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A leading construction and engineering organization is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to help design, build, and scale an enterprise AI platform that powers intelligent applications across the business. This role will focus on developing the AI orchestration layer that enables teams across the organization to leverage AI solutions securely, efficiently, and at scale.

This engineer will play a key role in advancing a flagship internal AI platform that serves as the foundation for workflow orchestration, agent-to-agent communication, observability, and AI-driven business solutions. The platform is being built to support enterprise-wide adoption of AI by creating reusable services, scalable APIs, and seamless integrations with cloud and data platforms.

• Building the AI orchestration layer behind a strategic enterprise AI platform.
• Developing reusable AI services and APIs that can be leveraged across multiple applications and business units.
• Creating scalable backend solutions that enable agent-based workflows and enterprise AI capabilities.
• Enhancing observability and monitoring so teams can better track AI requests, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.
• Supporting the evolution of a platform that allows systems across the organization to integrate with AI services through a common framework.
• Collaborating with architects, product leaders, and application development teams to implement innovative AI solutions.

• Design, develop, and deploy reusable AI platform services and backend APIs.
• Build scalable cloud-native services that orchestrate enterprise AI capabilities.
• Develop integrations with leading AI platforms and large language model technologies.
• Design and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions and agent-based workflows.
• Integrate AI services with enterprise data platforms and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and performance optimization strategies.
• Ensure AI solutions meet security, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical leadership.

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building production-grade AI services, AI platforms, or reusable AI infrastructure.
• Strong background developing scalable backend APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience with LLM integrations, AI workflows, MCP, and RAG architectures.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native development and containerized environments.
• Strong SQL and relational database experience.
• Experience delivering complex enterprise software solutions.

• Azure AI Foundry
• Azure OpenAI
• Anthropic Claude
• C#
• .NET
• Python
• TypeScript
• React
• Azure
• Docker
• Microservices Architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Git
• LangFuse
• Cursor IDE
• Copilot

This role offers the opportunity to directly influence the future of enterprise AI adoption within a large-scale organization. You'll help build the core platform that enables AI-powered workflows across critical business functions, improve observability and reliability of AI systems, and contribute to next-generation capabilities such as agent-to-agent communication and enterprise AI orchestration. Your work will create a foundation that allows teams across the organization to develop and deploy AI solutions faster, more securely, and with greater impact.

Location: Remote opportunities available, with select roles supporting teams based in Omaha, NE and other regional offices such as Lenexa, KS or Denver, CO.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Omaha, NE.

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $100.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 22, 2026.

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.