AWS AI Engineer

TechDigital Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking an experienced AI systems architect to lead design and delivery of Gen AI/Agentic AI solutions. You will own modules, define architecture, and collaborate across APIs, data stores, and platforms while mentoring teammates and driving best practices in XP, TDD, and DevOps.

The role requires deep expertise in Python and the modern AI stack, with strong communication skills and a track record of delivering scalable AI systems in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in AI system design, ML, NLP with 1-2 years in Gen AI or Agentic AI.
• Hands-on contributor who can mentor others and transfer knowledge through pairing.
• Ability to break down complex ideas into executable work items.
• Experience delivering solutions with DevOps CI/CD and TDD practices.
• Excellent communication with technical and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and own the assigned module end-to-end.
• Provide technical direction for future architecture and guide the team.
• Support backlog creation, prioritization and story mapping.
• Assist in technical design and solutioning across tiers (apps, APIs, databases).
• Develop and maintain DevOps pipelines for build and deploy tasks.
• Engage in paired programming and XP development to ensure quality.
• Mentor engineers and facilitate knowledge transfer during sprints.

Skills

Gen AI

Agentic AI

AWS Bedrock

Python

Prompt Designing

Advanced RAG Architecture

LLM

Data Engineering

AI Model Performance Management

LangChain

LlamaIndex

DevOps CI/CD

XP & Pair Programming

TDD

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

PyTorch

TensorFlow

SageMaker

S3

Redshift

Aurora Postgres

Glue

Job description

Job Description/ Responsibilities

• Key technology skill sets – Gen AI, Agentic AI, AWS Bedrock, Python, Prompt Designing, Advanced RAG Architecture, LLM, Data Engineering, AI Model Performance Management
• AWS Services: Amazon Bedrock, Agent Core Platform, AWS Strands, SageMaker, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, and other core AWS services like Redshift, Aurora Postgres, Glue, EMR, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch
• Generative AI Mastery: Practical exp with foundational models (e.g., Anthropic Claude, Stability AI, Llama variants), including Spec Driven Dev (SDD), prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and safety mechanisms.
• Programming Skills: Advanced proficiency in Python and its data science stack (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Vector & Database Systems: Familiarity with vector databases or RDS Vector Store for RAG implementations.
• Agentic Frameworks: Proven experience with orchestration tools like LangChain and LlamaIndex for building autonomous agents.
• Delivery ownership of assigned module
• Ability to understand the future Architecture and guide the team with require technical direction
• 10+ years of exp in AI system design, ML, NLP with 1-2 years in Gen AI or Agentic AI (preferably 12-15 yrs)
• Develop MVP User Stories (Re-usable components/ API's etc)
• Support backlog creation, prioritization, and Story mapping
• Support in technical design and solutioning
• Ability to work across tiers – Development, APIs, databases
• Ability to utilize DevOps CI/CD pipeline, create/configure build and deploy jobs
• Experience working in XP and pair programming model and understands and performs TDD
• Responsible for assigned task delivery and quality and knowledge transfer through daily pairing
• Motivated and energetic engineers who are passionate about software modernization
• Must be able to clearly communicate with team members and leadership
• Participate in paired programming and XP development
• Strong ability to work independently when required
• Turn complex ideas into manageable pieces of work
• Hands-on, Individual contribution and Mentor other developers in team
• Support team members on troubleshooting

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

1. Agentic AI, Gen AI, Prompt Designing, Advanced RAG Architecture, LLM
2. AWS core services including Bedrock
3. Python, PySpark