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# AI/ML Software Engineer

- **Company:** Onward Search
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $205,920.0 - $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Asynchronous Programming, Terraform, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** June 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7dfdc86230278c1f

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Tooling?, * Over 7 years of experience in software and machine learning engineering, with recent hands-on involvement with AI and large language models.

 * Advanced proficiency in Python, including experience with APIs, asynchronous programming, and testing frameworks.
 * Demonstrated experience designing and implementing autonomous AI agents, particularly tool-using or orchestrator-based systems.
 * Practical knowledge of agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel.
 * Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, and experience with cloud-native deployment patterns, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.

## Description

* Develop and implement agent-based AI systems, including large language model (LLM) integrations and prompt engineering.
 * Construct and maintain Python services, automation workflows, and data pipelines utilizing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector databases.
 * Establish evaluation frameworks and safety guardrails to ensure robust AI/agent performance before deployment.
 * Deploy, monitor, and optimize AI/ML solutions in cloud environments, ensuring high performance and security.
 * Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to maintain high code quality, optimize system performance, and ensure secure and scalable solutions.


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