Onsite Bellevue AI Engineer - Early Career (6-Month Contract)

Rakuten International; Bellevue (KY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Rakuten International in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Software Engineer to join the AI User Experience team on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on building scalable web applications and AI-enabled front- and back-end features.

The ideal candidate will design immersive user experiences using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and backend languages like Python/Java, with testing and performance optimization. Onsite at least 4 days per week; hourly pay range $30–$50.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.
• Experience with testing practices (unit/integration/e2e).
• Experience in AI-related projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web applications with scalable front-end and back-end features.
• Build AI front-end user experiences using modern JS frameworks.
• Develop AI back-end services and APIs.
• Design flexible AI framework components and data schemas.
• Integrate external APIs and services as needed.
• Write tests and debug across the stack.
• Optimize performance and reduce latency.

Skills

HTML/CSS/JS

Backend languages

RESTful APIs

Debugging

Code quality

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Node.js

Python

Java

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Rakuten International in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Software Engineer to join the AI User Experience team on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on building scalable web applications and AI-enabled front- and back-end features.

The ideal candidate will design immersive user experiences using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and backend languages like Python/Java, with testing and performance optimization. Onsite at least 4 days per week; hourly pay range $30–$50.