Artificial Intelligence Engineer

AI Engineer – Boston, MA

Location:

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Salary:

$110,000 – $140,000 depending on experience

Type:

Permanent \| Full-Time

Intellect Group is actively placing AI Engineers with high-growth technology and AI-first companies across Boston.

Whether you're a recent grad with strong technical foundations or an early-career engineer who's already built and deployed models, we want to hear from you. We partner with funded AI startups, biotech innovators, and research-driven technology businesses who are hiring AI engineering talent right now — and Boston's AI scene is one of the most exciting in the country.

This is your chance to work at the intersection of cutting-edge research and real-world application, at companies that are building the next generation of intelligent systems.

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What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, building, and deploying machine learning models and AI-powered features into production

• Working with LLMs, NLP, and deep learning frameworks to solve meaningful business problems

• Building and maintaining end-to-end AI pipelines in collaboration with data scientists and engineering teams

• Experimenting with prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)

• Contributing to model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement

• Staying close to the latest AI research and translating it into practical, scalable applications

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What We're Looking For

• A degree in Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field (Master's a plus, not a must)

• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Hugging Face

• Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals — neural networks, transformers, classification, regression, and model evaluation

• Exposure to LLMs, generative AI, or NLP through coursework, projects, internships, or personal builds

• A problem-solving mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine drive to build things that work

• Clear communication skills — you can explain what you built, why it matters, and what you'd do differently

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Bonus Points

• Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure

• Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, or RAG pipelines

• MLOps experience — Docker, FastAPI, CI/CD, or similar deployment tooling

• Open-source contributions, Kaggle competitions, or side projects that show you build for fun

• Prior experience or coursework in biotech, healthcare, or life sciences AI applications

• Research experience or academic publications in machine learning or AI

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What's on Offer

• $110,000 – $140,000 base salary depending on experience

• Roles across Greater Boston including Cambridge, Kendall Square, and hybrid-friendly companies throughout the metro area

• Fast-moving environments where your work ships and has real impact

• Clear growth path into senior and staff AI engineering roles

• The support of a specialized recruitment team with deep roots in the AI, data, and machine learning market

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Apply Now

If you have strong technical foundations and a genuine interest in building AI systems that matter, apply today and a member of the Intellect Group team will be in touch.