AI Engineer (Java + GenAI)

Henderson Scott
Chicago, US
On-site

Job Description

AI Engineer (Java + GenAI)

📍 Chicago, IL (Onsite)

💰 $100,000 – $120,000

🏢 Financial Services / Enterprise Technology

🕒 Full-time W2 | 4 - 8+ years experience | No Sponsorship Available

We’re hiring a Java + AI Engineer to build and deploy real-world Generative AI solutions at scale.

This isn’t a research role, this is about taking GenAI from concept → production, working on LLM-powered applications, RAG pipelines, and intelligent automation across a large enterprise environment.

What you’ll be doing

  • Designing & building LLM-powered applications (RAG, agents, embeddings)
  • Turning business problems into production-ready AI solutions
  • Developing scalable APIs & microservices to integrate AI into enterprise systems
  • Driving LLMOps / MLOps (CI/CD, monitoring, governance, observability)
  • Collaborating across Data, Product, and Cloud teams
  • Ensuring Responsible AI, security, and compliance by design

What we’re looking for

  • 4–8+ years in Software Engineering / AI / ML Engineering
  • Strong Java background (must-have)
  • Hands-on with Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, agents)
  • Experience with SQL/NoSQL + data pipelines
  • Cloud experience (GCP preferred | AWS/Azure welcome)
  • Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong communication & stakeholder skills

Why this role?

  • Work on cutting-edge GenAI use cases (not just theory)
  • High visibility across enterprise stakeholders
  • Opportunity to shape AI strategy + delivery
  • Strong pipeline of long-term AI initiatives

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

JavaGenerative aiLlmsRagPrompt engineeringAgentsSqlNosqlData pipelinesCloudDockerKubernetesCi/cd pipelinesPythonCommunicationStakeholder skillsFinancial servicesEnterprise technology

Salary

$100,000 - $120,000

year

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

mid

Posted

4/15/2026

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