AI/ML Software Engineer
The AI/ML Software Engineer at Confidential Client will design, build, and deploy agent-based AI systems that automate workflows and enhance decision-making across the enterprise. This hands-on role involves collaborating with senior engineers and product partners to deliver reliable, production-grade AI services, focusing on scalable system design, performance benchmarking, and continuous improvement. The position is based on-site in Ann Arbor, MI, and requires strong software engineering fundamentals and experience with modern AI frameworks.
About Careertakes
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Summary
Confidential Client is hiring an AI/ML Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy agentic AI solutions that automate workflows and enable better decision making across the enterprise. This is a hands‑on software engineering role based in Ann Arbor, MI, working with cross‑functional partners to deliver production‑grade AI services, orchestration, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
- Build and deploy agent‑based AI systems, including autonomous and semi‑autonomous agents that can reason, plan, use tools, and collaborate.
- Design and implement scalable, reliable AI/ML services for production environments.
- Integrate models and services into enterprise systems with attention to security, observability, and operational efficiency.
- Support benchmarking and model performance comparisons across deployment environments.
- Implement model evaluation, monitoring, and performance‑tuning pipelines.
- Run focused experiments (A/B tests, workflow refinements) to improve agent and system performance.
- Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise AI/ML platforms or managed AI services.
- Hands‑on familiarity with model evaluation, monitoring, and performance tuning in production.
- Knowledge of MLOps practices, CI/CD for ML, and modern deployment workflows.
- Demonstrated experience with agent orchestration or multi‑agent systems is a plus.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or a related field. Master’s or PhD preferred.
- 3–5+ years of professional experience in AI/ML with a track record of deploying solutions in production.
- Proficiency in Python (or similar) and libraries such as TensorFlow, Scikit‑learn, PyTorch, etc.
- Practical experience with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) approaches.
- Strong foundation in statistics, machine learning algorithms, deep learning, neural networks, and system architecture.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and data processing technologies.
- Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and agile workflows.
- Strong communication skills; able to explain technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and lead technical projects in matrixed organizations.
About the Client
Confidential Client provides advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics used in semiconductor manufacturing. The team combines optics, machine learning, and analytics to solve complex problems at scale. This role is based at the company’s Midwest headquarters in Ann Arbor, MI.
Total Rewards
- Base pay range: $105,900 - $180,000 annually (reflects the primary location: Ann Arbor, MI). Actual pay will depend on location, experience, education, and other factors.
- Competitive benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), tuition assistance, student debt support, paid time off and holidays, family leave, wellness programs, and professional development resources.
- Additional incentive and bonus programs may apply per role and level.
Use of AI & Interview Policy
Confidential Client values authentic candidate evaluation. Unless explicitly approved in advance as a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer, the use of AI, recording tools, or other technologies to generate, suggest, or provide responses during interviews is not permitted. If you require an accommodation for the application or interview process, please notify the recruiter or Careertakes.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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