At Coconut 🥥, we connect founders and businesses with top-tier remote talent while prioritizing meaningful, reliable partnerships. We believe success happens when everyone wins—clients achieve their goals, and our virtual professionals find purpose and growth in their work. We're currently looking for top talent to fill the role below:
Role: Applied AI Engineer
Monthly Rate: $2500-3350
Availability: 40 hours/week
Time Zone: EDT
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Requirements
Experience Needed:
-Design, develop, and maintain AI-powered applications aligned with business goals
-Develop and maintain connections to third-party platforms through APIs
-Implement and maintain retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and vector stores for automation and defect detection
-Fine-tune and optimize LLM prompts and workflows for accuracy and efficiency
-Build internal applications to enhance operational efficiency
-Develop and deploy cloud-native solutions in AWS (Bedrock, Lambda, Aurora, S3)
-Optimize application performance, efficiency, and scalability
-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather feedback and iterate on AI-driven features
-Stay current with GenAI frameworks, multi-agent orchestration techniques, and emerging AI tools
Good to have:
-Strong foundation in programming across multiple languages (Python, JavaScript, C++, Java, Go, Rust)
-Prior experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google)
-Familiarity with multi-agent AI frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, LlamaIndex)
-Background in call center/contact center technology (bonus)
-Demonstrated problem-solving and ability to deliver within tight deadlines
-Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate across teams
Non-negotiable Requirements:
-3+ years of professional software development
-1–2 years of hands-on AI/ML experience
-Experience with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, etc.)
-Solid understanding of APIs, databases, and cloud-native architecture
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Ability to work independently as a self-starter and thrive in a collaborative environment
Industry/Tools Experience:
-Generative AI frameworks and multi-agent orchestration (LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, LlamaIndex)
-LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock)
-Cloud-native architecture and AWS tools (Lambda, Aurora, S3, Bedrock)
-Programming in Python, JavaScript, C++, Java, Go, Rust
-APIs and database integration
-Bonus: Call center/contact center industry knowledge
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4. Ongoing Opportunities
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Coconut connects founders and businesses with top-tier remote talent while prioritizing meaningful, reliable partnerships. We believe success happens when everyone wins—clients achieve their goals, and our virtual professionals find purpose and growth in their work.
With a model that helps clients save up to 60% on costs, we’re still able to provide generous compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. This approach drives our 97% talent retention rate, 9.9/10 eNPS, and 9.6/10 talent satisfaction score. At Coconut, we’re committed to creating a sustainable ecosystem where happy, supported team members lead to exceptional results for our clients.