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Senior AI Engineer - NC

Apex Systems
Charlotte, NC Contractor
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2026
Job#: 3027518

Job Description:

Senior AI Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC, Iselin, NJ and Irving, TX (Hybrid)

Employment Type: 12 Months Contract

Pay Rate - $53.00 and $57.00 per hour

Role Overview

In this contingent resource assignment, the Software Engineer will consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Software Engineering. Responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing complex engineering challenges, contributing to issue resolution, and collaborating with others to meet deliverables while ensuring alignment with policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define target architectures, reference designs, and engineering roadmaps.
  • Participate in architecture reviews and cross-domain integrations.
  • Translate business needs into scalable, secure, and reliable system designs.
  • Deliver production systems in Python/Java on OCP/Kubernetes.
  • Build LLM-powered features using Gemini, GPT, RAG, and tool/function calling.
  • Design evaluation frameworks including golden sets, offline/online tests, guardrails, and SLIs.
  • Build agent workflows using LangChain and Google AIDK/Vertex AI agents.
  • Embed security and compliance controls into pipelines and runtime environments.
  • Decompose ambiguous problems, run spikes, and present trade-off-based solutions.
  • Own and improve SDLC processes such as branching, code review quality, testing, and release management.
  • Define SLOs/SLIs and instrument services with OpenTelemetry/Prometheus.
  • Champion SRE practices and incident readiness/post-incident learning.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 4 years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education.

Technical Skills:

  • Technical architecture, including target architectures, reference designs, and cross-domain integrations.
  • System design and delivery in Python/Java on OCP/Kubernetes.
  • AI/LLM solutioning with Gemini, GPT, RAG, prompting, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Experience with agentic frameworks such as LangChain and Google AIDK/Vertex AI agents.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Security and compliance by design, including SBOMs, supply chain checks, secrets, and policies.
  • Ambiguity-resolution skills demonstrated through spikes, trade-off analysis, and decision-making.
  • End-to-end SDLC ownership including branching, versioning, test strategy, and release management.
  • Operational excellence with SLOs/SLIs, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and SRE practices.
  • Experience with incident readiness and post-incident learning leadership.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is between $53.00 and $57.00 per hour. Contract duration is 12 months with potential for extension or conversion. A comprehensive benefits package is available to eligible employees.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228.

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 here 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.

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 here 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.

Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated.

NYSE: ASGN

4400 Cox Road

Suite 200

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Apex Systems.

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