AI Engineer

About this role

### Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on AI Engineer to support the ongoing operation, modernization, and enhancement of AI-enabled applications for the Client. This role will involve working with confidential and regulated financial and examination data.

The AI Engineer will primarily work with Python, modern web frameworks such as FastAPI, and cloud services within Microsoft Azure. The candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, deploying, and supporting AI-powered applications and backend services.

This is an applied technical role in an AI-assisted software development environment.

The candidate will work closely with business users, analysts, technical teams, and the Connecticut AI Lab, which provides architectural guidance, shared infrastructure, and engineering support for AI-enabled tools across agencies.

### Key Responsibilities

Maintain, enhance, and extend existing AI-enabled applications and supporting services.

Develop application logic, backend services, and web APIs using Python and modern web frameworks such as FastAPI.

Build, test, and support applications powered by large language models, including OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or similar platforms.

Compare and evaluate AI models based on task performance, accuracy, cost, latency, and reliability.

Configure, deploy, monitor, and maintain applications and services in cloud environments.

Deploy and support services using Microsoft Azure technologies such as Azure App Service, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, and related services.

Participate in requirements gathering, design discussions, and project planning sessions with business and technical stakeholders.

Prepare source code, debug issues, correct errors, and maintain software quality.

Use Git-based source control, branching, pull requests, and code review workflows.

Document technical procedures, system workflows, application processes, and deployment steps.

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