Applied AI Engineer
Ledgent TechnologyAbout the role
Applied AI Engineer
Contract | Onsite Sacramento, CA
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Must be local to the Sacramento area
Must be able to work onsite in Sacramento
Must work on a W2 basis through Ledgent Technology
No C2C, third-party firms, or sub-vendors
Ledgent Technology is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI agents and AI-powered applications that solve real business problems. This role will focus on evaluating LLMs, developing agent-based solutions, and partnering with business and technical teams to deliver scalable AI capabilities.
What You'll Do
Design and develop AI agents and AI-powered applications
Build solutions utilizing LLMs, RAG, tool orchestration, reasoning chains, and workflow automation
Evaluate AI models based on accuracy, cost, performance, and scalability
Create frameworks to measure and monitor AI agent effectiveness in production
Partner with data engineering and business teams to deliver practical AI solutions
Help establish AI governance, best practices, and lifecycle management
Communicate technical concepts and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
What We're Looking For
Experience building and deploying AI agents or AI-powered applications
Strong Python development experience
Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, agent frameworks, and prompt engineering
Understanding of machine learning, statistics, model evaluation, and data quality
Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps, testing, and production support practices
Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and business teams
Preferred
MLOps or AIOps experience
Experience with Power BI or Tableau
Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot
This is an excellent opportunity to help shape and expand enterprise AI capabilities while working on innovative, real-world business solutions.
Desired Skills and Experience
AI Agents, Python, LLMs, RAG, Azure
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop AI agents and AI-powered applications
- Build solutions utilizing LLMs, RAG, tool orchestration, reasoning chains, and workflow automation
- Evaluate AI models based on accuracy, cost, performance, and scalability
- Create frameworks to measure and monitor AI agent effectiveness in production
- Partner with data engineering and business teams to deliver practical AI solutions
- Help establish AI governance, best practices, and lifecycle management
- Communicate technical concepts and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
Qualifications
- Experience building and deploying AI agents or AI-powered applications
- Strong Python development experience
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, agent frameworks, and prompt engineering
- Understanding of machine learning, statistics, model evaluation, and data quality
- Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps, testing, and production support practices
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and business teams
Skills mentioned
About Ledgent Technology
Ledgent Technology, a business line of Roth Staffing Companies, utilizes proven processes and their robust professional network to place qualified technology professionals in contract, contract-to-hire, direct-hire roles and project teams throughout the US. Ledgent Technology provides professionals in roles including: ▪ AI ▪ Cybersecurity ▪ Business Intelligence ▪ Network Administrators ▪ Project Managers ▪ Web Developers ▪ Software Engineers ▪ CIO/IT Managers ▪ UI/UX Designers ▪ Cloud Architects ▪ DevOps Engineers ▪ Help Desk ▪ Quality Assurance ▪ Data Scientists ▪ Graphic Designers Ledgent Technology and the specialized business lines of Roth Staffing serve nearly 100 markets across the U.S. Roth Staffing is considered one of the largest staffing firms in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts. We are proud to be recognized with all the industry’s top awards for workplace culture and customer & contract employee satisfaction. Ledgent Technology is a different kind of recruiting firm. We are passionate about creating remarkable experiences every day and making life better for the people we serve: our customers, the contract employees we place, our coworkers and our communities. Ledgent Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Company Purpose: ► To make life better for the people we serve.® Company Promise: ► We love to create remarkable experiences... every person, every time.® Honors & Awards: As a specialized business line of Roth Staffing Companies, Ledgent Technology is consistently recognized as an industry leader by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), Inc., ClearlyRated, and is certified by Great Places to Work™ and Most Loved Workplaces…and we’re proud of it. For the contract employees we place, we have been recognized with SIA’s “Best Staffing Firms to Temp For,” and ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Talent Diamond Award. Roth is the only staffing firm to ever be ranked # on the Inc. 500.