AI/ML Engineer

Allied Consultants, Inc.•Austin, TX

About The Position

Texas GovLink, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has been a leading provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced AI/ML Engineer to be a key resource on a technical services team. Texas GovLink offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (TGL shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background checkTexas GovLink is an equal opportunities employer. The AI Innovation team in ITD undertakes rapid development initiatives using AI/ML tools and platforms with the goal to drive business innovation at the Texas Department of Transportation.

Requirements

2 Years Strong Python, familiarity with Java / C++ / Go for production environments
2 Years Object-oriented programming & design patterns
2 Years Unit testing, CI/CD, Git, containerization (Docker)
2 Years Data pipelines (Airflow, Prefect, or cloud-native equivalents)
2 Years Model deployment (REST APIs, gRPC, serverless), monitoring, and versioning
2 Years Cloud-native training/inference environments (SageMaker, Vertex AI, Azure ML)
2 Years Kubernetes for scalable inference

Responsibilities

Evaluate emerging AI trends, tools, and vendor solutions against business use-cases.
Run proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to test feasibility of new ideas.
Design and build applications and AI/ML models tailored to specific use cases (e.g., predictive analytics, natural language processing, computer vision) prioritized for the AI Program.
Create scalable AI pipelines that can be integrated into existing systems.
Collaborate with data, engineering, and software development teams.