Junior AI & Python Engineer: Build Production AI Apps

Norland Group; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Norland Group is seeking an AI and Python Software Engineer to build production applications powered by agentic AI. You will work primarily in Python, designing and integrating APIs and shipping features that incorporate LLM capabilities into real software systems.

Ideal candidates have solid Python fundamentals, experience with REST APIs, and familiarity with AI tooling and frameworks, plus a collaborative mindset for a fast-paced tech environment in San Jose.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field - or equivalent practical experience
• 0-2 years of software engineering experience; internships, co-ops, and substantial personal/open-source projects count
• Solid Python fundamentals: writing clean, testable code, working with common tooling (git, virtual environments, debugging), and reading others' code
• Experience building or integrating with REST APIs, e.g., designing endpoints (FastAPI, Flask, Django), consuming third-party APIs, handling authentication, pagination, and/or error cases
• Basic software engineering hygiene: version control, code review, writing tests, and working in a team workflow
• Familiarity with agentic AI concepts - tool/function calling, prompt chaining, or agent loops - demonstrated through coursework, hackathons, personal projects, or work experience. Exposure to LangGraph, LangChain, or similar is a strong plus
• Some hands-on experience calling LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models) as part of a larger application Bonus
• Exposure to databases (SQL or NoSQL), caching, or message queues
• Experience with async/concurrent programming in Python
• Familiarity with RAG concepts: embeddings, vector databases, retrieval pipelines

Responsibilities

• Assist in building production applications powered by agentic AI
• Design and integrate RESTful APIs and services in Python
• Ship features that incorporate LLM capabilities into software systems
• Collaborate with teams across engineering to ensure robust, scalable solutions
• Write tests, conduct code reviews, and maintain clean code in a collaborative workflow
• Experiment with LangGraph/LangChain and related AI tooling to optimize agent loops and prompts

Skills

Python fundamentals

REST APIs

AI tooling

Async programming

LLM API usage

Distributed systems

Unit tests

Vector databases

Caching

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

Django

Git

LangGraph

LangChain

Job description

Norland Group is seeking an AI and Python Software Engineer to build production applications powered by agentic AI. You will work primarily in Python, designing and integrating APIs and shipping features that incorporate LLM capabilities into real software systems.

Ideal candidates have solid Python fundamentals, experience with REST APIs, and familiarity with AI tooling and frameworks, plus a collaborative mindset for a fast-paced tech environment in San Jose.