AI Engineering Consultant

Job overview

The AI Engineering Consultant works onsite in San Francisco, California. Compensation is not specified; the engagement budget is described as flexible based on timeline, scope, and proposal. HireScale connects organizations with independent consultants, and this engagement supports an organization seeking to expand its AI capabilities. The consultant turns ambiguous use cases into working prototypes and production-ready AI applications, balancing rapid delivery with sound engineering and scalability. The role contributes measurable business outcomes and prepares solutions for handoff to internal teams.

What you'll do

• Design and deliver AI-driven solutions aligned to business outcomes
• translate use cases into prototypes and MVPs
• build, test, and deploy scalable AI applications
• optimize models, pipelines, and system performance
• use modern AI/ML frameworks and large language models
• develop with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and SQL
• deploy infrastructure across cloud platforms
• collaborate with stakeholders and document solutions for handoff.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

ai engineering consultant

onsite

san francisco ca

hirescale

artificial intelligence

machine learning

llm applications

python

javascript and typescript

sql

mvp development

ai prototyping

cloud deployment

8–12 week engagement

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The engagement is described as 8–12 weeks, with possible extension, and may be full-service or fractional depending on scope.

About the employer

HireScale is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.