API Developer

2 Months ago • All levels • Artificial Intelligence

Job Summary

Job Description

Onward Search is seeking an API Developer for a 12-month contract opportunity with a leading financial information and analytics company. This fully remote role involves designing, developing, and deploying scalable solutions for an AI-driven generative AI platform. Responsibilities include leading the design and development of the platform, acting as a hands-on developer and architect, ensuring platform scalability and reliability, developing and integrating scalable APIs, implementing monitoring systems, collaborating with data scientists and engineers, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in platform development and deployment at enterprise scale, strong expertise in distributed systems and cloud platforms (especially AI/ML development), proficiency in Python and relevant frameworks, and a deep understanding of generative AI principles.
Must have:
  • Lead Generative AI platform design & development
  • Hands-on development & architecture expertise
  • Scalable solutions for AI-driven applications
  • Proficient in Python, Kubernetes, Serverless, cloud PaaS
  • Experience with integrating and deploying scalable APIs
  • Deep understanding of Generative AI principles
Good to have:
  • Full-stack engineering for deep learning and LLM solutions
  • Contributions to open-source projects
Perks:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k Program
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Learning & Education Reimbursement
  • Ongoing Training & Development

Job Details

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re currently seeking an API Developer for an exciting 12-month contract opportunity with a leading financial information and analytics company. This fully remote position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a cutting-edge generative AI platform within a collaborative, innovative environment.

As an API Developer, you’ll join the Data Science team to design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions for AI-driven applications. You will play a hands-on role in shaping the platform’s architecture, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise systems, and supporting the deployment of AI and machine learning models at scale.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of a generative AI platform, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise systems.
  • Act as a hands-on developer and architect, creating scalable solutions for AI-driven applications.
  • Demonstrate technical leadership and deep expertise in generative AI technologies and cloud architecture.
  • Drive full-stack development for AI products, including custom architecture for AI/ML pipelines, data ingestion, preprocessing, and scaled AI model compute.
  • Ensure platform scalability and reliability, managing infrastructure for AI, ML, GenAI, and LLM products.
  • Lead the development, integration, and testing of scalable APIs to enhance platform functionality.
  • Implement monitoring systems to track model performance, data quality, and infrastructure health, and optimize system efficiency.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and software engineers to integrate machine learning models into production systems.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to ensure technical milestones align with business requirements.
  • Implement security measures and comply with industry standards for platform and API governance.
  • Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance to foster their professional growth.
  • Maintain documentation and architecture blueprints for platform strategy and operations.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Extensive experience in platform development and deployment at the scale of large enterprises.
  • Strong expertise in distributed systems and system architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly in AI/ML development.
  • Proficient in Python, with strong knowledge of programming languages and frameworks such as Kubernetes, Serverless, and cloud PaaS.
  • Experience in integrating, evaluating, and deploying scalable full-stack solutions and APIs, including front-end technologies like React, Vue, or Angular JS.
  • Familiarity with MLOps tools (e.g., MLflow or similar).
  • Deep understanding of Generative AI principles (e.g., prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning).
  • Preferred: Experience in full-stack engineering for deep learning and LLM solutions.
  • Preferred: Contributions to open-source projects or involvement in research initiatives.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k Program
  • Commuter Benefit
  • eLearning
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Ongoing Training & Development

To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the assignment length must be a minimum of 10 weeks.

If you meet the qualifications and are eager to contribute to a forward-thinking AI platform, we encourage you to apply now! Our recruitment team will be in touch to guide you through the interview process and advocate on your behalf.

Employer Details:

  • Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
  • Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
  • Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
  • Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
  • Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.

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