Lead Backend AI Engineer

Lead Backend AI Engineer

Remote opportunity

12 month contract

Qualifications:

· Programming skills in Python (preferred) or Java/ .NET

· Extensive experience in distributed systems – Designing microservice architectures and building microservices using REST APIs, as well as using distributed messaging systems like Kafka or similar.

· Experience coordinating with offshore teams.

· Basic awareness of LLMs and the Generative AI space.

· Ability to demonstrate experience collaborating with product teams to gather requirements, working with engineering teams to design solutions, breaking down work into clear, actionable tasks, and driving end-to-end delivery of projects.

· Strong architectural thinking and the ability to clearly articulate system designs, trade-offs, and technical decisions to large technical audiences.

· Critical thinking skills, ask appropriate clarifying questions and provide solutions to problems presented by the interviewer.

· Gen AI / Agentic AI – Training and exposure to Generative AI and Agentic AI is a definite plus.

Pay: $60.00 - $90.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote