AI Software Engineer (Early Career)
Employment Type: Contract-to-Perm
Location: Onsite
About the Role
The Judge Group has opportunity for an early-career AI Software Engineer with 1-2 years of experience who is excited to build intelligent, scalable products using modern AI technologies. You'll work hands-on with machine learning, generative AI, and large language models to design and deploy real-world, production-ready systems.
What You'll Do
Employment Type: Contract-to-Perm
Location: Onsite
About the Role
The Judge Group has opportunity for an early-career AI Software Engineer with 1-2 years of experience who is excited to build intelligent, scalable products using modern AI technologies. You'll work hands-on with machine learning, generative AI, and large language models to design and deploy real-world, production-ready systems.
What You'll Do
- Design and develop AI-driven product features using ML, Generative AI, and LLMs
- Build and deploy scalable AI systems using cloud-native architectures
- Implement RAG pipelines, vector databases, and conversational AI systems
- Develop RESTful APIs and microservices (e.g., FastAPI) for model serving
- Containerize and orchestrate applications using Docker and Kubernetes
- Ensure system reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams
- 1-2 years of experience in software engineering or a related technical role
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Hands-on experience with:
- AI/ML and Generative AI
- Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering
- RAG architectures and vector databases
- MLOps practices
- Familiarity with AI agents and agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph)
- Understanding of agent design patterns and evaluation techniques
- Experience working with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Understanding of microservices architecture and API development
- Knowledge of serverless design, 12-factor apps, autoscaling, and high availability
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Work on cutting-edge AI and GenAI initiatives with real production impact
- Learn and grow in a collaborative, supportive engineering environment
- Exposure to modern AI tooling and cloud infrastructure
- Contract-to-perm opportunity based on performance and business needs