ai engineer

Toptal is an elite network of the world's top talent, connecting the best and brightest in business, design, and technology with leading organizations worldwide. The company provides freelance opportunities on an independent contractor basis.

• Design, develop, and deploy production-grade Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions;
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable AI solutions;
• Build and maintain MLOps workflows to support model training, deployment, monitoring, and governance;
• Optimize model performance, reliability, and scalability in production environments;
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications and data platforms;
• Provide technical guidance and implementation support throughout the project lifecycle.

• 4+ Years of hands-on experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and MLOps;
• Proven experience deploying and maintaining machine learning models in production environments;
• Strong experience with MLflow;
• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) and modern GenAI frameworks;
• Nice to have: Experience with Databricks and Apache Spark, experience working with enterprise-scale data platforms, familiarity with AI application development using tools such as Claude, Gemini, or similar LLM ecosystems.

• No conditions specified