We are seeking an AI Engineer who is, first and foremost, a strong software engineer. In this role, you will design, build, and ship AI-powered features end to end, from integrating large language models and machine learning services into our products, to developing the front-end applications that put those capabilities in users' hands. You will work across the stack, with a strong emphasis on front-end development and cloud-native engineering on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and features, integrating LLMs and ML models into production software
- Build and maintain responsive, high-quality front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
- Develop APIs and backend services that connect front-end applications with AI/ML models and data pipelines
- Build, evaluate, and optimize LLM-based solutions including prompt engineering, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines, embeddings, and vector search
- Architect, deploy, and manage applications and AI workloads on Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, GKE)
- Fine-tune and integrate models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, as well as open-source models (Hugging Face, LLaMA, etc.)
- Implement MLOps/LLMOps best practices: CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, evaluation, and versioning
- Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI/ML landscape and recommend new tools and approaches
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript
- Hands-on experience building front-end applications with React, Angular, or similar frameworks (HTML, CSS, modern UI patterns)
- Experience developing and deploying applications on Google Cloud Platform
- Practical experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini) into applications
- Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and modern software architecture
- Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, or similar) and RAG architectures
- Solid understanding of Git, CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and agile development practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and within a team
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Vertex AI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar AI application frameworks
- Experience with agentic AI workflows, function/tool calling, and multi-agent systems
- Knowledge of ML fundamentals: model training, fine-tuning, and evaluation (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
- Experience with Kubernetes (GKE) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
- Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and data pipelines (BigQuery, Dataflow)
- GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Professional Cloud Developer)
- Experience shipping user-facing AI products from concept to production
Company Description
Sara Software Systems, LLC founded in July 2004 is a small, woman, minority owned and economically disadvantaged 8(a) business as approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Owned and managed by experienced IT professionals, we bring a realistic and knowledgeable approach with 15 years of technical excellence to solve complex federal and commercial IT challenges, transform how organizations operate, and protect our Customer's critical infrastructure.
Sara Software Systems, LLC is a process-driven and quality-focused company and we are appraised at Maturity Level (ML) 3 by the CMMI Institute for both DEV + SVC. Our CMMI DEV ML3 appraisal was specifically focused on Agile and DevSecOps. We are International Standards of Organization (ISO) 9001:2015, ISO 20000-1:2011 and ISO 27001:2013-certified.
Sara Software Systems, LLC is a leading technology Services provider with focus in Application Development and Modernization, Agile Transformations, Program Management , Information Technology , Software development, Cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, Business Process Reengineering and Service Desk services for Federal Agencies and commercial organizations. We serve the business needs of our customers by providing strategy, program management, architecture, and sustainment of information technology solutions both in traditional waterfall and agile methodologies that transform ideas to value.