Staff Software Engineer - AI Workflow & Agentic Platforms

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