Senior AI/ML Engineer

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Temporary/Contract
$ 70.00 - $ 90.00 per hour 09-21-2026 19:57:24 Job ID: MKE1474466EM_1790020644

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned AI professional to help shape the future of intelligent technology solutions. You’ll play a highly visible role building production-ready AI applications while also influencing how engineering teams adopt and scale AI across the organization. The position blends hands-on technical contribution with strategic impact, offering the chance to drive innovation, improve developer productivity, and help establish best practices for responsible AI adoption.

About the Opportunity

Join a forward-thinking technology organization investing heavily in artificial intelligence to deliver smarter, more connected solutions. This role sits at the intersection of product innovation and engineering excellence, giving you the opportunity to influence both customer-facing AI capabilities and internal development practices.
You’ll work alongside product leaders, software teams, and technical stakeholders to bring real-world AI solutions from concept to production. Success in this role means helping create intelligent experiences while establishing the foundations for scalable, responsible AI adoption across the business.

What You’ll Do

AI Product Innovation

Help transform ideas into practical AI-powered solutions that create measurable value.
  • Design and deliver machine learning and generative AI applications for real-world business challenges
  • Develop intelligent user experiences such as conversational interfaces, recommendations, and AI-assisted workflows
  • Integrate modern AI capabilities into existing software products and platforms
  • Improve model performance, reliability, scalability, and user outcomes
  • Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to identify new opportunities for AI-driven features

Platform & Architecture

Build the foundation for sustainable, enterprise-grade AI solutions.
  • Create scalable architectures that support model deployment and inference at production scale
  • Contribute to modern data, integration, and application frameworks
  • Support deployment of AI solutions across a variety of computing environments
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend approaches that balance innovation with long-term maintainability

AI Enablement & Engineering Excellence

Drive broader adoption of AI throughout the software development process.
  • Champion AI-assisted development practices that improve team efficiency and code quality
  • Help establish standards, governance, and responsible AI guidelines
  • Mentor engineers and technical teams on AI implementation strategies
  • Share best practices related to AI development, testing, deployment, and operational support
  • Identify opportunities to accelerate delivery through modern AI tooling and automation

What You Bring

We’re interested in professionals who have a strong blend of software engineering and machine learning experience, along with a passion for building practical AI solutions.
Typical backgrounds include:
  • Several years of professional software development experience
  • Hands-on experience designing, training, deploying, and supporting machine learning solutions
  • Strong programming skills, particularly in Python and related development ecosystems
  • Experience working with modern machine learning frameworks and AI platforms
  • Knowledge of generative AI, large language models, and intelligent application development
  • Experience delivering solutions from initial concept through production deployment
  • Familiarity with cloud-based application and data platforms
  • Experience building APIs, integrations, or distributed software systems
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams
  • A mindset focused on innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement

Nice to Have

While not required, these experiences could help you stand out:
  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions
  • Vector search and semantic retrieval technologies
  • Prompt design and optimization techniques
  • MLOps, model lifecycle management, and monitoring practices
  • AI governance, responsible AI, and risk management experience
  • Edge AI, connected devices, or distributed deployment environments
  • Experience supporting intelligent infrastructure, automation systems, or industrial technologies
  • Background working in Agile product development environments
  • Exposure to AI-powered developer productivity tools and modern software delivery practices

Why Consider This Role?

  • Play a key role in defining the future direction of enterprise AI initiatives
  • Build production-grade generative AI solutions with meaningful business impact
  • Influence both product innovation and engineering best practices
  • Gain visibility with technical leadership and strategic decision-makers
  • Help establish standards, tooling, and architecture within a growing AI-focused organization
  • Work on complex, mission-critical environments where reliability and innovation matter

You’ll Thrive Here If…

  • You enjoy balancing technical depth with business impact
  • You like turning emerging technologies into practical production solutions
  • You are energized by mentoring others and elevating engineering capabilities
  • You want significant ownership and influence in a growing AI program
  • You enjoy collaborating across teams to deliver innovative outcomes rather than simply maintaining existing systems

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