Mindlance · 16 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Washington, DC
Contract
Hybrid
Mid Level
$75/hr - $80/hr
3+ years expMindlance is a company focused on delivering innovative solutions, and they are seeking an Artificial Intelligence Engineer to support their AI initiatives. The role involves developing prototypes, converting them into production-ready applications, and mentoring junior practitioners while tracking emerging AI technologies.
Human Resources
Hiring Manager
Mohammad Sami
Responsibilities
Support "AI pod" and analyse client needs, stand up prototypes, and convert those prototypes into secure, production-ready applications
Own the end-to-end development life cycle for changing client efforts while constantly scouting, testing, and injecting emerging AI technologies into the process
Rapidly synthesize client pain points into concise problem statements, success metrics, and guardrails
Evaluate feasibility, cost, risk, and ROI for multiple GenAI solution paths (RAG, agentic workflows, synthetic-data pipelines, etc.)
Aid in maintaining a dynamic backlog of ideas, continuously assisting in reprioritized against business value
Spin up end-to-end prototypes using technologies like AWS Bedrock / SageMaker, FastAPI, Streamlit React, Next.js, or whatever framework or architecture efficiently to meet client needs
Implement evaluation harnesses for accuracy, latency, and cost, demo tangible progress each Sprint
Capture stakeholder feedback live and fold it into the next sprint with minimal overhead
Refactor architecture as user requirements shift or new data sources emerge
Introduce cutting-edge libraries or architectures when they offer measurable uplift
Document decision trade-offs and lessons learned for future waves
Elevate promising POCs into client-compliant pilots and integrate CI/CD pipelines
Produce all delivery artifacts: architecture diagrams, security traceability, runbooks, video demos
Alignment to client and AFS security practices
Creating/Updating existing relevant client documentation
Aiding in creation of video demos
Conducting live demos
Guide pilots through acceptance, hand-off, and sustainment planning with operations teams
Track novel GenAI trends (open-source LLMs, small-context agents, memory-efficient RAG) and run spike proofs to gauge fit
Present briefings to the Innovation leadership (when applicable) and seed reusable patterns into our internal asset library
Mentor junior practitioners on prompt engineering, token-cost governance, and evaluation best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in technology, innovation, or related field of study
3+ years delivering data products or full stack applications
1+ years building & deploying GenAI applications
Practical understanding of technologies like: AWS core services using Bedrock or SageMaker for LLM hosting
Java, Python, FastAPI, Docker, GitHub Actions, Terraform or AWS CDK
React / Next.js, TypeScript, and modern vector stores
LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, or equivalent RAG / agent frameworks
Demonstrated ability to compress ideation → demo → hardened pilot into < 90 days
Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills
Able to translate technical insights into executive-ready stories
High comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where priorities shift rapidly
Company
Mindlance
Mindlance is a Staffing and Recruiting company which provides multi-vertical staffing services
1001-5000 employees
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