AI Engineer ? LLM Integration & Agent Development

Overview

$70 - $80 hr
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 36+ mo(s)

Skills

AutoCAD Architecture
Durable Skills
Open Source
LangChain
LlamaIndex
Orchestration
Workflow
API
Data Engineering
Unstructured Data
SQL
Meta-data Management
DevOps
Cloud Computing
Docker
Evaluation
Adapter
Computer Science
Data Science
Python
Artificial Intelligence
Vector Databases
Amazon Web Services
Recruiting
PTP

Job Details

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a AI Engineer - LLM Integration & Agent Development with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 36-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $70.00 - $80.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.

Description
Core Skills Needed:

  • Python Engineering: Strong Python development background; clean, modular code design for data pipelines, API's and LLM integration
  • LLM Integration: Experience connecting enterprise or proprietary data to open-source models (e.g., Claude, or similar).
  • Vector Databases & Retrieval: Familiar with embeddings, RAG pipelines, and tools like Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, or Chroma. (Familiarity with those tools not required)
  • Agent Frameworks: Hands-on with tools such as: LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, or OpenDevin for multi-agent orchestration and tool-use workflows.
  • APIs & Infrastructure: Ability to build Python API services that connect data sources, functions, and LLM endpoints.
  • Data Engineering Foundation: Experience preparing structured/unstructured data (SQL, document parsing, metadata tagging).
  • Cloud & DevOps: Deploying models or RAG services on AWS (or other cloud platforms); Docker familiarity.
  • Evaluation & Fine-Tuning: Basic understanding of model selection, prompt evaluation, and lightweight fine-tuning or adapters (ex: LoRA, PEFT).

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Specific Requirements:

  • 3+ years professional Python development experience
  • Hands on experience building and deploying AI or data driven applications
  • Working knowledge of LLMs, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
  • Familiarity with vector databases and AWS

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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