AI Software Engineer (Chicago)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, US
Recruiter: Launch Consulting Group
Date posted: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Job Description:

Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch!

Launch is actively seeking qualified, energetic engineers with passion for building solutions leveraging new and emerging technologies related to AI. This is a software engineering role specializing in applications with use cases powered by AI solutions, especially Generative AI, such as LLM integration, vector embeddings, real-time inference, and semi-automated, human-in-the-loop workflows. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of AI technology, working on diverse projects that drive real-world impact. If youre passionate about AI and have the technical expertise to back it up, this role may be perfect for you!

Responsibilities Include:

• Write high-quality, maintainable code in languages such as Python, JavaScript, C#, or others relevant to AI development
• Work closely with and in cross-functional teams including software engineers, project managers, designers, QA, data engineers, and data scientists
• Integrate with a variety of different APIs, services, and technologies to bring pre-trained models and other technologies to bear, such as cloud-based vector databases
• Develop APIs and interfaces to enable easy interaction between AI models and client applications
• Fine-tune and/or customize integration with pre-trained models to meet unique client needs
• Handle data preprocessing, cleaning, and augmentation to enhance model performance
• Implement strategies for managing and securing sensitive client data
• Monitor and optimize the performance of AI model integrations to optimize efficiency and accuracy
• Provide technical guidance and support to clients and internal stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in NLP and machine learning

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (strongly preferred)
• Prior IT digital consulting experience is highly preferred
• Proven experience in software development, with a focus on AI and machine learning
• Hands-on experience with integrating language models into applications and platforms
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar
• Experience with AI frameworks and libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers)
• Experience with Generative AI tooling (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel)
• Knowledge of API development and integration
• Strong understanding of NLP concepts and techniques, including language modeling, text generation, and sentiment analysis
• Experience with large-scale language models (e.g., GPT, BERT) and their practical applications
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and manage client relationships
• Experience in project management and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker) a plus
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices
• Innovative and curious, with a passion for emerging technologies and continuous learning
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality results

Compensation & Benefits:

As an employee at Launch, you will grow your skills and experience through a variety of exciting project work (across industries and technologies) with some of the top companies in the world! Our employees receive full benefitsmedical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and matched 401k. We also have an uncapped, take-what-you-need PTO policy. The anticipated base wage range for this role is $155,000 - $175,000. Education and experience will be highly considered, and we are happy to discuss your wage expectations in more detail throughout our internal interview process.

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