Sr. AI Engineer

Austin, TX, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 12 minutes ago
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Job Details

Skills

  • Python
  • Java
  • APIs
  • Microservices
  • CI/CD
  • Containers
  • Claude
  • Retrieva
  • serverless
  • AI/LLM-
  • OpenAI
  • Vertex AI

Summary

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)
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 90938717
  • Position Id: 2026-1718
  • Posted 2 days ago
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