AI Engineer

Techstra Solutions is hiring an entry-level AI Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA (hybrid) to build and deploy AI and machine learning solutions across the stack.

Responsibilities

• Assist with design, development, testing, and deployment of AI and machine learning systems using structured and unstructured data
• Build and iterate on GenAI and LLM-powered applications, including prompt creation, output evaluation, and performance improvements
• Support AI engineering architecture work and emerging AI agent framework solutions
• Prepare, clean, format, and analyze complex datasets for training, validation, and evaluation
• Collaborate with senior engineers to integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and peer code reviews

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, or a related quantitative technical discipline
• Strong understanding of foundational machine learning concepts and core AI principles
• Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, and LangChain or similar tooling
• Conceptual and practical understanding of Large Language Models, prompt engineering, and Generative AI paradigms
• Knowledge of REST APIs, modular code design, and version control using Git

Technologies

• PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn
• LangChain
• Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI
• REST APIs, Git
• Azure AI Search, Pinecone, pgvector
• Claude
• Microsoft Enterprise AI Stack
• Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
• SQL

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic thesis work, capstone projects, or personal repositories involving LLMs, AI agents, RAG, or Generative AI
• Exposure to cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
• Hands-on experience with vector databases (e.g., Azure AI Search, Pinecone, pgvector) or embedding models
• Working knowledge of SQL and foundational data engineering concepts
• Knowledge or working experience with Claude and the Microsoft Enterprise AI Stack