Foxbox Digital is an award-winning digital product agency headquartered in Chicago. We're a group of engineers, developers, designers, and outcome-obsessed people with diverse skills and a single focus: To help our clients build indispensable digital products.

With a remote-first team and associates across the United States and LATAM regions, we're always looking for new team members eager to learn, and love solving complex problems. We are passionate about building solutions that deliver long-term results.

Summary

As an AI Engineer at Foxbox Digital, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying AI-driven solutions that solve real-world business challenges for our clients. You will collaborate closely with our engineering, product, and design teams to deliver impactful machine learning and AI features, from prototyping to production. We're looking for someone with hands-on experience in modern machine learning and LLMs, a passion for experimentation, and a drive to keep up with the latest advances in the field.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity, with strong potential for full-time employment based on performance.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy scalable machine learning models and AI-driven features for internal and client-facing applications
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, design, and clients) to define AI project requirements and success criteria
Build and maintain data pipelines for data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing
Research, prototype, and implement solutions using state-of-the-art AI frameworks (e.g., LLMs, computer vision, NLP, or recommender systems)
Optimize model performance and ensure robustness, scalability, and maintainability in production environments
Document processes, models, and findings to ensure knowledge sharing and reproducibility
Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices in AI/ML projects
Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in AI/ML; advocate for continuous improvement and innovation
Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and team meetings in an Agile environment

Requirements

Who You Are:

2+ years of hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning models.
Proficient with Python and modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.)
Experience building and maintaining end-to-end ML pipelines, from data ingestion to model deployment
Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering fundamentals.
Familiarity with cloud-based ML deployment (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Experience with data wrangling, feature engineering, and model evaluation/validation.
Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
Strong Git version control skills and collaborative development practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical audiences.
Proactive, solution-oriented, and comfortable working directly with U.S.-based clients.
Eligible to work in the United States and located within U.S. time zones.

Nice to Have:

Experience with LLMs (OpenAI, Hugging Face, etc.) and prompt engineering
Exposure to MLOps practices (model monitoring, CI/CD for ML, automated retraining)
Knowledge of API development (FastAPI, Flask, Node.js) and integrating ML models into products
Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and big data tools (Spark, Airflow, etc.)
Prior experience in a digital agency or client-facing consulting setting
Background in healthcare, fintech, or e-commerce applications

Benefits

Technologies we use:

AI/ML: Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Hugging Face
Backend: Node.js, Python, Go
Frontend: React.js, Next.js, TypeScript
Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
MLOps: MLflow, Kubeflow, Docker, GitHub Actions
Project Management: Jira, Notion, Slack

Why Foxbox Digital

We offer continuous training and growth opportunities
Remote-first environment with a culture of collaboration and innovation
Opportunity to work on a project that directly impacts business success
You are part of a multicultural and collaborative team that is constantly growing
Don't be afraid to break things; we encourage risk-takers

Diversity and Inclusion

Foxbox Digital is an LGBT company certified by the Illinois and National LGBT Chambers of Commerce. We are committed to working with diverse and inclusive teams to continue building the digital revolution.

Foxbox is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all and team members with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Foxbox are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Foxbox will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Foxbox encourages applicants of all ages.

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