Level: Mid-career (hands-on builder, not overly senior/architect)
Duration: 6+ months (likely extension)
Location: Houston, TX - hybrid
Core Profile
Software Engineer with strong hands-on development experience in AWS
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, experimental environment
Able to both build and iterate on new technologies quickly
Must-Have Skills
Strong AWS development experience (building and deploying applications)
Hands-on experience with MLOps (model lifecycle, deployment, monitoring)
Experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
Proven ability to learn and adopt new technologies quickly
Experience building agent-based / agentic systems
Hands-on experience writing and deploying agent code
Experience with agent core / agent frameworks
Exposure to or experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol or similar concepts)
Nice-to-Have
Experience with Databricks (data platform exposure)
Background in oil & gas / energy
Key Traits
Builder mindset (not just theoretical)
Comfortable with ambiguity and experimentation
Able to move quickly and iterate
Strong problem-solving and ownership