AI/ML Backend Engineer: Python, AI Pipelines & APIs

IFS; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Range: $130,000 to $150,000 + a

Job summary

IFS is seeking a Software Engineer, AI/ML to design, build, and optimize backend systems powering intelligent agent workflows. You will work across data pipelines, APIs, and AI/ML frameworks to deliver reliable, scalable solutions in an enterprise setting.

You will implement and optimize AI/ML workflows, integrate libraries and external APIs, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional experience as a Python Engineer / Backend Engineer.
• Hands-on knowledge of AI/ML frameworks and tools (OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, vector DBs, RAG).
• Understanding of system integration patterns and comfort working with RESTful APIs, JSON, and data pipelines.
• Experience with enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, Helpdesk, Developer platforms, HR/Finance systems) is a plus.
• Strong debugging, testing, and optimization skills.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Python-based services, integrations, and data pipelines that support AI agent functionality.
• Develop reusable libraries, APIs, and frameworks to accelerate AI-driven product capabilities.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and scalability through testing, CI/CD, and performance monitoring.
• Implement and optimize workflows leveraging LLMs, embeddings, RAG systems, and vector databases.
• Integrate AI/ML libraries and external APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, Pinecone, Weaviate).
• Experiment with prompt engineering and fine-tuning to improve reliability and performance of deployed agents.
• Partner with product and core engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and internal technical documentation.
• Support the deployment of agents into enterprise environments with a focus on stability, accuracy, and scale.

Job description

IFS is seeking a Software Engineer, AI/ML to design, build, and optimize backend systems powering intelligent agent workflows. You will work across data pipelines, APIs, and AI/ML frameworks to deliver reliable, scalable solutions in an enterprise setting.

You will implement and optimize AI/ML workflows, integrate libraries and external APIs, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.