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# Software Engineer: Applied AI (Voice Agents & ML Systems)

- **Company:** Advanced
- **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Scripting, Large Language Models, Concurrency, Generative AI, Audio Streaming, Backend, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-applied-ai-richmond-va--9afea1e4-4f33-4cc4-bc7a-c97063c21070

## About the Role

* 7+ years building and operating production backend systems, with strong general-purpose programming skills (we work primarily in Python)
 * Experience running distributed systems in the cloud; comfortable debugging from telemetry to root cause
 * Hands-on production experience with LLMs or generative AI (any provider or framework), plus the judgment to know when not to use a model
 * Working fluency across the traditional machine learning lifecycle (you productionize; you do not need to publish)
 * Disciplined in a regulated environment: small, reviewable changes and careful handling of sensitive data

Nice-to-haves

 * Real-time media or telephony experience
 * Front-end / full-stack ability
 * ML pipeline experience, vector search, or embeddings
 * Fluency with AI coding assistants (our workflows assume them, with human accountability for every change)

How we work

Smallest correct change wins. Every behavior change is validated against the live system. Evidence over opinion in debugging. Code review is rigorous. Safety and privacy gate everything., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Audio Streaming, Budgeting, Calibration, Call Control, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Computer Programming, Concurrency, Control Systems, Cryptography, Data Management, Debugging Skills, Distributed Computing, Healthcare, Machine Learning, Machine Tool, Metrics, Production Schedule, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Software Engineering, Telemetry, Telephony, Test Automation, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Voice Applications



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