AI Engineering Jobs in United States
There are 3,910 open AI Engineering jobs in United States on freehire right now. 793 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 683 · 17%
- Hybrid 547 · 14%
- Onsite 356 · 9%
Visa sponsorship offered in 54% of the 859 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 965
- Lead 330
- 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
Senior Voice AI Engineer - Real-Time Backend Builder
Senior backend engineer builds and scales a real-time voice-agent pipeline, integrating AI models using Python, JavaScript, and AWS.
Senior AI Software Engineer – Scala & AI-Driven Backends
Senior Scala engineer leading AI-augmented backend development for a 4-month contract in McLean, VA, designing scalable systems and adopting AI-assisted workflows.
Remote Senior Software Engineer - GenAI & Backend
Senior software engineer building and operating backend services in Python/Java to power GenAI initiatives, with a focus on security, performance, and CI/CD pipelines.
Lead AI/GenAI Software Engineer - Enterprise Backend & ML
Lead a team building scalable enterprise backend systems and GenAI solutions in Python/Java, optimizing infrastructure and driving AI-assisted engineering practices.
Founding AI Engineer: LLMs & Scalable Backend
Design and build a multi-agent AI system and scalable backend from the ground up, using Python and TypeScript.
Senior DevOps/Backend GenAI Software Engineer (773
Design and build secure, scalable backend systems that integrate GenAI/LLM capabilities with advanced guardrails for enterprise data protection, using cloud-native and Kubernetes-based architectures.
Senior AI Engineer – LLMs & Backend Systems
Build and scale AI-powered talent evaluation systems using LLMs and multi-agent workflows, while designing and shipping large-scale backend services in Python and TypeScript.
Senior AI Platform Engineer - Scalable Backend & LLM
Senior engineer building scalable backend systems and LLM pipelines for an open-source AI coding agent used by thousands of developers, with a focus on low-latency APIs, secure enterprise integrations, and distributed infrastructure.
Senior Backend AI Engineer for Generative AI Platform
Designs and builds backend systems for a generative AI marketing platform using Python, cloud services, APIs, and databases while leading a small team in an agile environment.
Backend AI Engineer for Autonomous Production Agent
Build and scale autonomous AI agents in Python, integrating systems and collaborating with senior engineers in a San Francisco-based tech company.
Senior Backend AI Engineer — ML & Data Platforms
Designs, builds, and tests backend systems for AI and data-driven products in New York, leveraging 6+ years of full-stack experience.
Backend Engineer, Applied AI for Restaurant Tech
Builds and maintains scalable backend systems for an automated restaurant order-taking platform, integrating ML models and optimizing cloud infrastructure.
Secure AI Backend Engineer (LLM & Microservices)
Designs and builds secure backend systems for AI models and microservices to monitor and filter LLM outputs, focusing on application security and threat mitigation.
Senior GenAI Backend Engineer: Secure, Cloud-Native & Scalable
Senior backend engineer building secure, cloud-native GenAI systems for a data protection company in Palo Alto.