Build production AI agent platforms, API gateways, middleware, secure tool and content access patterns, and event-driven microservices. Develop agentic workflows for mastering, localization, and delivery while implementing tracing, audit logging, governance, approvals, and fallback paths. Lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and coordinate technical delivery across engineering, ML, and product teams. Convert AI prototypes into reliable, observable, and scalable cloud services using containers, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD.
City: Glendale, CA
Onsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Hybrid (4 days onsite per week, no flexibility)
Duration: 12 Months
Rate Range: Upto $100/hr on W2
Work Authorization: GC, USC, All valid EADs except OPT, CPT, H1B
Must Have:
- 8+ years backend or systems engineering
- Java, Python, or Node.js
- AI-powered or workflow-centric platform experience
- LangGraph, LangChain, or similar agentic framework
- MCP or AI middleware experience
- AWS cloud experience
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Terraform, CDK, or similar IaC
- Kafka, EventBridge, SNS/SQS
- API design, observability, testing, and CI/CD
Responsibilities:
- Build API gateways, wrappers, and middleware for AI agents.
- Create secure access patterns for tools, metadata, and content systems.
- Build agentic workflows for mastering, localization, and delivery.
- Implement tracing, audit logging, governance, approvals, and fallback paths.
- Convert AI prototypes into production microservices.
- Build event-driven services and reliable APIs.
- Lead design reviews and mentor engineers.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 8+ years of backend or systems engineering experience.
- 3+ years building AI-powered or workflow-centric platforms.
- Strong production experience with cloud, containers, and IaC.
- Experience leading technical delivery across engineering, ML, and product teams.
Nice to Have:
- OpenAI or Anthropic API experience
- Media supply chain, localization, or post-production workflows
- Multi-tenant platform services
- GenAI infrastructure tooling
- Agile and DevOps automation at scale
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