Senior AI/ML Engineer

Job#: 3023867

Job Description:

Location: Florham Park, NJ - 3x hybrid

6+ Month contract

Role: Senior AI/ML Engineer (Contractor)

Core Programming

* Python (Backend Engineering): 6+ Years

* Must include: AsyncIO (async/await), Pydantic, and REST API development (FastAPI)

* Containerization (Docker): 4+ Years

* Must include: Multi-stage builds and optimization for serverless containers.

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

* AWS Compute & Networking (ECS Fargate, ECR, API Gateway, Route 53): 4+ Years

* AWS Security (IAM, Secrets Manager, VPC Config): 4+ Years

* Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or AWS CDK): 3+ Years

Generative AI & LLMs

* LLM Integration (Azure OpenAI / Azure AI Gateway): 2 Years (Market Max). I'll take 1 year too because it's urgent req.

* Agent Frameworks (Strands SDK, LangChain, or LlamaIndex): 2+ Years again 1 year can make do

* Must include: Experience building stateful agents, custom tool creation, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

* Vector Databases & RAG (Pinecone, Qdrant, or similar): 1+ Years

System Integration

* API Client Architecture: 5+ Years

* Must include: Building robust API adapters for internal/corporate gateways, handling custom authentication, retries, and circuit breakers.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.