AI POC Engineer

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What will your job entail?

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and validate AI/ML and generative AI POCs to assess feasibility and business impact.
• Leverage pre-trained models, APIs (Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Hugging Face, etc.), and custom ML models for quick iterations.

• Work with structured and unstructured data (text, images, audio, etc.) to clean, preprocess, and engineer features for POCs.
• Ensure data privacy, compliance, and ethical AI practices.

• Experiment with LLMs, computer vision, NLP, or predictive analytics models to determine optimal approaches.
• Evaluate models for accuracy, scalability, latency, and cost-effectiveness.

• Develop APIs or scripts to integrate POCs with existing systems, cloud services, or pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps/MLOps teams to transition successful POCs into production-ready pipelines.

• Utilize Azure native AI services for rapid experimentation.
• Prepare clear documentation of methodologies, results, and next steps for business and technical stakeholders.
• Conduct demos and workshops to showcase AI capabilities and findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, AI, or related field.
• 3–6+ years of experience in AI/ML development, data science, or applied research.
• Strong programming skills in Python or .Net
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, NLP, or computer vision techniques.
• Experience with at least one cloud AI platforms (Azure AI, AWS AI, or GCP Vertex AI).
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, vector databases, and RAG pipelines.

• Experience in generative AI (text, image, or audio) and fine-tuning LLMs.
• Understanding of MLOps principles for scaling successful POCs.
• Exposure to data privacy, security, and responsible AI practices.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure AI Engineer Associate, Google Cloud ML Engineer).

Disclaimer

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.