Trident Consulting · 21 hours ago
AI Engineer – Generative AI Platforms
Concord, CA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$78/hr - $78/hr
8+ years expTrident Consulting is seeking an AI Engineer – Generative AI Platforms for one of their clients, a global leader in business and technology services. The role involves designing, building, and operating scalable AI-driven services, while serving as a technical leader and subject matter expert within the team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareBig DataInformation TechnologyAnalyticsEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Machine Learning
Hiring Manager
Sabarinathan v
Responsibilities
Serve as a senior individual contributor and technical subject matter expert
Design, develop, and maintain clean, scalable, and resilient code for complex application components
Lead development efforts for AI-driven services, particularly those involving GenAI orchestration and LLM integrations
Partner closely with Principal Engineers to translate high-level architecture into detailed technical designs
Drive implementation of service-level designs that align with overall platform and architectural strategy
Provide technical guidance and mentorship through design reviews and code reviews
Build, deploy, and maintain sophisticated Generative AI applications using modern orchestration frameworks such as:
Integrate and optimize LLMs and AI services for performance, scalability, and reliability
Develop and deploy applications across multi-cloud and containerized environments, including:
Apply cloud-native design principles for scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
Own the operational health of services built by the team
Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance tuning strategies
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement
Apply industry best practices including agile development, test automation, and CI/CD pipelines
Ensure high standards for code quality, security, and maintainability
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production-grade applications
Strong, hands-on experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI-driven systems
Proficiency with AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar technologies
Solid experience designing, developing, and deploying applications on: Major cloud platforms (GCP, Azure), and/or Container platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes)
Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including agile methodologies, testing strategies, and CI/CD
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience building internal AI platforms or developer tooling
Exposure to multi-cloud operational models
Familiarity with observability tools and SRE practices
Experience mentoring engineers in a senior or lead IC capacity
Company
Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting expertise in big data, AI & analytics, cloud, infrastructure, ERP, Java frameworks and technologies, Engineering and R&D.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
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