Bear Cognition is a Software with a Service (SwaS®) company that combines AI-powered technology with expert consulting to help organizations turn complex data into actionable intelligence. We specialize in AI-enhanced analytics, workflow optimization, and intelligent automation. Our “problem-first, tech-second” approach ensures every solution is tailored to fit the unique business challenges of our clients, delivering faster insights and smarter decisions at scale.

Job Summary

The primary focus of this position will be to design, build, and deploy Generative AI (GenAI) applications that leverage large language models (LLMs) and other AI technologies to solve business problems and enhance client workflows. The AI Engineer is responsible for prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, integration with client data, and deploying production-ready AI solutions. This includes building scalable APIs, designing user-facing AI features, and ensuring reliability, performance, and ethical use of GenAI models.

*Bear Cognition runs a hybrid schedule and would require this hire to live in or relocate to the Charleston, SC area.

*Bear Cognition does NOT offer visa sponsorships.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for products that are accurate, efficient, and well documented.
• Designing and implementing end-to-end workflows, from experimentation to deployment in production environments.
• Developing and deploying GenAI applications (e.g., chatbots, copilots, document summarization, knowledge assistants, etc.) tailored to client needs.
• Work hands on across the stack, from architecture and data ingestion to model development and UX integration.
• Works collaboratively with peers to develop quality processes, frameworks and products per agreed timelines.
• Identify business obstacles (through analysis) and produce actionable solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to work with management at every level
• Provides detailed analysis of customer data that can easily be translated into visual representations.
• Acts as the first line of support for data questions and issues.
• Identify new research topics that have relevancy and value add to our projects.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of data science experience
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or 3 additional years of relevant work experience
• Strong fluency in Python
• Strong Experience with developing and deploying GenAI applications using Python or other coding language, while leveraging AI tools and frameworks such as LangGraph, Pinecone, Weaviate, and AWS Bedrock.
• Experience with GenAI applications, including RAG, Text2SQL , chatbots, and agentic workflows
• Strong organizational skills, able to deliver within fixed deadlines
• Demonstrates a collaborative mindset and a commitment to continuous learning
• Strong analytical skills, user interface design skills, work ethic, critical thinking, problem solving ability, effective communication skills, and overall positive attitude

Preferred

• Experience with developing and deploying GenAI solutions for clients
• Experience with Snowflake
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) services such as Bedrock
• Experience with Flask, FastAPI and web application frameworks

Please visit our website to learn more about Bear Cognition at www.bearcognition.com.

Bear Cognition is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Bear Cognition strives to make employment decisions on the basis of merit, seeking the most qualified individuals in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin or ancestry, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other status protected by law. All employment decisions will be based on valid job requirements or other legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons. Bear Cognition offers reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the job application and hiring process. If you would like to request such an accommodation, please contact the Vice President of Human Resources for Bear Cognition.