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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate, AI Deployment and Production - Data & Technology Solutions - **Company:** STEPSTONES - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Logic, JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, SQLAlchemy, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Celery - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-associate-ai-deployment-and-production-data-technology-solutions-stepstone-group-8995061 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Engineering, a quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience * 6+ years of software/data engineering experience, including production ownership and demonstrable technical leadership or mentorship * Expert Python: idiomatic, well-structured code (modules/classes/functions), strong testing and packaging discipline, and hands-on experience taking research/prototype code to scalable production * Production experience with Celery (or comparable async/distributed task orchestration), Flask (or similar) services, and SQLAlchemy (or comparable ORM) data modeling * Working proficiency in at least one low-level language (C, C++, or Rust) for performance optimization * Demonstrated ability to lead code review and own quality for a team - not just individual deliverables * Strong communication skills; comfortable partnering with research teams and owning JIRA coordination Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * AI engineering experience: ETL and RAG pipelines, LLM API integration, document extraction * Experience profiling and optimizing performance-critical code, and interfacing low-level code with Python (e.g., bindings/extensions) * Familiarity with PHP * Familiarity with Kubernetes and GitHub Actions (or comparable CI/CD) * Familiarity with finance, private markets, or investment data domains, Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply. ## Description * Review AI research projects and raise the quality of their Python code design (module/class/function structure, typing, testing, packaging) * Build out the production framework for AI solutions: a well-designed package/library API, async scalable orchestrators, coherent REST endpoints, and the data models the solution requires * Take research and prototype AI code to scalable, reliable production, owning quality and standards before release * Apply low-level language skills (C, C++, or Rust) to optimize performance-critical paths as needed * Lead optimization of the firm's PHP workloads: implement low-level alternatives where warranted, or re-architect so Python (or a low-level service) owns the business logic and PHP simply calls it * Partner with QA to define and meet testing and acceptance goals; 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