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Tecolote Research · 11 hours ago

AI Developer

Tacoma, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $85K/yr

5+ years exp

Tecolote Research, Inc. is focused on developing and operating internal AI systems, and they are seeking an AI Developer. The role involves practical AI application development, deployment, and assisting other developers within the AI environment using AWS-native services.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Python-based AI services using an existing internal codebase

Implement and extend RAG workflows using LangChain and LangGraph

Build and support AI orchestration using AWS Step Functions

Deploy AI services via Git-based CI/CD pipelines in AWS

Participate in Scrum-based development and sprint planning

Translate non-developer feature descriptions into clear/concise work items for developers to execute

Perform code reviews and help establish coding standards

Support onboarding and training of other developers on internal AI frameworks

Collaborate with security and operations teams to support compliant deployments

Qualification

Python developmentAWS deploymentLangChain/LangGraphCRUD API callsGit-based workflowsMLOps fundamentalsAgile/Scrum familiarityPrompt EngineeringCode reviewsTeam-oriented

Required

Strong Python development experience

Hands-on experience with LangChain and/ LangGraph

Expertise writing CRUD API calls supporting AI markdown and corresponding metadata

Prompt Engineering

Experience deploying applications in AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, or containers)

Past experience optimizing AI tools and systems to ensure prompts return efficiently

Proficiency with Git-based workflows and VS Code

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development

Working knowledge of MLOps fundamentals (CI/CD, environment separation, logging)

5-7 years experience

A bachelor's degree in computer science (or other relevant concentration) required. An additional three years of directly relevant software development experience may substitute for the degree requirement

Preferred

Experience building or supporting RAG pipelines

Familiarity with metadata tagging, versioned knowledge sources, and access-aware retrieval (ABAC concepts)

Exposure to secure or regulated environments (government experience a plus)

AWS certification

Experience participating in code reviews or mentoring other developers

Full-stack web development experience (Blazor/Angular/React)

Benefits

Major Medical Insurance for employees and family members

Dental Insurance for employees and family members

Vision Insurance for employees (employee-paid for family members)

Group Life Insurance

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

Travel Accident Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Supplemental Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (pre-tax deferrals for health care expenses)

Money Purchase Pension Plan - 100% Company funded defined contribution retirement plan. One-year entry waiting period and 5-year vesting. Core Funds available and a self-directed brokerage account option.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan - 100% Company funded discretionary contribution. 100% vested after one-year entry waiting period.

Annual Leave

Bereavement Leave

Holidays

Jury Duty/Witness Leave

Military Leave

Sick Leave