AI & RAG Software Engineer (GenAI, Data Pipelines)

Photon; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a skilled software engineer to drive complex requirements for digital experiences. You will develop architectures, mentor teams, and implement CI/CD practices while ensuring maintainability and testability across services.

Collaborate with product, data science, and analytics teams to design scalable, API-based applications using Python/Scala/Java, FAST API, and modern frameworks. This role focuses on AI/GenAI lifecycle and MLOps within a large, remote-friendly environment in

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in Semantic Search, data processing, Data & Analytics, Data pipeline.
• Experience in OOP in Python/Scala/Java with expert development skills.
• Hands-on knowledge of generative AI RAG for chunking, embedding, retrieval, reranking, summarization.
• Development in MongoDB, Redis, Angular/React, containerization and FAST API with JWT & API Gateway.
• Utilities, automation frameworks, and data science platforms for AI/ML/GenAI use across teams.
• Experience with AI/ML/GenAI lifecycle management and ecosystems.
• Hands-on MLOps, fine-tuning techniques, and inference frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a story meeting acceptance criteria and compliance.
• Designs and modifies architecture components and interfaces while maintaining integrity.
• Mentors engineers and coaches CI/CD practices and automation tooling.
• Performs story refinement, estimates efforts, and delivery lifecycle planning.
• Conducts spike/proofs of concept to mitigate risk and explore ideas.
• Automates release activities and maintains automated test suites.
• Participates in CI/CD and overall development lifecycle.
• Collaborates with product teams, data analysts, and data scientists.
• Engages with multiple teams to manage priorities and requirements.

Skills

OOP proficiency (Python/Scala/Java)

Mentoring/Coaching

CI/CD practices

Agile teamwork

Semantic Search / Data & Analytics

Tools

MongoDB

Redis

Angular/React

FAST API

JWT Integration

API Gateway

Containerization (Docker)

Git/Bitbucket

Jenkins

SonarQube

pytest

Artifactory

Ansible

VS Code

Job description

Photon is seeking a skilled software engineer to drive complex requirements for digital experiences. You will develop architectures, mentor teams, and implement CI/CD practices while ensuring maintainability and testability across services.

Collaborate with product, data science, and analytics teams to design scalable, API-based applications using Python/Scala/Java, FAST API, and modern frameworks. This role focuses on AI/GenAI lifecycle and MLOps within a large, remote-friendly environment in