Senior AI Engineer

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant @ CHAMP | Hiring in Cleveland!

About the Role

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will work in a local and distributed team building the next generation of CHAMP’s CADE (Compliance Automated Decisioning Engine) product. CADE’s goal is to revolutionize the processing of DMV transactions, exceeding industry standards for transaction processing quality and cycle time through the secure and efficient application of cloud-native AI tools and technologies. This is a highly challenging role working with emergent Agentic platforms and requires a voracious intellectual curiosity, a drive to deliver high-quality scalable solutions, and the ability to learn and apply new knowledge quickly while meeting delivery goals.

Senior Engineers are expected and required to participate in enterprise architectural decisions, implementation architectural decisions, business requirement evaluation, team processes, continuous improvement efforts, and the daily work of building the solution with hands‑on development.

• Design complex AI‑driven workflows and functions
• Translate use cases, user stories, and requirements into technical designs
• Design, implement, and deliver high‑quality technical solutions that are scalable, observable, extensible, and maintainable
• Design and implement effective error handling mechanisms
• Implement new features while continuously improving code quality
• Integrate and consume internal and external services via MCP, REST, and SOAP
• Create and maintain system documentation
• Contribute to code reviews
• Coach developers on best practices
• Maintain code standards and style
• Lead a team of engineers on feature projects

• 5+ years designing, testing, and implementing complex technical solutions
• Hands‑on and practical experience with AI tools and technologies
• Deep understanding of production application operational requirements
• Experience mentoring/coaching other software engineers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within cross‑functional teams, including Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, QA, and more.

• AI/Workflow Frameworks Patterns:
  Strands Agents, MCP, RAG
• Tooling: AWS Bedrock Agent Core, AWS (additional services), Document AI/OCR, Docker, Git, Terraform, Git Hub Actions

• Experience with delivery and operation of AI solutions in production
• Experience in government technology, regulated industries, or enterprise SaaS

The expected salary range for this position is $120,000 to $160,000 annually. This is a good faith estimate, and final compensation may vary based on experience and skills.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We’re here to help.