AI Engineering Jobs in United States
There are 3,909 open AI Engineering jobs in United States on freehire right now. 1,111 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 | $173,950 | $210,000 | $244,875 | 567 |
| USD | hour | $25 | $38 | $55 | 25 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- ai 96%
- llm 70%
- python 65%
- machine-learning 58%
- agentic-ai 56%
- cloud 51%
- api 48%
- rag 38%
How the work is done
- Remote 723 · 18%
- Hybrid 603 · 15%
- Onsite 562 · 14%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 469 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 850
- Lead 328
- Staff 234
- Principal 200
- Intern 139
- C-level 114
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 348
- 501-1000 employees 148
- 11-50 employees 71
- 51-200 employees 42
- 1-10 employees 12
- 201-500 employees 12
AI Engineer, Platform and Runtime
HS Financial Technologies (HSFT) is a global technology and fund administration partner to alternative asset managers, supporting more than $1 trillion in assets under administration. We serve private equity, private…
AI Developer Intern
RocketRide, an SF-based AI startup building open-source agentic workflow tooling, is hiring a fall-term AI Developer Intern (hybrid, San Francisco) to design, build, and ship real AI features — agentic workflows, LLM integrations, vision models, and data pipelines — using Python and tools like CrewAI, Neo4j, MCP, and Cursor, with open-source contributions and a path to full-time conversion.
[Internal] AI Engineer Trainee
A 3-month unpaid, remote (US-based) AI Engineer Trainee program where trainees build and deploy NLP/ML models, RAG solutions, and scalable FastAPI APIs, using Docker, CI/CD, and cloud platforms under mentorship. Exceptional performers may be offered a paid internship.
Hardware Design Engineer, Applied AI
Using AI agents to automatically apply is strictly not allowed. You must be a human and manually enter your submissions. About Mimo MimoLabs builds Mimo, an agentic system for making physical things. Describe anything…
Engineer Lead, Generative AI
Leads an agile engineering team at the Law School Admission Council building and maintaining full-stack applications, while driving organization-wide Generative AI adoption: owning the GitHub Copilot practice, delivering LLM/RAG features on Azure OpenAI, and coaching developers on AI-assisted coding workflows.
Staff AI Engineer, Agents and Evals
Using AI agents to automatically apply is strictly not allowed. You must be a human and manually enter your submissions. About Mimo MimoLabs builds Mimo, an agentic system for making physical things. Describe anything…
AI Prompt Engineer
Designs, tests, and optimizes prompts for LLMs (OpenAI GPT, Llama, Gemini) to build generative AI tools for U.S. Customs and Border Protection within CACI's Agile Solution Factory; day-to-day includes prompt iteration, RAG/fine-tuning collaboration, and debugging model behavior using Python or JavaScript/TypeScript. Requires US citizenship and CBP background check.
AI Engineer, Public Sector (Remote)
Designs, builds, and deploys generative and predictive AI/ML solutions for US Government customers — prototyping agentic workflows, LLM fine-tuning, and RAG-based applications. Work centers on Python with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Transformers), APIs like OpenAI/FastAPI, and RAG stores such as Pinecone, FAISS, OpenSearch, and Neo4j; Top Secret clearance eligibility is required.
Applied AI Research Fellow
Evozyne, an AI-native biotech in Chicago, seeks a research fellow to advance its EvoGen generative protein-design platform: benchmarking generative protein models, exploring Bayesian optimization extensions for multi-objective design, and building deep learning methods (VAEs, remote homology) validated against real experimental data.
AI Engineer
Designs, prototypes, and deploys LLM-based multi-agent AI capabilities for intelligence workflows — integrating foundation models via APIs, engineering prompts, automating reporting tasks, and evaluating output reliability. Core stack: Python, orchestration frameworks like LangChain/LlamaIndex, REST/microservices, and AWS.
Software Engineer 3 - (Python, AI, LLM)
Hybrid analyst/developer for a cleared government-contracting firm: architect agentic Python automations and LLM-integrated pipelines, conduct vulnerability research and SIGINT data analysis, and document tradecraft while handling customer outreach for mission-critical intelligence work. Requires TS/SCI with polygraph, strong Python, and 12 years of SWE experience.
Application Developer 2 - (Ghidra, Linux, AI/LLM)
Builds AI/LLM-assisted tooling to automate reverse-engineering workflows — binary analysis, disassembly, annotation, and documentation — using Ghidra/IDA Pro on Linux, experimenting with agentic AI. On-site in Annapolis Junction, MD; TS/SCI with polygraph required; $213k–$260k/year.
AI Engineer
Designs and implements advanced AI models and algorithms for TrueGrowth's products, working with data scientists and product teams to integrate machine learning and NLP capabilities. Core stack includes ML frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch and languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
Senior Azure AI Software Engineer
Senior engineer (7+ yrs) building cloud-native, production-grade AI solutions in a commercial insurance environment: C#/.NET backend services and APIs, Azure AI/OpenAI integrations, and infrastructure-as-code on Microsoft Azure. Full-time, onsite in Hartford, CT.
GitHub Copilot Lead – Generative AI
Contract, onsite role in Boston leading enterprise-wide adoption of GitHub Copilot and related generative-AI developer tools: setting rollout strategy, building custom agents, defining adoption KPIs, and delivering training for engineering teams working with legacy Java, .NET, and C/C++ codebases.
Data, Analytics & AI Engineer
Hands-on data/analytics engineer (placed via Deploy for its client) building a modern enterprise data platform: pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Boomi, Azure SQL data models, Power BI dashboards, and AI/agentic workflows, while helping migrate to Microsoft Fabric. On-site role in Birmingham, Alabama.
AI Product Engineer
Early-career (1-3 yrs) sole engineer to own end-to-end an internal AI agent tool that automates billing and insurance (revenue cycle) work for a multi-state urgent/primary care clinic company. Build interfaces, integrations, and agent workflows on Azure inside a HIPAA-compliant architecture, in person in Birmingham, AL.
AI Engineer
One of the first engineers on PowerPlan's in-house Applied AI team: a forward-deployed AI engineer who embeds with internal departments (support, finance, sales, professional services), turns their workflows into problem statements, and ships AI tools end to end using agentic coding tools like Claude Code, plus Python/JavaScript, SQL, and APIs.