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Sr. AI Engineer

Global Soft Systems
Austin, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 5/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/11/2026

Sr. AI Engineer

Hybrid (Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cinccinati,Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver,Detroit, Hartford,Houston,Indianapolis, Irvine,Kansas City, LA, Miami, Milwaukee,Minneapolis, New York,Philadlphia, Pheonix, Pittsburg,Raleigh,San Antonio,Seattle,St. Louis,Tampa, Washington DC )

Long Term

Overview

Seeking a hands-on AI Native Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI-driven systems within enterprise environments. The role focuses on implementing agent-based workflows, integrating AI platforms, and delivering scalable cloud-native solutions.

Responsibilities

AI Agent Engineering

  • Design and implement AI agents, including:
    • Retrieval (RAG)
    • Orchestration workflows
    • Tool/function invocation
    • Policy-based routing
  • Build evaluation frameworks for accuracy, latency, and reliability
  • Implement observability and monitoring for agent lifecycle

AI Platform Integration

  • Integrate with AI providers (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex, open-source models)
  • Build abstraction layers to support multi-model and multi-provider architectures
  • Optimize model usage for performance, cost, and latency

Cloud-Native Development

  • Develop scalable services using:
    • Microservices architecture
    • Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
    • Serverless and event-driven patterns
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Helm)
  • Ensure production readiness, logging, monitoring, and fault tolerance

Application Development

  • Build and deploy AI-powered applications aligned to business workflows
  • Integrate AI systems into existing enterprise platforms and APIs
  • Develop backend services and APIs supporting agent workflows

Testing & Performance

  • Define and execute test strategies for AI systems
  • Measure system performance (latency, throughput, accuracy, cost)
  • Debug and optimize production systems

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10 years of software engineering experience
  • Strong experience with cloud-native systems (APIs, microservices, containers, serverless)
  • Experience building and deploying AI/LLM-based systems in production (agents, RAG, orchestration)
  • Proficiency in Python, Java, or similar backend languages
  • Experience with:
    • CI/CD pipelines
    • Infrastructure as code
    • Monitoring and observability tools
  • Hands-on experience with AI platforms (OpenAI, Claude, Vertex AI, or similar)

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with multiple agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI)
  • Experience designing multi-agent or distributed AI systems
  • Familiarity with enterprise-scale system integration
  • Experience optimizing AI workloads for cost and performance

Scope & Expectations (Contractor-Specific)

  • 100% hands-on engineering role (no people management)
  • Deliver production-quality code and deployments
  • Work within existing architecture and engineering standards
  • Collaborate with client and internal engineering teams as needed
  • Participate in technical design discussions (implementation-focused)

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