AI Software Engineer

Robert Half is seeking an innovative AI Software Engineer to join our client's technology team. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and services that leverage machine learning, large language models (LLMs), and modern cloud technologies. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience building and integrating AI solutions into production environments.This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI initiatives that drive automation, improve business processes, and create intelligent user experiences.Key ResponsibilitiesAI Application Development: Design, build, and maintain AI-powered applications, APIs, and services using modern software development practices.LLM Integration: Develop solutions utilizing large language models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Llama, etc.) through APIs, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques.Machine Learning Solutions: Build, train, evaluate, and deploy machine learning models to solve business challenges.Software Engineering: Develop scalable backend systems and microservices using languages such as Python, C#, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript.Data Processing: Design data pipelines and workflows for collecting, transforming, and preparing data used in AI applications.Cloud Deployment: Deploy and manage AI workloads within cloud environments including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.Model Optimization: Monitor AI system performance, improve model accuracy, optimize inference costs, and implement guardrails for reliability and security.Collaboration: Partner with product managers, data engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver AI solutions aligned with organizational goals.Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for AI architectures, workflows, APIs, and deployment processes.Research & Innovation: Stay current on emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices.