Forward Deployed Engineer/ Phoenix, AZ

Kelly Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services is recruiting an experienced AI Engineer for large-scale agentic AI and Generative AI initiatives in the Phoenix area. You will design, build and deploy production-grade AI applications, and help scale internal platforms and customer-facing products.

You will work on multi-agent orchestration, RAG architectures, LLM integration, and cloud-native solutions on AWS and/or GCP, with a strong emphasis on real-world impact and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience with Python.
• Hands-on experience building Agentic AI solutions.
• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Knowledge of agent orchestration frameworks and multi-agent systems.
• Experience designing and implementing RAG architectures.
• Proven ability to develop and deploy production AI applications.
• Backend development and API design experience.
• Cloud experience with AWS and/or GCP.
• Ability to clearly articulate personal contributions, technical decisions, and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade Agentic AI applications.
• Develop multi-agent workflows and orchestration frameworks.
• Build and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) solutions.
• Integrate LLMs into enterprise-scale platforms and products.
• Develop scalable APIs and backend services using Python.
• Architect cloud-native AI solutions in AWS and/or GCP.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver impactful AI capabilities.
• Contribute to AI architecture, governance, evaluation, and monitoring best practices.
• Drive AI initiatives from concept through production deployment.

Skills

Python

LLMs

Agentic AI

API design

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Backend development

Orchestration/multi-agent

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

React

TypeScript

Job description

$165000 - $185000

We're partnering with an innovative enterprise organization that is aggressively investing in Agentic AI and Generative AI initiatives across the business. They're looking for experienced AI Engineers to help build and deploy real-world AI products that drive tangible business outcomes, not just proofs of concept.

This is an opportunity to work on large-scale AI systems, including both internal platforms and customer-facing applications, while helping shape the future of agent-driven experiences.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade Agentic AI applications

• Develop multi-agent workflows and orchestration frameworks

• Build and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) solutions

• Integrate LLMs into enterprise-scale platforms and products

• Develop scalable APIs and backend services using Python

• Architect cloud-native AI solutions in AWS and/or GCP

• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver impactful AI capabilities

• Contribute to AI architecture, governance, evaluation, and monitoring best practices

• Drive AI initiatives from concept through production deployment

Required Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience with Python

• Hands‑on experience building Agentic AI solutions

• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)

• Knowledge of agent orchestration frameworks and multi‑agent systems

• Experience designing and implementing RAG architectures

• Proven ability to develop and deploy production AI applications

• Backend development and API design experience

• Cloud experience with AWS and/or GCP

• Ability to clearly articulate personal contributions, technical decisions, and system architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building customer-facing products

• React and/or TypeScript experience

• Mobile development experience (iOS, Android, Kotlin, or Swift)

• Background in fintech or other highly regulated industries

• AI evaluation, observability, and monitoring experience

• Kubernetes and Kafka experience

• Contributions to open-source AI projects

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre‑employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.