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# Staff Software Engineer - AI Workflow & Agentic Platforms

- **Company:** aKube Inc
- **Location:** Glendale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Audit Trail, Continuous Integration, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Node.Js, Backend, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Api Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9701efdf-6920-471f-98e4-7210a2d473c9

## About the Role

* 8+ years backend or systems engineering
 * Java, Python, or Node.js
 * AI-powered or workflow-centric platform experience
 * LangGraph, LangChain, or similar agentic framework
 * MCP or AI middleware experience
 * AWS cloud experience
 * Docker and Kubernetes
 * Terraform, CDK, or similar IaC
 * Kafka, EventBridge, SNS/SQS
 * API design, observability, testing, and CI/CD, * Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
 * 8+ years of backend or systems engineering experience.
 * 3+ years building AI-powered or workflow-centric platforms.
 * Strong production experience with cloud, containers, and IaC.
 * Experience leading technical delivery across engineering, ML, and product teams.

Nice to Have:

 * OpenAI or Anthropic API experience
 * Media supply chain, localization, or post-production workflows
 * Multi-tenant platform services
 * GenAI infrastructure tooling
 * Agile and DevOps automation at scale

## Description

* Build API gateways, wrappers, and middleware for AI agents.
 * Create secure access patterns for tools, metadata, and content systems.
 * Build agentic workflows for mastering, localization, and delivery.
 * Implement tracing, audit logging, governance, approvals, and fallback paths.
 * Convert AI prototypes into production microservices.
 * Build event-driven services and reliable APIs.
 * Lead design reviews and mentor engineers.


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