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We are seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer to join our client’s team.
Position Overview
A fast-growing healthcare technology company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI Software Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team. This role is ideal for a software-first engineer with a strong backend focus and an interest in supporting AI/ML infrastructure. You'll play a critical role in building and optimizing APIs, microservices, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling, while occasionally contributing to frontend development and AI/ML platform support.
Responsibilities
Backend Development
- Design and develop scalable, secure APIs and microservices.
- Work with PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, and ElasticSearch for data performance and optimization.
- Build authentication and authorization systems using RBAC, OAuth, and JWT.
- Partner with frontend developers to ensure smooth API-to-UI integration.
AI/ML Infrastructure & Data Pipelines
- Support AI/ML model deployment and inference pipelines.
- Contribute to data pipeline development using Apache Spark, Kafka, or Flink.
- Enhance observability of ML workloads using MLflow, DataDog, or Prometheus.
- Collaborate with AI/ML teams to optimize infrastructure for LLM and model training workloads.
Core Platform & Infrastructure Engineering
- Architect and maintain infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Terragrunt).
- Build and manage internal developer platforms, API gateways, and core services.
- Automate deployments via CI/CD (BuildKite, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, etc.).
Frontend Development (Occasional)
- Contribute to internal dashboards and developer tools using React and TypeScript.
- Build user-facing components to improve developer workflows and system visibility.
- Ensure clean integration between APIs and frontend features.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Strong expertise in backend systems, microservices, and API design.
- 4+ years of experience in software/platform engineering or infrastructure automation.
- Deep experience with PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, ElasticSearch.
- Proficient with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Skilled in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or Terragrunt).
- Scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools like BuildKite, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
- Experience with observability platforms (DataDog, FluentBit, Prometheus, etc.).
- Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with React, TypeScript, or other modern frontend frameworks.
- Familiarity with AI/ML tools such as SageMaker, Triton Inference Server, TensorFlow Serving.
- Knowledge of MLOps, LLMOps, and model deployment best practices.
- Exposure to streaming architectures like Kafka, Flink, or Spark.
- Experience designing secure, HIPAA-compliant AI/ML systems.
Why Join
- Work on cutting-edge challenges in backend development and cloud infrastructure.
- Gain exposure to AI/ML systems without requiring a deep AI/ML background.
- Occasionally flex your frontend skills for internal tools and dashboards.
- Join a remote-friendly, collaborative, and performance-oriented engineering culture.
- Receive competitive compensation, strong benefits, and room for growth.
What’s in for you?
- Opportunity to work with a cutting-edge health-tech company.
- Competitive salary in USD ranging from $80,000 - $100,000 per year.
- Unlimited PTO
- A dynamic and inclusive workplace environment.
Please note that the final salary offer may vary based on the candidate's seniority, specific skill set, and performance throughout the evaluation and interview process
This is a fully remote job as a contractor