Lead Applied AI Engineer

IMCS Group
New York, NY · Louisville, KYContractPosted Aug 27, 2026

About the role

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Job Title: Lead Applied AI Engineer

Location: New York, NY/ Louisville, KY (Onsite)

Duration: 6+ months contract

Key Must-Have Skills

Candidates should possess strong, recent experience in:

Generative AI

Agentic AI

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Architecture

AI Agents / Multi-Agent Systems

Python

FastAPI

Vector Databases

LLM Integration

AI Platform Engineering

Production AI Deployment

AI Evaluation Frameworks

Prompt Engineering

Observability & Monitoring

Enterprise Architecture

Strongly Preferred Skills

React

Azure OpenAI or other Cloud AI Platforms

Healthcare Domain Experience

Responsible AI / AI Governance

Distributed Systems Engineering

Experience Requirements

7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on AI/ML.

Proven experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.

Extensive hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying production-grade Generative AI solutions.

Experience with advanced RAG architectures, AI agents, multi-agent systems, vector databases, and enterprise AI platforms.

Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to mentor engineering teams.

Experience delivering large-scale AI initiatives from concept through production deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate distributed systems at scale
  • Design, develop, and deploy production-grade Generative AI solutions
  • Deliver large-scale AI initiatives from concept through production deployment
  • Mentor engineering teams

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in Generative AI and Agentic AI
  • Proficiency in Python and FastAPI
  • Experience with vector databases and LLM integration
  • Knowledge of AI evaluation frameworks and prompt engineering
  • Experience in enterprise architecture

Skills mentioned

Generative AIRetrieval-Augmented GenerationAI AgentsPythonFastAPIModel DeploymentSystem DesignDistributed SystemsPrompt EngineeringOpenTelemetry

About IMCS Group

IMCS Group is an IT, Healthcare, and Professional Staffing Company that helps Enterprises optimize the business value of their Staffing investments and enables them to achieve world-class business performance. IMCS Group supports strategic and operational aspects of IT implementations to help businesses implement growth strategies and leverage technology to achieve competitive advantage. In addition, IMCS provides hospitals and medical facilities with high-quality clinical professionals with the highest standards and compliance to provide the best medical care. At IMCS Group, quality and efficiency are of paramount importance. Our consistent growth, many successful customer engagements, and high customer retention are the hallmarks of our success. In addition, our passion for taking complex business processes and simplifying them by applying the right technology has been the key to our success. At all times, IMCS ensures the highest standards of quality in providing resources, time, and material to design, implement, and support to keep organizations operating efficiently.

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