Sr. Python AI/ML Engineer

Veracity Solutions

$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Python development, emphasizing production-grade microservices.
  • Proficiency in Python dependency management and scalable service packaging.
  • Strong skills in structured logging and exception handling for applications.
  • Experience with observability tools such as CloudWatch and Open Telemetry.
  • Deep understanding of OpenAI APIs for creating generative AI features.
  • Competence in querying and managing large data sets using Databricks, PySpark, or SQL.
  • Familiarity with RAG architecture and vector similarity search technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Understand the business and application architecture thoroughly.
  • Design and build applications with a focus on quality and adherence to deadlines.
  • Provide impact analysis for new requirements or changes in projects.
  • Lead the development team, prioritizing deliverables with stakeholders.
  • Mentor junior developers and support their professional growth.
  • Deliver accurate work estimations and commit to project timelines.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and technology evaluations.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexible onsite and remote options (3 days onsite).
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in AI and ML.
  • Opportunity to lead and mentor a dynamic development team.
  • Long-term contract position with potential for career growth.
  • Engaging work environment promoting collaborative problem-solving.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Python AI/ML Engineer

Job Location: Morris Plains, NJ, Austin or Dallas, TX, Tampa or Orlando, FL (Hybrid - Onsite 3 days/week)

# Positions: 2

Employment Type: C2H

Duration: Long term

Key Technology: Python, CloudWatch, Open Telemetry, RAG architecture, FASTAPI

Job Responsibilities:
  • Understand the Business End to End.
  • Understand the Application Architecture.
  • Responsible for Designing and building Applications.
  • Understand the project timelines and deadlines.
  • Provide Impact analysis for new requirements or changes.
  • Responsible for low level design with the team.
  • Convey architectural solutions to all levels of professionals and leaders.
  • Ensure Code Quality and Deliverables.
  • Lead the team and deliverables -Prioritize work with stakeholders.
  • Understand and follow the current Code Build and Deployment patterns across all environments.
  • Perform checkouts of the code deployments before the QA starts testing.
  • Support continuous improvement, investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting for architectural review.
  • Develop and Mentor Junior Developers.
  • Plan and prepare to support PI planning Events.
  • Work breakdown by stories for development.
  • Accurate work Estimation and commitment to timelines and deadlines.
  • Identify dependencies and communication.


Skills and Experience Required:

Required
  • Expert-level Python development with a focus on production-grade microservices
  • Proficient in Python dependency management and packaging for scalable services
  • Strong experience in structured logging, exception handling
  • Experience with observability using tools like CloudWatch, Open Telemetry, Prometheus, or others
  • Deep familiarity with OpenAI APIs (chat/completions, function calling, embeddings)
  • Experience designing multi-agent architectures, where each agent handles distinct data sources or functional areas
  • Data Science & ML Skills
  • Ability to query, aggregate, understand, and potentially augment large datasets using platforms like Databricks, PySpark, or SQL
  • Practical experience in using machine learning and rule-based logic to identify trends or classify behavior
  • Familiarity with RAG architecture and vector similarity search using tools like FAISS, pgvector, or Pinecone
  • Familiarity with FastAPI, LangChain, or similar frameworks for GenAI orchestration

Desired
  • Expertise in integrating and orchestrating multiple backend APIs, including dynamic payload creation and conditional routing logic
  • Proficient in implementing OAuth2 with JWT for secure API authentication and service-to-service communication
  • Strong understanding of security best practices for sensitive data handling
  • Cloud & Deployment Skills
  • Experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, Secrets Manager, Bedrock, SageMaker) or other cloud providers
  • Experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes for deploying and scaling containers
  • Familiar with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools
  • Prior work with intelligent Gen AI assistants or in-app AI integration use cases
  • Experience building event-driven systems or real-time insights dashboards.

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