AI Engineer – Generative AI Platforms

Trident Consulting is seeking a "
AI Engineer – Generative AI Platforms
" for one of our client in "
Concord, CA
". A global leader in business and technology services

Location:
Concord, CA

Pay Rate: $78/ Hr. on W2

Duration: 12 + Months

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep hands‑on experience building and operating production‑grade Generative AI applications. This role is a senior individual contributor position, serving as a technical leader and subject matter expert within the team. You will design, build, and operate scalable AI‑driven services, collaborate closely with Principal Engineers on technical architecture, and ensure operational excellence across multi‑cloud environments.

• Serve as a senior individual contributor and technical subject matter expert
• Design, develop, and maintain clean, scalable, and resilient code for complex application components
• Lead development efforts for AI‑driven services, particularly those involving GenAI orchestration and LLM integrations

• Partner closely with Principal Engineers to translate high‑level architecture into detailed technical designs
• Drive implementation of service‑level designs that align with overall platform and architectural strategy
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship through design reviews and code reviews

• Build, deploy, and maintain sophisticated Generative AI applications using modern orchestration frameworks such as:
• ADK
• Lang Chain
• Lang Graph
• Semantic Kernel
• Integrate and optimize LLMs and AI services for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Develop and deploy applications across multi‑cloud and containerized environments, including:
• Apply cloud‑native design principles for scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency

• Own the operational health of services built by the team
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance tuning strategies
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement
• Apply industry best practices including agile development, test automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure high standards for code quality, security, and maintainability

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production‑grade applications
• Strong, hands‑on experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI‑driven systems
• Proficiency with AI orchestration frameworks such as Lang Chain, Llama Index, or similar technologies
• Solid experience designing, developing, and deploying applications on:
• Major cloud platforms (GCP, Azure), and/or
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including agile methodologies, testing strategies, and CI/CD
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

• Experience building internal AI platforms or developer tooling
• Exposure to multi‑cloud operational models
• Familiarity with observability tools and SRE practices
• Experience mentoring engineers in a senior or lead IC capacity