aimlroles

AI/ML Software Engineer (USA)

Serious Development Open · verified Oct 22, 2026
Remote Chicago Full-time Mid-level AI Engineering

At a glance

Mid-level AI Engineering role at Serious Development. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $115,000–$165,125.

Estimated pay

Serious Development has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$115,000 – $165,125
What the middle half of mid-level AI engineering roles in Chicago paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 10 postings that stated pay, median $132,700. Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
RoleAI Engineering
SeniorityMid-level
LocationChicago
WorkplaceRemote
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 6, 2026 · 2w ago
Role brief

aimlroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Build scalable microservices and connect applications with machine-learning and third-party technologies
  • Shape technical architecture, extend existing features, and improve systems already in use
  • Write and review code, document your work, and help the team deliver reliable releases
  • Investigate technical problems, find their root causes, and implement fixes or proofs of concept
  • Recommend AI/ML solutions and keep engineering practices current across security and compliance

What you bring

  • At least four years in AI/ML software engineering with comparable responsibilities, excluding internships
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering or a similar engineering discipline
  • Hands-on engineering experience with Python and a SaaS product or platform
  • Experience working in Linux or macOS environments, plus valid authorization to work in the United States
  • Strong written and spoken communication, and accurate daily logging of design, development and consulting hours

Who this fits

This mid-level, full-stack role suits an engineer who can work independently while contributing to an agile team. It is remote and open only to applicants in Midwestern or East Coast states in the United States. Portuguese, Spanish or Ukrainian skills may be useful.

From the employer

  • AI/ML Software Engineer (USA)

AI/ML Software Engineer - Healthcare – Full-Time - Remote (Accepting applications from Mid-West and East Coast States, USA only) – Job ID 26AIML301

Description

Serious Development is a boutique healthcare strategy, product, and software engineering firm. We partner with healthcare organizations to solve complex operational challenges through thoughtfully designed custom software.

We are actively seeking a full-stack AI/ML Software Engineer to help us build HealthTech apps and systems for our clients by contributing as a member of one of our agile engineering teams. You'll implement scalable microservices that will work in concert together as applications. Additionally, you’ll shape pieces of technical architecture, integrate our applications with ML & third-party technologies, enhance existing features, participate in code reviews, help ensure that the team is delivering high quality code, and optimize existing systems. Eventually, you will become an SME and owner of some of the services and systems that you helped implement. Overall, you’ll contribute your experience to make your team and the department stronger.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar engineering major
  • 4+ years of experience as an AI/ML Software Engineer with same/similar responsibilities as outlined above (excludes any internship experience)
  • Experience engineering with Python
  • Experience engineering in Linux and/or MacOS environments
  • Experience engineering a SaaS product/platform
  • Experience accurately logging all design, development, and consulting hours daily to prevent revenue leakage and ensure precise client invoicing
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Valid US work authorization
  • Accepting applications from Mid-West and East Coast States, USA only.

Responsibilities

  • Operate as a self-sufficient, T-shaped, full-stack AI/ML engineer
  • Recommend AI/ML-driven solutions and implement them
  • Review technical architecture documentation for the project and ensure that the engineering team’s deliverables are implemented accordingly
  • Develop code that fulfills requirements specified by the business, technical architects, and clients
  • Ensure that the code you deliver has an extremely high level of quality and extremely low potential for defects that will surface in the production environments
  • Author documentation of your code that is useful for your team members and other members of Engineering
  • Participate as a team-player that works together with your fellow team members to deliver commitments on time
  • Dive into code as technical challenges arise to perform root-cause analyses and implement resolutions
  • Develop proofs of concepts as needed
  • Review code written by your team members to help catch issues before they surface after deployment
  • Keep current with engineering best practices, design principles, technology, security, and compliance to apply that knowledge to all the responsibilities above

Snapshot of Activities

As a member within our highly collaborative engineering team, the AI ML Software Engineer may work with multiple frameworks, databases, services, and tools on HealthTech projects. Working proficiency of Portuguese, Spanish, or Ukrainian language skills could be helpful.