Lead AI & Workflow Platforms Engineer - NJ

Job#: 3024275

Job Description:
Client:

Financial Services
Team:

TBA
Job Title:

Specialty Software Engineer 4 - Lead AI & Workflow Platforms Engineer
Location:

Zone 1 - Iselin, NJ (194 Wood Ave S)
Contract Length:

9 months (high potential to extend or convert)
Pay Rate:

$90 -$96
Top Requirements:

5+ years Specialty Software Engineering experience (overall 10+ years engineering; lead level).

Advanced Python with LangChain / LangGraph; agentic AI built to production (at least one).

Backend & distributed systems architecture; microservices; async APIs.

MongoDB (or comparable NoSQL); workflow orchestration; queues (Kafka or similar).

Cloud-native delivery (containers, CI/CD, observability) and enterprise security/compliance.

Plusses:

Experience with Google ADK (Agent Developer Kit).

Financial services domain familiarity (e.g., KYC, onboarding, servicing).

Strong Agile leadership (estimation, grooming, sprint planning, delivery predictability).

Job Summary:

In this contingent Specialty Software Engineering assignment, the Lead AI & Workflow Platforms Engineer will architect, design, and deliver an enterprise-scale servicing and workflow automation platform. The role consults on complex, high-impact initiatives, driving engineering excellence across distributed systems and AI-driven workflows. The engineer will lead end-to-end architecture and development, build scalable APIs and services, implement workflow orchestration and task-based processing, and ensure solutions meet enterprise security, compliance, and scalability standards. The position requires deep expertise in Python, LangChain / LangGraph, agentic AI, MongoDB/NoSQL, asynchronous APIs, workflow engines, and queueing (Kafka), with strong Agile leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and development of platform components and services.

Build scalable APIs, microservices, and workflow-driven solutions; implement orchestration and task models.

Design and deliver agentic AI capabilities using Python, LangChain, and LangGraph; integrate with enterprise systems.

Define and uphold engineering discipline, architectural standards, testing strategy, and code quality.

Review designs, code, integration patterns, and quality practices; drive production readiness.

Implement asynchronous patterns, queueing (Kafka), and workflow engines; manage MongoDB/NoSQL data models.

Operate in cloud-native environments (containers, CI/CD, observability) with enterprise security/compliance.

Collaborate with product, operations, and architecture teams; mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Lead Agile delivery practices: estimation, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and outcome-driven execution.
Skills (as provided):

• Category / Name / Required / Importance / Experience
  • xms-USIT / Artificial Intelligence (AI) / No / 1 / -
  • xms-USIT / Mongo DB / No / 1 / 2 - 4 Years
  • xms-USIT / Python / No / 1 / 4 - 6 Years

Additional Skills: Agentic AI development; LangChain / LangGraph; Google ADK; distributed systems; async APIs; workflow engines; Kafka/queueing; microservices; cloud-native (containers, CI/CD, observability); enterprise security & compliance.

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