[Remote] AI Application Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Insight Global is a staffing and recruiting company serving a leading pharmaceutical client seeking an AI Application Engineer. The role focuses on building production-grade AI applications, intelligent agents, LLM integrations, and AI-powered workflows that support scientific research and drug discovery. Responsibilities include developing scalable applications and APIs, deploying services in Google Cloud, and collaborating with researchers, engineers, and data scientists.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and agent-based systems
- Build integrations with large language models and external tools
- Develop applications utilizing MCP (Model Context Protocol) and agent frameworks
- Design tool-calling workflows and intelligent orchestration patterns
- Partner with researchers, engineers, and data scientists to develop AI-enabled capabilities
- Deploy and manage services within Google Cloud environments
- Build scalable containerized applications using Docker
- Develop and maintain APIs supporting AI workloads
- Contribute to testing, validation, and performance optimization efforts
Skills
- 2+ years developing and deploying Machine Learning (ML), Learned Language Model (LLM) or Agentic AI solutions
- Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript
- Strong proficiency in LLM integrations
- Experience with MCP Protocol
- Experience with Pydantic AI or similar agent frameworks
- Experience with tool/function-calling architectures
- Experience with Claude, OpenAI, or comparable LLM ecosystems
- 2+ years of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience
- Strong Docker and containerization knowledge
- Comfortable working a remote 6 month long contract (with potential extensions) on the US East Coast or UK
- May consider candidates in CST
- Candidate must work EST hours
- FastAPI or similar modern Python framework experience
- Integration testing and stress testing experience
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures
- Agent orchestration frameworks
- Drug discovery, biology, bioinformatics, life sciences, or healthcare experience
- Experience supporting scientific research environments
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment
- Options for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment
- Paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location and upon client agreement terms
- Remote work arrangement
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