AI Developer

Overview

This role supports the development and operation of internal AI systems using an established codebase and AWS-native services. The position is focused on practical AI application development, deployment, and enablement rather than research. The developer will contribute code, support AI workflows, assist with MLOps-related activities, and help other developers become productive within the AI environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Python-based AI services using an existing internal codebase
• Implement and extend RAG workflows using LangChain and LangGraph
• Build and support AI orchestration using AWS Step Functions
• Deploy AI services via Git-based CI/CD pipelines in AWS
• Participate in Scrum-based development and sprint planning
• Translate non-developer feature descriptions into clear/concise work items for developers to execute
• Perform code reviews and help establish coding standards
• Support onboarding and training of other developers on internal AI frameworks
• Collaborate with security and operations teams to support compliant deployments

Skills Required


Required Technical Skills

• Strong Python development experience
• Hands-on experience with LangChain and/ LangGraph
• Expertise writing CRUD API calls supporting AI markdown and corresponding metadata
• Prompt Engineering
• Experience deploying applications in AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, or containers)
• Past experience optimizing AI tools and systems to ensure prompts return efficiently
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows and VS Code
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development
• Working knowledge of MLOps fundamentals (CI/CD, environment separation, logging)

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience building or supporting RAG pipelines
• Familiarity with metadata tagging, versioned knowledge sources, and access-aware retrieval (ABAC concepts)
• Exposure to secure or regulated environments (government experience a plus)
• AWS certification
• Experience participating in code reviews or mentoring other developers
• Full-stack web development experience (Blazor/Angular/React)

What We're Looking For

• A practical engineer who can work within an existing architecture
• Someone comfortable balancing AI development with operational constraints
• A team-oriented developer who can help others succeed
• An engineer comfortable interacting with both developer and non-developer team mates

Experience

• 5-7 years experience

Salary Range: $75,000 $85,000/year, DOE


Education

A bachelor's degree in computer science (or other relevant concentration) required. An additional three years of directly relevant software development experience may substitute for the degree requirement.