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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate AI/ML Developer - **Company:** ISoftStone, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $41,600.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Computer Vision, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Nvidia CUDA, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Cloud Services, Tensorflow, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Deep Learning, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Nim (Programming Language), Software Version Control, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4059d4e2-39c3-40b5-822d-d7188d08c670 ## About the Role * Education: entry level from, a degree/certificate program in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field. * Experience: Up to 2 years of practical experience (internships, co-ops, or substantial academic/personal projects) developing software or AI applications. * AI cloud services: Hands-on exposure building AI services and integrations with one or more of: AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker), Azure (AI Foundry/AI Studio, Azure OpenAI), NVIDIA (CUDA, NIM, Triton), or open-source (LangChain, Pydantic, Python). * Programming: Solid Python foundation plus software engineering fundamentals (version control, testing, APIs, clean code). * Mindset: Cloud-agnostic and portability-minded; strong problem-solver; open to learning and feedback in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Skills * Familiarity with agentic patterns, tool-use orchestration, or the Model Context Protocol (MCP); RAG and vector search (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS). * Exposure to deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), MLOps/observability (MLflow, OpenTelemetry), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), or CI/CD. * Prior internship, capstone, or project work involving AI, data, or cloud services * Education BS/MS/certificate program in Computer Science, Engineering, AI/ML, Data Science or related field; equivalent experience considered. ## Description iSoftStone, Inc. is seeking an Associate AI Developer to help build and ship production-grade AI services. This training-based, early-career role is ideal for entry level candidates eager to grow into hands-on AI engineers, working alongside senior developers on real client projects spanning agentic applications, orchestration, observability, and computer vision-across a cloud-agnostic stack. 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