Senior Python Engineer – Agentic AI

Position: AI/Python Engineer

Location:

San Francisco, California Job  Job Overview:
This role involves consulting on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Specialty Software Engineering. The position requires reviewing and analyzing multi-faceted, larger-scale, or longer-term challenges that demand in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented elements. The role also includes contributing to the resolution of complex situations, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, and collaborating strategically with client personnel.

Responsibilities:
Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Specialty Software Engineering. Review and analyze complex, multi-faceted challenges requiring in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Contribute to resolving complex situations while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. Collaborate strategically with client personnel to meet deliverables. Develop, enhance, and support AI agents with a strong focus on coding and technical ownership.

Participate in daily team standups and collaborate closely with developers and architects.

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in Specialty Software Engineering or equivalent through work, consulting, training, military experience, or education. Strong backend Python development experience (5+ years). Experience building and supporting microservices-based applications (5+ years). Proficiency in designing and consuming APIs (5+ years).

Experience with MongoDB and vector databases (5+ years). Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI frameworks, and AI orchestration concepts (2+ years preferred). Core Technical

Skills:

Python software engineering REST API development Microservices architecture Distributed systems design Backend service development FastAPI, AsyncIO, Multiprocessing Performance tuning and profiling Caching strategies Database/query optimization Event-driven architecture High-availability and fault-tolerant system design Generative AI / LLM

Skills:

Generative AI application development Large Language Models Agentic AI systems Multi-agent workflow design Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Knowledge graph–enhanced RAG Prompt engineering and orchestration Tool calling and LLM routing Fine-tuning evaluation and model evaluation frameworks Hallucination detection and human-in-the-loop validation Text-to-SQL using LLMs Schema-aware prompting Embeddings and semantic search AI Platform & Architecture

Skills:

Enterprise AI platform architecture Scalable AI workflow design AI governance standards AI guardrails implementation Responsible AI controls PII redaction Audit logging Model usage monitoring Latency, cost, and accuracy optimization AI/ML feature engineering Recommendation systems Feedback loops for model improvement About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada.

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Pay Range: $80 - $85 The…