Senior Software Engineer; AI​/ML

Title:

Senior Software Engineer (AI/ML)

Location:

Dallas or Houston, TX (hybrid)
Duration:
Contract to Hire
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holder or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build and ship production AI features powered by LLMs. This role is hands‑on backend development, designing APIs, building services, and integrating AI into real applications used across the business. You’ll work on problems such as RAG and on deploying AI features to production. This is not a research role. You’ll build reliable, scalable AI functionality that people use every day.

• Build backend services and APIs that integrate LLMs into real applications
• Develop AI‑powered features using retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG)
• Design scalable services using async processing, queues, and Micro‑Services patterns
• Integrate AI functionality into existing products and workflows
• Own features end‑to‑end: build, deploy, monitor, and improve AI functionality in production
• Solve real‑world AI challenges around latency, response quality, and cost
• Work with structured and unstructured data to support AI features
• Partner with engineering and data teams to deliver reliable, production‑ready solutions

• Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 6 years of software engineering experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Strong backend development skills in Python, Java, or similar
• Experience building APIs, Micro‑Services, or distributed applications
• Hands‑on experience integrating LLMs or AI APIs into production applications
• Experience with RAG or similar retrieval‑based approaches
• Experience deploying applications in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Strong understanding of production reliability, monitoring, and scaling

• Experience building internal AI tools, copilots, or automation features
• Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, or semantic search
• Experience improving retrieval quality (chunking, ranking, filtering)

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• and much more!

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.