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# Software Developer (Product Development)

- **Company:** Optima, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Node.Js, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Google Cloud, Prompt Engineering, Backend, Git, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/83525f7d-9073-4f6b-aad8-2cacb19d1cb8

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field

 * Minimum 7 years of software development experience

 * Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to deliver technical solutions in complex stakeholder environments.
 * Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, GIT, NodeJS, GIT, and Code Blocks
 * Experience optimizing AI systems for performance, reliability, and scale
 * Experience with Google CES, along with prompt engineering, is an added advantage

 * Experience with Google Cloud capabilities
 * Demonstrated ability to work effectively with stakeholders and project teams.
 * The person should be in the New York or Dallas/Fort Worth area and ready for the hybrid work culture (3 days in the office)

## Description

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Software Developer III with a strong background in AI and machine learning to join our growing AI engineering team. In this role, you will provide expertise in the design, development, and deployment of intelligent systems and AI-powered products. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, data scientists, ML engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to bring cutting-edge innovations to production at scale.

You'll provide technical recommendations regarding architecture and implementation approaches across our platform., * Deliver AI-driven software solutions and services

 * Collaborate with research and product teams to translate ML models into scalable production applications
 * Architect robust, scalable, and low-latency backend systems and AI pipelines
 * Guide the design and implementation of APIs, microservices, and data pipelines supporting AI workloads
 * Provide recommendations regarding AI best practices, including ethical AI and model interpretability considerations.
 * Optimize machine learning models for performance, cost, and accuracy in production environments
 * Deliver software components that meet agreed-upon reliability, testing, and observability requirements.
 * Stay updated with advancements in AI/ML and drive continuous improvement of the tech stack


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