Senior Backend AI Engineer - Real-Time Data & LLMs (Hybrid)

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Voluntary Life Insurance

Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

Legal and Identity Protection Plans

529 College Saver Plan

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a Backend/AI focus to join their Data & AI Engineering team in Charlotte, NC. This hybrid role involves designing scalable, real-time services powering AI-driven applications.

Candidates should have 4+ years of software engineering experience, strong backend development skills, and be familiar with APIs supporting AI systems. Excellent benefits and a 12-month W2 contract with strong potential for extension are offered.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of software engineering experience required.
• Proven experience leading projects or engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering initiatives within backend and AI-focused environments.
• Architect and maintain real-time data services supporting AI models.
• Design APIs that integrate predictive and generative AI capabilities.

Skills

Backend development experience

Experience with APIs supporting AI/ML systems

Strong proficiency in Golang or Python

Experience in cloud platforms (GCP preferred)

Knowledge of containerization technologies (Kubernetes)

Experience with Linux environments

Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows

Experience building scalable, real-time data services

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

4+ years of software engineering experience

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Relational databases

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a Backend/AI focus to join their Data & AI Engineering team in Charlotte, NC. This hybrid role involves designing scalable, real-time services powering AI-driven applications.

Candidates should have 4+ years of software engineering experience, strong backend development skills, and be familiar with APIs supporting AI systems. Excellent benefits and a 12-month W2 contract with strong potential for extension are offered.