Software Engineer

Software EngineerSan Jose, CA 95134Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 32241 Job Location: Onsite Industry: SEMI - SemiconductorJob DescriptionJob Title: Software Engineer Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Software Engineer with our client located in San Jose, CA. Job Description: We're looking for a junior software engineer who can help build production applications powered by agentic AI. You'll work primarily in Python, designing and integrating APIs and shipping features that incorporate LLM capabilities into real software systems. Job Qualifications: B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field — or equivalent practical experience 0-2 years of software engineering experience; internships, co-ops, and substantial personal/open-source projects count Solid Python fundamentals: writing clean, testable code, working with common tooling (git, virtual environments, debugging), and reading others' code Experience building or integrating with REST APIs, e.g., experience in designing endpoints (FastAPI, Flask, Django), consuming third-party APIs, handling authentication, pagination, and/or error cases Basic software engineering hygiene: version control, code review, writing tests, and working in a team workflow Familiarity with agentic AI concepts — tool/function calling, prompt chaining, or agent loops — demonstrated through coursework, hackathons, personal projects, or work experience. Exposure to frameworks like LangGraph, LangChain, or similar is a strong plus Some hands-on experience calling LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models) as part of a larger application Bonus Exposure to databases (SQL or NoSQL), caching, or message queues Experience with async/concurrent programming in Python Familiarity with RAG concepts: embeddings, vector databases, retrieval pipelines Job Details: Job Type: Contract Pay Range: $60-$70/hr. Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite). Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan. About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We're passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.