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, Recursive Self-Improvement for Compute
Designs AI-driven systems that recursively optimize compute workloads and hardware, using agentic loops, performance profiling, and reinforcement learning to improve correctness, speed, and efficiency.
Senior AI Engineer
Lead AI foundation models and automation tooling for spacecraft design using Python, PyTorch, and C++ in an on-site role.
Principal, AI Engineer (Technical Lead)
Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose…
Applied AI Engineer
Build production AI-native systems — agents, LLM apps, RAG and automations — for BJAK's AI Neobank, automating real workflows like onboarding, support, KYC, risk review and operations. Remote role, but candidates must already be based in Austria; hands-on Python/TypeScript/JavaScript and LLM engineering experience required.
Intern AI Engineer, Early-Career – LLM Context & Data Layer (Healthcare)
Intern builds and tests AI components for healthcare informatics, using LLM APIs, orchestration frameworks, and data pipelines to improve treatment, payment, and operations.
Founding AI Engineer
We use AI to mine discarded experimental data and drive scientific breakthroughs. Working alongside labs, we discover the materials that will power the new Industrial Revolution. About 83 Sciences 83 Sciences (YC S26)…
Senior Software Engineer, LLM Platform
About Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+…
Principal, AI Engineer
About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals,…
Senior AI Engineer
Senior AI Engineer designs, builds, and optimizes AI models and software using Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch, while leading projects and mentoring teams in a hybrid Cleveland office.
AI Engineer - Backend/Platform
About Traversal Traversal is the AI Site Reliability Engineer (AI SRE) for the enterprise. Production complexity was already outpacing what engineering teams could manage manually, and AI-generated code is accelerating…
Applied AI Engineer
What You’ll Do Build agentic workflows for investment research, data analysis, and alpha discovery Design and run evaluations for AI agents, including reliability, reasoning quality, and task-completion benchmarks…
Lead Product Manager - APPLIED AI (P4560)
Lead a team to apply AI and GenAI solutions across retail and media operations, bridging business needs with technical development to drive adoption and measurable impact.