Lead Applied AI Engineer

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for an Lead Applied AI Engineer Position type: Full-Time Contract (W2) Role: Lead Applied AI Engineer Duration: 6+ Months Contract Location : Tampa, FL And Nashville, TN/Hybrid Experience building, delivering, or supporting AI-enabled solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, AI orchestration frameworks, or related AI technologies in enterprise environments. Understanding of Responsible AI principles, including AI governance, security, privacy, transparency, human oversight, and model evaluation best practices. Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools and assistants to improve individual productivity, accelerate delivery, enhance decision-making, automate routine tasks, and improve quality across day-to-day work activities. Strong AI literacy, including the ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs, apply critical thinking and human judgment, and identify appropriate use cases for AI-driven solutions. Preferred: Hands-on experience with Python and/or .NET technologies for developing, integrating, and operationalizing AI-enabled applications and services. Continuous learner with a passion for staying current on emerging AI technologies, practices, and industry trends. Preferred Skills (Recommended for All Engineering-Focused Applied AI Roles) Experience with Python, .NET, cloud-native application development, APIs, microservices, and modern software engineering practices. Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot technologies, AI orchestration frameworks, vector databases, and enterprise AI platforms. Experience developing, integrating, deploying, or operating AI-enabled applications in Azure cloud environments. 6+ years of full-stack software engineering experience with most of the following: Angular, React, NodeJS, Python, C#, .NET, Java, SQL/NoSQL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LangGraph, as well as unit and integration testing frameworks. 3+ years of experience building AI/ML and agentic applications, with hands-on GenAI experience across LLM integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models), RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, vector databases, evaluations, and AI agent orchestration. 3+ years of experience with cloud-native engineering, using FaaS, PaaS, or micro-services on any of the cloud hyperscalers such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, including their AI/ML services such as Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, or Vertex AI, plus application-level infrastructure-as-code and cost-aware engineering (FinOps accountability) Prior experience in establishing engineering standards, including actively leading, mentoring, and guiding team members in the adoption and continuous improvement of these standards. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to handle diverse situations, complex projects, and changing priorities, behaving with passion, empathy, and care. Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis. 1099 contractors and Corp-to-Corp arrangements will not be considered for this position. Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible. We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. REFERRAL PROGRAM: This position qualifies for a Referral Bonus amount of $250-$1000 dollars. Click here to learn more - Referral Program. Please email your referral details along with their resume to[email protected] Abhinav Kumar 470-242-7815 [email protected] PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS: Pay Range*: Between $75 - $80/- per hour *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate'