Full Stack Python/AI Engineer/Cedar Rapids, IA LOCAL

Motion Recruitment; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Full Stack AI Engineer for an onsite role in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will design and build AI-powered applications and automation for aerospace industry workflows, using Python for backend services and LangChain/Haystack for GenAI solutions.

You will prototype, test, and iterate rapidly, deploying GenAI tools across multiple projects while collaborating with a technology team in a safety-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on software development experience.
• Full-stack development across frontend, backend, APIs, and application logic.
• Strong Python skills and Unix/Linux environment experience.
• Hands-on experience building Generative AI applications and deploying them.
• Experience with LangChain, Haystack, or similar LL.M. frameworks.
• Experience taking complex applications from concept to execution.

Responsibilities

• 35% Python back-end services and integrations.
• 30% Generative AI and agentic workflows (LangChain, Haystack, or similar).
• 20% Front-end interfaces.
• 15% Unix/Linux environments.

Skills

Hands-on software development

Full-stack development

Python

Unix/Linux

GenAI applications

LangChain/Haystack

Concept-to-execution

Tools

LangChain

Haystack

Job description

Our client, a leading aerospace technology company, is hiring a full-time, onsite Full Stack AI Engineer to build AI-powered applications and automation used across the aerospace industry. The role centers on Python, full-stack development, and LLM frameworks such as LangChain and Haystack to create agentic workflows that automate testing and engineering processes. *This role is 5 days onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA*

This is a true builder role. You will design Generative AI tools and proof-of-concepts from the ground up and watch engineers put them to work. Our client wants a hands-on developer who has built AI solutions, whether professionally or through meaningful personal projects, and who enjoys rapidly prototyping, testing, and iterating. You will explore how emerging GenAI technologies can be applied in safety-critical environments, contribute ideas across multiple projects, and work within a collaborative technology team.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on software development experience
• Full-stack development experience across front end, back end, APIs/integrations, and application logic
• Strong Python skills
• Experience with Unix/Linux environments
• Hands-on experience building and deploying Generative AI applications
• Experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, Haystack, or similar technologies
• Experience developing complex applications or systems from concept through execution

Desired Skills & Experience

• Practical understanding of AI/ML concepts through professional work, research, or substantial personal development
• Curiosity and a willingness to experiment with emerging AI technologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 35% Python back-end services and integrations
• 30% Generative AI and agentic workflows (LangChain, Haystack, or similar)
• 20% Front-end interfaces
• 15% Unix/Linux environments

Daily Responsibilities

• 65% Hands On (building GenAI applications, agentic workflows, and testing automation tools)
• 15% Prototyping and experimenting with emerging GenAI technologies
• 20% Team Collaboration (working with engineers to identify problems AI can solve and providing technical guidance)

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.