# AI Engineer \(US-Based / Part-Time\) - Company: [Implicit]() - Location: Remote / US-Based - Remote: Yes - Team: Engineering - Posted: July 1, 2026 ## Job description # **Applied AI Engineer (Part-Time, Remote – U.S.)** Innovation is at the heart of what we do. At Implicit, we’re building the leading AI Knowledge Engine for Maintenance and Support. Our secure, no-code platform transforms complex technical documents, manuals, procedures, and operational data into trusted, structured knowledge that powers both human experts and AI agents. We’re looking for a part-time Applied AI Engineer to help build the next generation of enterprise AI. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers, product leaders, and AI researchers to develop production-grade AI capabilities that solve real-world problems across defense, manufacturing, customer support, and other knowledge-intensive industries. ## **What You’ll Do** * Design and build AI applications powered by LLMs, RAG, semantic search, and AI agents. * Develop intelligent pipelines for document ingestion, knowledge extraction, and retrieval. * Improve answer quality through prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and retrieval optimization. * Build and optimize production AI services using Python and modern AI frameworks. * Work with agentic development tools including Cursor, Codex and AI-assisted coding workflows. * Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with a strong focus on quality and reliability. * Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and data science teams to rapidly prototype and ship new capabilities. * Evaluate emerging AI models, tools, and techniques to continuously improve the platform. ## **Required Qualifications** * 3+ years of experience building AI, machine learning, or NLP applications through industry, open-source, or research. * Strong experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, and semantic search. * Solid understanding of NLP, machine learning, and modern deep learning techniques. * Hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar ML frameworks. * Strong Python development skills and experience building production software. * Experience working with APIs, vector databases, and AI application frameworks. * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. ## **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience building AI systems for enterprise knowledge management or technical documentation. * Experience with AI agents, tool calling, and agentic workflows. * Familiarity with knowledge graphs, OCR, document parsing, or multimodal AI. * Experience deploying AI applications using modern MLOps practices. * Experience evaluating and benchmarking LLM performance. ## **What We Offer** * Competitive compensation. * Flexible part-time schedule. * Remote work within the United States. * Flexible vacation policy. * Opportunity to build cutting-edge AI products with a small, experienced, and highly technical team tackling challenging real-world problems. ## Apply [Apply on Implicit]() Canonical job page: