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[/company/altera](/company/altera)[Altera](/company/altera)
# AI Engineer – Cloud Software & AI Platforms - Contract at Altera

Compensation

$118,900 – $172,200/yr

**Location**
: San Jose, California

**Type**
: Full-time, Contract

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Sep 29, 2026

## Description

The AI Engineer will design, develop, and optimize AI-powered applications and intelligent services using machine learning, large language models, retrieval systems, agent-based architectures, data pipelines, and cloud-native platforms. The role focuses on agentic workflows, search and knowledge-discovery systems, evaluation and monitoring, model experimentation, performance analysis, and scalable cloud services and APIs. It is a fixed-term contract based in San Jose, California, with a stated pay range of $118,900 to $172,200 USD for the Bay Area.

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