-level, 1,532 senior, and 440 leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level). Remote roles make up 15% of the market (593 positions). The remaining 3,349 roles require on-site or hybrid attendance.
The market median for AI roles is $200,000. Top-quartile compensation starts at $253,000. The 90th percentile reaches $307,500. Highest-paying categories: AI Engineering Manager ($290,000 median, 39 roles); AI Safety ($274,200 median, 52 roles); Research Engineer ($260,000 median, 421 roles).
Demand for AI/ML Engineers has been strong and consistent. Unlike some AI roles that spike with hype cycles, ML engineering is a foundational need. Every company deploying AI models needs people who can keep them running, and the gap between research prototypes and production systems keeps growing.
The AI Job Market Today
The AI job market spans 3,963 open positions across 15 role categories. The largest categories by volume: AI/ML Engineer (2,783), Data Scientist (297), AI Software Engineer (279). These three account for the majority of open positions, though smaller categories often have higher per-role compensation because of specialized skill requirements.
The seniority mix tells a story about where AI teams are in their maturity. Entry-level roles (116) are outnumbered by mid-level (1,875) and senior (1,532) positions, reflecting that most companies are past the 'build a team from scratch' phase and need experienced engineers who can ship production systems. Leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level) total 440 positions, representing the bottleneck between technical execution and organizational strategy.
Remote work availability sits at 15% of all AI roles (593 positions), with 3,349 requiring on-site or hybrid attendance. The remote share has stabilized after the post-pandemic correction. Senior and specialized roles (Research Scientist, ML Architect) are more likely to be remote-eligible than entry-level positions, partly because experienced hires have more negotiating power and partly because these roles require less hands-on mentorship.
AI compensation is structured in clear tiers. The market median sits at $200,000. Top-quartile roles start at $253,000, and the 90th percentile reaches $307,500. These figures include base salary with disclosed compensation. Total compensation (including equity, bonuses, and sign-on) runs 20-40% higher at companies that offer those components.
Category matters for compensation. AI Engineering Manager roles lead at $290,000 median, while Prompt Engineer roles sit at $140,000. The spread between highest and lowest-paying categories reflects the premium on specialized technical skills versus broader analytical roles.
The most in-demand skills across all AI postings: Python (2,043 postings), Aws (1,241 postings), Azure (934 postings), Rag (886 postings), Gcp (774 postings), Pytorch (614 postings), Prompt Engineering (614 postings), Claude (564 postings). Python dominates, appearing in the vast majority of role descriptions regardless of category. Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) is the second most common requirement. The newer entrants to the top skills list (RAG, vector databases, LLM APIs) reflect the shift from traditional ML toward generative AI applications.
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