RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce's client in Minnetonka, MN is seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to design, build, and scale our next-generation AI agents, applications, and platform capabilities. The AI/Automation Engineer own complex AI solutions from technical design through production operation and help establish the engineering patterns that enable teams across the company to build with AI safely, reliably, and quickly.
Summary:
This role will combine strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience using modern AI models, agent architectures, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling. The AI/Automation Engineer will operate with high autonomy, turn ambiguous business and technical problems into practical solutions, and make sound architectural tradeoffs.
This role is expected to have an informed, opinionated perspective on how AI changes software engineering and how work gets done. They will actively experiment with emerging technologies while maintaining a strong bias toward production reliability, measurable outcomes, security, maintainability, and appropriate use of AI in healthcare.
REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of production systems
* Strong software development skills using Python, Go, TypeScript, or comparable backend languages
* Demonstrated experience designing, building, deploying, and operating cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or comparable platforms
* Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform or comparable declarative tooling
* Strong working knowledge of Docker, containerization, CI/CD, GitHub, and modern software delivery practices
* Experience with Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration platforms
* Experience designing observable production systems using logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, and operational monitoring
* Hands-on experience building applications using large language models, foundation model APIs, or modern AI development frameworks
* Ability to design APIs, distributed services, asynchronous workflows, and reusable platform components
* Strong understanding of software architecture, testing, reliability, security, and maintainability
* Ability to independently navigate ambiguous technical problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive solutions from concept through production
* High agency and demonstrated ability to remain current with rapidly evolving AI technologies and development practices
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
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.
Kforce 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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- Dice Id: kforcecx
- Position Id: ITEQG2186550
- Posted 9 hours ago
