Senior AI Platform Engineer (Remote Contract)

Onward Search; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Program

Commuter Benefit

eLearning and Ongoing Training

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Onward Search seeks a Software Engineer Level 3 to design, develop, and maintain AI-powered applications, including generative AI solutions, for an educational tech platform. You will work with data scientists and engineers to deliver scalable, accessible tools and collaborate on CI/CD and cloud optimization.

The role emphasizes accessibility, AI advancement, and pragmatic deployment across a remote, contract setting. 5+ years of enterprise software experience are expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product or enterprise software development.
• Full software stack experience: frontend, backend, databases, and cloud infra.
• Practical knowledge of accessible features in web apps (WCAG).
• Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques.
• Strong software development, testing, monitoring, and deployment skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain AI platform and AI-powered applications, including generative AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Stay updated with AI advancements and integrate new capabilities into applications.
• Contribute to CI/CD, optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, cost, and security.

Skills

Angular

React

Python

Node.js

MySQL

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

AWS

Azure

Terraform

RAG techniques

AI platform

WCAG accessibility

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Testing frameworks

Monitoring tools

Job description

Onward Search seeks a Software Engineer Level 3 to design, develop, and maintain AI-powered applications, including generative AI solutions, for an educational tech platform. You will work with data scientists and engineers to deliver scalable, accessible tools and collaborate on CI/CD and cloud optimization.

The role emphasizes accessibility, AI advancement, and pragmatic deployment across a remote, contract setting. 5+ years of enterprise software experience are expected.