AI/ML Engineer
ZT Systems•Secaucus, NJ
•$105,000 - $140,000
About The Position
ZT Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanmina, is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to help build, deploy, and operate AI applications. The role works closely with software engineers, data scientists, and platform engineers to develop scalable machine-learning solutions, automate training and deployment workflows, and support production AI infrastructure. It is suited to someone with a strong software engineering foundation and knowledge of machine-learning and AI fundamentals and on-premises cloud-native infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
- 2–5+ years of professional experience in Machine Learning, AI, Software Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong Python programming skills, including FastAPI, asynchronous programming, and production-grade code.
- Good understanding of machine-learning fundamentals.
- Familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
- Experience working in Linux environments.
- Basic experience with Docker and containerized applications.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals, including deployments, services, pods, and jobs.
- Understanding of version control using Git.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative engineering environment.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with LLMs and prompt engineering.
- Experience building end-to-end RAG pipelines, including chunking, embedding, retrieval, and reranking.
- Experience with LLM serving frameworks such as vLLM or Ollama.
- Knowledge of vector databases such as Qdrant.
- Some frontend experience with TypeScript and Next.js.
- Experience with orchestration tools such as Kubeflow or KubeRay.
Responsibilities
- Build, deploy, and operate AI applications.
- Develop scalable machine-learning solutions in collaboration with software engineers, data scientists, and platform engineers.
- Automate training and deployment workflows.
- Support production AI infrastructure.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary.
- Performance-based annual bonus eligibility.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
- Parental leave and family care support programs.
- Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities.
- Matching gifts and volunteer programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
