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Senior/Lead AI Software Engineer

Farmington Hills, MI, US • Posted 10 hours ago • Updated 10 hours ago

Contract W2

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Eliassen Group

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Marketing Intelligence
MI
Life Insurance
Software Engineering
Python
TypeScript
Amazon Web Services
API
Interfaces
Mentorship
SAFE
Workflow
Screening
Artificial Intelligence
Recruiting
Taxes
Insurance
Law
Communication
Gmail
Routing
Management Consulting
Life Sciences
SAP BASIS
Military

Summary

Description:
Farmington Hills, MI

Our client seeks an AI Software Engineer III to lead design and delivery of guardrail components and cross-service enforcement for AI-driven systems. The role will architect backend services, APIs, and integrations, define enforcement patterns, and mentor engineers on safe design and defensive programming. Candidates will implement observability, own shared tooling, and ensure defensive patterns are documented and repeatable across teams. Hybrid work. Candidates must be located in the Farmington Hills or Metro Detroit, Michigan area. No remote candidates.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Design and deliver backend services and APIs that enforce system behavior across multiple services.
Define where and how enforcement, filtering, and validation should occur within system architectures.
Build cross-service controls and establish patterns for other engineers to implement.
Instrument and improve observability across service boundaries including structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing.
Own shared tooling and platform components with broad organizational reach.
Mentor engineers on safe design, defensive programming, and failure handling practices.

Experience Requirements:

5-8 years of software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
Advanced experience building and operating production systems on AWS such as Lambda, Fargate, and API Gateway.
Experience designing enforcement, filtering, or validation logic that spans multiple services.
Track record of defining interfaces, contracts, or patterns adopted by other engineers.
Ability to mentor junior and mid-level engineers on defensive design and safe coding practices.
Clear written and verbal communication to define and document system-level enforcement patterns.
Experience building agentic workflows or multi-agent systems.
Familiarity with LLM integration patterns including prompt injection detection, guardrail design, or output filtering.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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Position Id: a1WUQ000001Zhaz2AC
Posted 10 hours ago

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About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company that provides business and IT services for our clients as they seek to transform and execute strategies that will drive exceptional outcomes. Leveraging over 30 years of success, we focus on professional services, talent solutions, and life sciences. Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks. We are committed to positively impacting the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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