Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Robert Half
Chicago, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Why this role

Pace
Steady
Collaboration
High
Autonomy
Medium
Decision Impact
Individual
Role Level
Individual Contributor
Career Pivot Friendly
Welcomes transferable skills

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What success looks like

  • successful deployment of AI agents
  • improved agent performance
Typical background
applied AIML engineeringdata science

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from data scientist
  • Coming from AI engineer

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonRAG WorkflowsVector DatabasesLLM EvaluationDatabricks

Preferred

AzureMicrosoft Copilot Studio

Stack & domain

PythonApplied Ai/mlRagLlm EvaluationDatabricksAzureMicrosoft Copilot StudioEmbeddingsVector DatabasesPrompt EngineeringAIMl EngineeringData Science

About the role

Original posting from Robert Half via LinkedIn

Position Intel: This is a hands-on applied AI position where you’d partner closely with the AI Architect to build and operationalize AI agents and automation workflows across the organization. The role focuses heavily on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agent frameworks, and LLM evaluation, all within a Databricks-centric data platform and Microsoft Copilot Studio ecosystem.

You’d be responsible for building and deploying AI agents, configuring embeddings/vector retrieval strategies, and developing prompt logic to ensure accurate, grounded responses. A big part of the role also involves evaluating and auditing agent performance—identifying issues like hallucinations or retrieval gaps and improving reliability over time. On the data side, you’d work with teams to prepare and structure data for AI workflows in Databricks, including document ingestion, chunking, and indexing.

They’re looking for someone with ~2–5 years of experience in applied AI, ML engineering, or data science, strong Python skills, and familiarity with RAG workflows, vector databases, or LLM evaluation. Experience with Databricks, Azure, or Microsoft Copilot Studio would be a big plus.

Requirements:

  • Python + Applied AI/ML experience (2–5 years building ML or AI solutions)
  • RAG / LLM experience – embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering
  • Databricks or cloud data platforms

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Source: Robert Half careers (LinkedIn)

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