Python Software Engineer Job San Jose area,California USA,Software Development

Job Description

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Position:

Python Software Engineer (San Jose, CA)

Job Overview:

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help build and deploy production applications powered by agentic AI. This role will focus primarily on Python development, API integration, and incorporating LLM capabilities into real-world software applications. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in software engineering, hands‑on experience with APIs and LLMs, and an interest in emerging AI technologies.

Contract Type:

This is a W2 contract position and is not eligible for C2C or W2 referral candidates.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop clean, maintainable, and testable Python applications for production environments.
Design, build, and integrate REST APIs using frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
Integrate LLM and AI capabilities into production software applications.
Work with LLM APIs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models.
Develop and integrate agentic AI workflows involving tool/function calling, prompt chaining, and agent loops.
Implement authentication, pagination, error handling, and other API best practices.
Write unit tests, participate in code reviews, and follow established software development practices.
Use Git and standard development tooling to collaborate effectively within an engineering team.
Read, troubleshoot, debug, and contribute to existing codebases.
Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy new features.

Qualifications:

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
0--2 years of software engineering experience, including internships, co-ops, academic projects, hackathons, or substantial personal/open-source projects.
Strong foundation in Python, including clean coding practices, testing, debugging, and common development tooling.
Hands‑on experience building or consuming REST APIs.
Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including Git, version control, code reviews, testing, and collaborative development workflows.
Familiarity with agentic AI concepts, such as tool/function calling, prompt chaining, or agent loops.
Hands‑on experience integrating LLM APIs into an application.

Preferred

Experience with Lang Graph, Lang Chain, or similar agentic AI frameworks.
Exposure to SQL or No

SQL databases, caching technologies, or message queues.
Experience with asynchronous or concurrent programming in Python.
Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts, including embeddings, vector databases, and retrieval pipelines.
Experience working with AI/ML projects through coursework, hackathons, personal projects, open‑source contributions, or professional experience.

Work Location:

Onsite in San Jose, CA

Working Hours:

Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm PST

Compensation:

$50-$70 per hour

Benefits:

Benefit package and convenient weekly payment solutions that help employees stay healthy and maintain a positive work/life balance.

About Saige Partners:

Saige Partners, one of the fastest growing technology and talent companies in the Midwest, believes in people with a passion to help them succeed. We are in the business of helping professionals Build Careers, Not Jobs. Saige Partners believes employees are the most valuable asset to building a thriving and successful company culture, which is why we offer a benefit package and convenient weekly payment solutions that helps our employees stay healthy and maintain a positive work/life balance.

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