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Synergieglobal

$120 - $180/hr

LLM Engineering Expertise - Deep knowledge of prompt crafting, RAG, LLMs, multi-agent systems, and real-world AI integration. * Hands-On Production Experience - At least 1 year working with LLM-based ...

Zof AI

$140 - $190/hr

If you have worked as a GenAI Engineer, LLM Engineer, RAG Engineer, or Algorithm Engineer, this is that discipline at Zof AI. The ideal candidate has shipped LLM-powered features to real users and ...

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SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP

$125 - $175/hr

Experience with SQL and modern data tooling; exposure to Grok, internal AI platforms, or comparable LLM developer tooling is a plus * Experience with agent evaluation, guardrails, permissions, and ...

Jobzhr

$180 - $240/hr

Active use of AI coding assistants and LLM-powered developer tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) to accelerate development and problem-solving Key Responsibilities * Agent Orchestration:

Jobzhr

$180 - $280/hr

Agentic AI and LLMs * 2+ years of hands-on LLM engineering, with at least couple agentic system you designed and took to production * Production experience with agent frameworks -- LangGraph, Google ...

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CloudAct Inc.

$90 - $130/hr

Experience with LLM routing engines or model gateways * Performance profiling and flame graph literacy #J-18808-Ljbffr

RS21

$125 - $170/hr

Principal Developer - Albuquerque, NM (Hybrid) 30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1027 Salary Range: $125 ... LLM Enablement & AI-Powered Application Development * Evaluate and select foundation model and ...

Capital One Group

$230 - $286/hr

Senior Lead AI Engineer (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) Overview At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has ...

Capital One Group

$251 - $286/hr

Senior Lead AI Engineer (AI Foundations: LLM Customization, Finetuning, Reinforcement Learning) Overview: At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for ...

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Unió Digital

$120 - $170/hr

# Senior Developer & Automation SpecialistBuilds backend integrations, automation workflows, and API ... Contribute to AI/LLM-powered projects (chat agents, document processing, custom GPTs)* Maintain CI ...

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

$140 - $190/hr

The Machine Learning (ML) Developer is the first dedicated ML Development role in the department ... Evaluate emerging tools and patterns, including agentic and LLM-assisted development workflows, and ...

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Partner's Consulting, Inc.

$120 - $180/hr

Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Remote Type: Contract Our client is seeking a DevOps Engineer who ... Experience with AI governance, model monitoring, and agent / LLM observability. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Aktra

$180 - $240/hr

... Developer with expertise in AI/ML, financial systems, and enterprise software development. This ... Build and optimize LLM, NLP, and generative AI applications * Develop scalable APIs, microservices ...

Jobzhr

$110 - $179/hr

Apply advanced LLM techniques -- prompt engineering, fine‑tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) -- to build intelligent, context-aware applications. * Architect and manage vector ...

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Jade Global

$120 - $160/hr

Lead ServiceNow Developer with strong AI/GenAI expertise1 We are looking for an experienced ... Integrate ServiceNow data and enterprise knowledge sources with AI/LLM-based applications.

Neura Market

$140 - $190/hr

Operationalize LLM quality -- build the eval and observability layer with Langfuse, golden datasets ... Engineer data pipelines -- robust ingestion of documents, structured data, and external sources ...

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Flow Engineering, Inc.

$180 - $240/hr

Help set direction on how AI shows up in the product, working with engineers building agentic workflows and LLM-powered features. About you * 8+ years developing production software, including ...

Coral Bricks AI

$120 - $180/hr

Developer Relations San Francisco or remote · Full-time Make Coral Bricks the obvious default for ... Classic LLM serving was never built for them -- rate limits that throttle real workloads, queues ...

Jobless

$120 - $180/hr

Several are LLM-backed on Amazon Bedrock. You'll ship these, not just consume them. * Improve CI/CD ... Qualifications * 4+ years in DevOps, SRE, platform, or cloud infrastructure engineering. * Deep ...

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LLM Engineer (Remote)

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Louisville, KY • On-site, Remote

$141K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 14 days ago

Cognizant rating

7.0

Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

Based on 87 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

59th of 72 rated business consultants

Job description

LLM Engineer
About the role
As LLM Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, building, optimizing, and deploying Large Language Model (LLM) and Small Language Model (SLM) solutions that power the enterprise Agent Factory. You will be a valued member of the AI Engineering team and work collaboratively with data scientists, platform engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, production-ready generative AI capabilities.
In this role, you will:
  • Design, build, fine-tune, deploy, and optimize LLM and SLM solutions for enterprise-scale use cases.
  • Develop and maintain supervised fine-tuning, model adaptation, and evaluation pipelines.
  • Apply advanced model optimization techniques including LoRA, QLoRA, distillation, quantization, and model compression to improve performance and efficiency.
  • Assess commercial, open-source, and internally hosted foundation models based on quality, cost, scalability, and operational requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support domain-specific AI solutions using approved enterprise datasets and best practices for responsible AI.

Work model:
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Louisville, KY. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
*Please note that this position is not eligible for visa transfer or sponsorship now or at any time in the future*
What you need to have to be considered
  • 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Platform Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience developing and deploying Generative AI, LLM, SLM, or Agentic AI solutions in production environments.
  • Experience building enterprise-grade AI applications utilizing LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, APIs, and cloud or on-premises platforms.
  • Strong understanding of model fine-tuning, adaptation, evaluation frameworks, and AI quality measurement methodologies.
  • Proficiency in machine learning development, model deployment, and MLOps best practices.
  • Experience working with Python and modern AI/ML frameworks and tools.

These will help you stand out
  • Knowledge of AI infrastructure, GPU optimization, and large-scale model serving.
  • Experience implementing model governance, responsible AI, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Familiarity with vector databases, embedding models, and advanced RAG architectures.
  • Experience building enterprise AI platforms, multi-agent systems, or agent orchestration frameworks.

Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until September 17th, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $ 81,337 to $141,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] for roles based in the Americas or [email protected] for roles based in India.

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