AI Engineering Jobs in United States
There are 3,913 open AI Engineering jobs in United States on freehire right now. 795 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are ai, llm and python.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $165,000 | $201,750 | $241,925 | 690 |
| USD | hour | $36 | $58 | $68 | 21 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- ai 89%
- llm 60%
- python 53%
- machine-learning 50%
- agentic-ai 48%
- cloud 42%
- api 38%
- generative-ai 35%
How the work is done
- Remote 685 · 18%
- Hybrid 548 · 14%
- Onsite 356 · 9%
Visa sponsorship offered in 54% of the 859 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 965
- Lead 331
- Principal 220
- Staff 216
- C-level 77
- Intern 72
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 853
- 501-1000 employees 325
- 11-50 employees 134
- 51-200 employees 98
- 201-500 employees 19
- 1-10 employees 15
AI Engineer I - Data & Backend Platforms
Entry-level AI engineer builds backend services and integrations for a software platform, handling CI/CD and application connections in a collaborative team setting.
Senior AI Engineer — Biomedical LLM Backend
Senior AI engineer in San Francisco builds backend systems for biomedical LLM applications, writing production code and automating tests.
AI Engineer I — Backend, Data & AI Tools
Entry-level AI engineer builds backend systems and data pipelines to support nuclear energy infrastructure projects using Python or TypeScript.
Backend AI Platform Engineer – LLMs & Generative AI
Designs and builds backend services that integrate with large language models and generative AI for developer productivity tools and enterprise AI platforms using Python and Java.
Senior Backend AI Engineer — Production-Scale LLM Systems
Senior AI engineer in San Francisco builds and scales low-latency backend systems for LLM-powered features on AWS, ensuring performance and observability.
Senior Backend AI Engineer — Real-Time GPU Systems
Senior backend engineer at a San Francisco AI company building and scaling a GPU-resident distributed data platform using Python.
Senior Real-Time Voice AI Engineer (Backend-First)
Senior backend engineer building real-time voice AI systems in Python, optimizing performance and integrating with user-facing features.
Senior Python AI Engineer — Backend/Full‑Stack (LangGraph)
Senior Python engineer in New York builds AI agents and workflows using FastAPI, LangGraph, and RAG pipelines for a healthcare company.
Senior Python AI Engineer - Remote Backend for AI Apps
Senior Python AI Engineer builds backend systems and APIs for AI applications using Python and deep learning frameworks, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Backend Engineer - Applied AI & GPU Infra
Senior backend engineer at a San Francisco-based AI company building production services in Python to support applied AI workloads and GPU infrastructure.
Senior AI & Backend Engineer — GenAI Security
Senior AI & Backend Engineer at Opsin Inc. builds and scales a GenAI-driven security platform, integrating backend systems with machine learning features for early customers.
Senior GenAI Backend Engineer - Secure Microservices
Senior backend engineer in San Francisco building secure microservices and APIs that power GenAI/LLM features for a data-protection company.
Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable GenAI Infrastructure
Builds and maintains scalable backend services for a commerce platform using Python/Go/Rust, Kubernetes, Kafka, and cloud-native infrastructure.
Android AI Engineer (Hybrid) – Build AI Tools for Devs
Builds AI-powered tools for Android developers at Matchgroup’s Palo Alto office, integrating AI into the Android workflow using Kotlin and build systems.
Applied AI SRE III - PxE GPS
A senior site reliability engineer at Deloitte focuses on keeping AI and cloud-native systems safe, performant, and cost-effective, using observability, chaos testing, and AI/ML operations to meet strict reliability standards.