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.
