Remote AI Software Engineer — Guardrails & Backend Systems

Eliassen Group; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Referral program

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an AI Software Engineer for an on-site role in Cincinnati, OH. The contract-to-hire position requires leading backend design, enforcing guardrail patterns, and delivering scalable APIs while leveraging Python, TypeScript, and AWS services. W2 benefits are offered as part of the engagement.

The role emphasizes cross-service orchestration, observability, and tooling ownership, with opportunities for mentorship and long-term growth within a strategic consulting environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of software engineering experience with Python and TypeScript.
• Advanced experience with AWS services (Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway).
• Advanced experience with Infrastructure as Code in production (Terraform).
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable backend services and APIs across service boundaries.
• History of defining enforcement patterns and interfaces consumed by other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver backend services and APIs that enforce system behavior across multiple services.
• Define where enforcement, filtering, and validation occur within system architectures.
• Build cross‑service controls and establish patterns for other engineers to implement.
• Instrument and improve observability across service boundaries, including structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing.
• Own shared tooling and platform components with broad organizational reach.
• Mentor engineers on safe design, defensive programming, and failure handling practices.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

AWS

Terraform

APIs

Observability

Cross-service delivery

Leadership

Tools

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

Fargate

Terraform

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an AI Software Engineer for an on-site role in Cincinnati, OH. The contract-to-hire position requires leading backend design, enforcing guardrail patterns, and delivering scalable APIs while leveraging Python, TypeScript, and AWS services. W2 benefits are offered as part of the engagement.

The role emphasizes cross-service orchestration, observability, and tooling ownership, with opportunities for mentorship and long-term growth within a strategic consulting environment.