AI Engineer

Are you passionate about building cutting-edge AI solutions and turning Generative AI concepts into real-world applications? We're looking for an AI Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team focused on developing enterprise AI platforms, intelligent agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and cloud-native AI solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer who wants hands-on experience building production-ready AI applications while working alongside experienced software engineers, AI researchers, and platform teams. Strong performers will have the opportunity to grow within the organization and make a meaningful impact on next-generation AI initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Build and enhance AI platform integrations and tooling.
• Design, develop, and optimize RAG solutions leveraging enterprise data.
• Develop AI agents and agentic workflows to automate complex business processes.
• Improve the quality, accuracy, and reliability of AI-generated outputs.
• Enhance knowledge graph and contextual retrieval capabilities.
• Implement AI governance, monitoring, and safety controls.
• Work with cloud-native AI services across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and deploy containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and production deployment processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and AI teams to deliver innovative AI capabilities into production.

Required Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience in Software Engineering, AI/ML, Generative AI, or a related field.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications or RAG solutions.
• Experience with AI agents, knowledge graphs, graph technologies, or similar AI frameworks.
• Experience working in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
• Understanding of APIs, modern software development practices, and production systems.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical decisions, project ownership, and individual contributions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep experience with RAG architectures and enterprise search/retrieval systems.
• Experience building AI integrations and platform tooling.
• Familiarity with graph databases and graph-based retrieval approaches.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience implementing AI governance, monitoring, and safety controls.
• Experience developing enterprise AI agents and autonomous workflows.

Why Join?

• Work on some of the most exciting areas of modern AI, including GenAI, RAG, intelligent agents, and knowledge graphs.
• Gain experience building enterprise-scale AI solutions used in production environments.
• Collaborate with highly technical engineers and AI specialists.
• Expand your expertise across cloud platforms, data systems, and emerging AI technologies.
• Enjoy strong career growth opportunities in a rapidly evolving field.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of San Diego, CA.

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $45.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in San Diego,CA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 9, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.