AI Engineer / Technical Development Lead

Englewood, CO, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
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Skills

  • DTC
  • IT Strategy
  • Evaluation
  • Product Engineering
  • Technical Drafting
  • Documentation
  • Software Engineering
  • IT Management
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Workflow
  • Data Science
  • Mentorship
  • Communication
  • Python
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
  • Vertex
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Extract
  • Transform
  • Load
  • Apache Spark
  • Cloud Architecture
  • API
  • Microservices
  • Recruiting

Summary

Unison Systems is seeking an AI Engineer / Technical Development Lead to join our client's team in Denver Tech Center (DTC).

This is a contract-to-hire position, onsite 4 days per week. H1 visa sponsorship will be considered. This is a senior-level role offering competitive compensation for a leader who will architect and deploy production AI systems while mentoring a team of engineers.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead and mentor AI/ML engineers while establishing technical strategy and best practices
  • Architect, build, and deploy LLM- and ML-powered systems into production environments
  • Develop and optimize RAG pipelines, evaluation strategies, and agentic workflows
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, and Operations teams to deliver measurable business impact
  • Conduct code reviews, lead technical design sessions, and create documentation to promote engineering excellence
  • Build reliable, scalable, and responsible AI systems that meet enterprise-grade standards

Requirements:
  • 8+ years of software engineering or technical leadership experience
  • 2+ years of hands-on LLM experience including fine-tuning, RAG, prompt engineering, and agentic workflows
  • 5+ years of ML/Data Science background with proven production deployments
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, build high-performing teams, and lead architectural decisions
  • Strong communication skills and ability to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Deep expertise in Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Production experience with MLOps tools such as MLflow, Kubeflow, Vertex AI, or SageMaker
  • Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with data pipeline tools (Airflow, Prefect, Spark, Ray) and vector stores
  • Familiarity with cloud architecture, API design, and microservices patterns

Unison Systems is Colorado's leading IT staffing and engineering consulting firm - apply today and let us put our 27 years of expertise to work for you.
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  • Dice Id: unison
  • Position Id: 24075025
  • Posted 1 hour ago

Company Info

About Unison Systems, Inc

Founded in 1997 by current President, Lukas Hurst, Unison Systems is a professional services firm providing IT solutions and staffing for a growing client base of Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies. We have a successful track record of helping clients to align and optimize IT resources with business objectives. 

At Unison, we understand that each client initiative is different, and must be approached as a partnership with its unique objectives in mind when identifying appropriate resources or creating a successful project plan. 

Our top priority is to carefully listen to, and analyze, our clients'​ needs first and foremost, so that we can work with you to put the best solution in place the first time, to produce immediate, consistent, high-performance and high-value results. 

Since 2007, Unison Systems has been recognized locally, by the Denver Business Journal, as one of the fastest growing IT Services firms in the Denver Metro Area. Since 2009, Unison has ranked on the Inc. 500/5000 list of the fastest growing companies in America.

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