Remote Senior AI & Microservices SWE

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Remote Mainframe Systems Engineer.

Responsibilities:
* Design and build scalable backend services that support AI-driven and automation-focused platform capabilities
* Develop and maintain internal AI services, including LLM orchestration, prompt management, and agent-based workflows
* Design robust data models and APIs to support conversational state, context management, and AI-driven decision-making
* Ensure services meet production standards for reliability, scalability, latency, observability, and cost efficiency
* Improve and evolve existing AI and microservices architecture to support growing product adoption
* Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to integrate AI capabilities across multiple products
* Provide technical leadership through architecture guidance, design reviews, and implementation best practices
* Mentor engineers, contribute to hiring efforts, and support continuous improvement within the team

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
* 5+ years of experience developing software applications in an agile environment
* Strong backend or full-stack engineering experience with a focus on scalable services and APIs
* Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages
* Experience with modern web frameworks such as Django, Flask, or Rails
* Hands-on experience designing and implementing REST APIs
* Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
* Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability as part of production systems
* Demonstrated experience building or integrating LLM-powered features in production
* Experience with prompt design, LLM APIs, conversational AI, or agent-based systems
* Solid understanding of LLM system architecture, including orchestration, context handling, and evaluation
* Strong communication skills and ability to influence through collaboration and technical expertise

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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