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AI Lead

Whiztek Corp
Schaumburg, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 10/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/15/2026

Role: Agentic AI/AI Lead

Location:  Schaumburg, IL (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite per Week)

Long Term

 

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and adaptable AI Engineer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both Generative AI and traditional Machine Learning, with a proven ability to work on existing applications and develop new solutions. You will play a key role in migrating and enhancing our AI-driven projects, leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), and building intelligent agents. This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking engineer who is passionate about experimenting with cutting-edge technologies and evolving in a fast-paced environment.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance existing applications that utilize both Generative AI and traditional Machine Learning.
  • Work extensively with Large Language Models (LLMs) to build and refine AI-powered features.
  • Design, create, and deploy intelligent agents to automate and optimize processes.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into technical specifications for AI engineering projects.
  • Conduct experiments, implement new technologies, and contribute to the rapid evolution of our AI capabilities.
  • Lead the migration of existing projects, including those with agents and LLMs, to our Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) environment.
  • Engage in full-stack development, with a focus on Python for backend services and React for frontend interfaces.
  • Perform data analysis using SQL to query and manipulate data from MS SQL Server, MySQL, and other relational databases.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience with Python is a must.
  • Demonstrated experience with concepts such as MCP, RAG, Semantic search, Generative AI, LLMs, and building agent-based systems.
  • Ability to stay up to date with new and upcoming technologies around AI development (ex: Agentic RAG)
  • Strong proficiency in Python for backend development and machine learning.
  • Solid experience with React for frontend development.
  • Expertise in SQL and experience working with relational databases such as MS SQL Server and MySQL.
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform AI/ML services, including BigQuery, Google SQL and other technologies and APIs within Google Cloud Platform.
  • Ability to quickly grasp new requirements, experiment with new technologies, and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
  • Experience in taking over existing AI/ML applications from other teams.
  • Estimate at a high-level cost of usage in Google Cloud Platform for applications hosted/deployed  
  • Familiar with functional and non-functional testing of AI/ML applications and operationalizing it in production 

Other Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), LLM models trending in the industry.
  • A portfolio of projects demonstrating your expertise in AI and full-stack development. 

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