The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing and implementing Agentic AI solutions using enterprise AI platforms and modern LLM frameworks, while also possessing solid data engineering capabilities to build and support the underlying data ecosystem. Our client is looking for a skilled AI Engineer with deep expertise in Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Databricks to help build next generation AI solutions that can transform complex business processes into AI executable workflows.

Job Title: AI Engineer

Location: Houston, TX | Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6-12 months

Pay: $70-$75/hr

About:

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work CertifiedTM' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CT. Trust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a skilled AI Engineer with deep expertise in Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Databricks to help build next generation AI solutions that can transform complex business processes into AI executable workflows. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing and implementing Agentic AI solutions using enterprise AI platforms and modern LLM frameworks, while also possessing solid data engineering capabilities to build and support the underlying data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement robust AI assistants capable of performing multi step reasoning and decision making.

• Translate complex business requirements and processes into AI executable workflows.

• Develop agentic architectures that coordinate data retrieval, tool usage, reasoning, and response generation.

• Design and optimize multi agent and tool based orchestration patterns.

• Build Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions leveraging structured and unstructured enterprise data.

• Validate LLM output using prompt engineering strategies to improve accuracy, consistency, and explainability.

• Integrate LLM capabilities with enterprise data sources and business processes.

• Evaluate model performance, reliability, and scalability across business use cases.

• Measure response quality, hallucination rates, retrieval accuracy, and business effectiveness.

• Develop ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and curation.

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrate data from multiple system of records.

• Leverage Delta Lake architecture to support high quality data products.

• Ensure data lineage, traceability, and compliance requirements are met.

Technical Skills:

Python, SQL, Databricks, Azure Cloud Services, REST APIs, Git / CI/CD

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building AI assistants and decision support systems.

• Knowledge of MLOps, LLMOps, and AI governance practices.

• Experience in implementing production grade AI solutions using cloud environments.

• Databricks experience is crucial

• Good to have Microsoft AI Foundry experience
  

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI-powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job-related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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