Senior Full Stack Developer

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Work location: Orlando, Anaheim, Glendale, Seattle (Orlando, FL is preferred)


Able to source the 4 main Disney hubs - Orlando, FL, Anaheim, CA, Glendale, CA, Seattle, WA; Candidate must be able to come onsite to a Disney hub if needed by the team, onsite requirement subject to change. Orlando, FL is preferred

INTERNAL NOTES:


Title: Senior Full Stack Developer


Ideal Start Date: ASAP


Duration of Assignment: 11+ months


Top 3 skillsets needed: LLMs, AI


Interview Schedule/Availability: Telephone followed by zoom


Misc. Info: Must give last four SSN, Birth mm/dd and email address

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EXTERNAL JOB DESCRIPTION:


Senior Full Stack Developer, AI Applications & LLM Platform

We seek a Senior Full Stack Developer to architect and deliver a scalable API platform that abstracts foundation LLMs (e.g., Gemini, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock) for seamless integration into enterprise applications. You'll focus on full-stack development, enabling cross-functional teams to leverage AI capabilities without direct model fine-tuning.


Key Responsibilities


AI Platform Development
• Design and build a unified API platform to abstract LLM providers (e.g., Gemini, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock), ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and backward compatibility.
• Develop full-stack applications (frontend, backend, APIs) that democratize LLM access for internal developers, prioritizing ease of use and security.
• Implement monitoring, analytics, and governance tools to track API performance, usage metrics, and compliance with ethical AI standards.


Technical Execution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Optimize API latency, cost, and reliability across hybrid-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Stay ahead of LLM advancements (e.g., RAG, agent frameworks) and evaluate their applicability to Disney's ecosystem.
• Identify reusability and contribute to client SDK, libraries.
• Write Technical Documentation for end users and other engineers.
• Triage issues and provide solutions
• Code reviews, Unit testing


Agile Delivery
• Work within enterprise Agile frameworks, leveraging tools like Jira for task management and sprint planning.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using Git, Nexus, Pypi, Harness. and cloud-native deployment workflows

Basic Qualifications
• 10+ years in full-stack development with Python, and RESTful APIs.
• 5+ years building AI/ML solutions, including LLM integration (e.g., OpenAI, Vertex AI) and orchestration tools (e.g., LangChain, Semantic kernel).
• Integrating databases into applications for use with AI/LLM
• Familiarity with TypeScript, React/Node.js, Angular, etc.
• Able to create and implement spikes stories in Junpyer NoteBooks
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with databases - MongoDB, Vector Databases and Snowflake.
• Experience working in a highly collaborative Git environment and understanding PR, forking, merging, and building applications using tools such as Git, terraform, and Harness.
• Experience working in enterprise Agile environments with tools like Jira.
• Unit Testing - Pytest

Preferred Qualifications
• Track record of delivering enterprise-scale API platforms that abstract complex systems.
• Familiarity with LLM ops (prompt engineering, RAG, caching strategies) and monitoring tools
• Contributions to open-source software projects, particularly in AI/ML or developer tools.
• Experience with observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry, Appdynmics, Splunk).
• UI Experience a Plus

Required Education BA in Comp Sci, Engineering, or related, or equivalent exp