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Akkodis · 2 days ago

Senior Full Stack Developer (AI & Conversational Systems)

Woodlawn, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$70/hr - $80/hr

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer (AI & Conversational Systems) for a contract position. The role involves contributing to both front-end and back-end development for an AI chatbot, integrating large language models, and ensuring system reliability and compliance.

Information Technology & Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

MANOJ ARYA

Responsibilities

Contribute to front-end development using JavaScript to support conversational user experiences and integration with backend APIs

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python backend systems for a public-facing AI chatbot

Integrate and manage LLMs, including prompt design, context management, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, and tool/function calling

Ensure chatbot reliability, safety, and compliance through moderation, guardrails, and abuse prevention

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to support production reliability and rapid issue resolution

Lead code reviews and enforce best practices to maintain high engineering standards

Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments, and infrastructure decisions supporting high availability

Evaluate and adopt new AI technologies and architectural improvements to support long-term scalability

Be proactive, adaptable, and highly engaged – communicating clearly, raising risks early, and collaborating effectively to deliver high-quality code at speed

All other duties as assigned or directed

Qualification

JavaScriptPythonLLMsAPIsAI chatbotRAGDevOpsCommunication skillsProblem-solvingCollaborationAdaptability

Required

Deep JavaScript front-end and Python back-end expertise

Hands-on experience integrating large language models (LLMs) into production systems

Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

Strong experience with JavaScript front-end development using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, or similar)

Building user interfaces and integrating with backend APIs

Deep expertise building, scaling, and maintaining production-grade Python applications

Strong Python backend engineering experience including API design, asynchronous programming, and system integration

Hands-on experience working with AI and LLMs in production environments

Solid understanding of key AI/LLM concepts, including prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, context management, evaluation and structured outputs

Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, containerization, monitoring, and logging

Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and make sound architectural decisions in ambiguous environments

Strong communication skills with a proven ability to be vocal, engaged, collaborative, proactive, and adaptable within cross-functional teams

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Term life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Additional voluntary benefits

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday pay

Company

Akkodis

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Akkodis provides digital engineering solutions for sustainable and innovative industries.

Zug, Zug, CHE

10001+ employees

https://www.akkodis.com

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