AI Engineer / Applied AI Developer

Kforce has a client that is seeking an AI Engineer/Applied AI Developer in Farmington Hills, MI. Overview: A forward-looking technology team is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to support rapid prototyping and development of AI-powered solutions. The group operates in a fast-paced, research-driven environment focused on leveraging large language models and emerging AI capabilities to build proof-of-concept applications and intelligent systems. Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop AI-powered proof-of-concept applications and experimental solutions
• Build and integrate LLM-based features using prompt engineering, function calling, and API orchestration
• Develop scalable prototypes that demonstrate AI capabilities across structured and unstructured data use cases
• Collaborate with technical stakeholders to translate ideas into working AI-driven applications
• Work with APIs, data pipelines, and external services to support AI functionality and integration
• Contribute to iterative experimentation, testing, and refinement of AI models and workflows
• Participate in code reviews and maintain clean, reusable, and well-documented codebases
• Strong hands-on development experience with advanced proficiency in Java
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Python
• Demonstrated ability to quickly build working proof-of-concept applications
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering and function calling with large language models
• Experience integrating APIs and working with both structured and unstructured data
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative software development practices
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Solid understanding of large language model concepts and practical application usage

• Experience building agentic AI systems, conversational AI chatbots, or summarization tools
• Exposure to OpenAI or similar LLM frameworks and ecosystems
• Familiarity with AI application frameworks such as Streamlit, FastAPI, or Flask
• Experience with machine learning frameworks or cloud-based AI services