Senior Software Engineer – Cloud & AI Platforms

Stefanini, Inc; Dearborn, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 91,000; Part time

Job summary

Stefanini Group is actively seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep cloud and AI platforms expertise to join our Dearborn, MI team on a long-term contract. You will focus on backend development, cloud-native APIs, and enterprise integrations, while guiding the formation of a new engineering team.

Hands-on with GCP, DevOps, and AI services is essential. The role emphasizes building scalable cloud services, AI-enabled applications, and robust CI/CD pipelines, with on-site work in Dearborn,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall IT experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Senior backend development with strong API, cloud and AI experience.
• Strong GCP experience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps.
• Experience with data platforms and AI architectures like RAG and MCP.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable cloud-native applications and backend services.
• Build and enhance AI-enabled applications supporting engineering, business, and operational workflows.
• Develop APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations using modern software development practices.
• Build and maintain solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Cloud Run and BigQuery.
• Develop reusable platform capabilities for AI retrieval, orchestration, prompt management, evaluation, telemetry, and feedback workflows.
• Integrate applications with enterprise knowledge sources, business systems, workflow platforms, and AI services.
• Support emerging AI architectures, including RAG, agentic workflows, MCP, and intelligent workflow automation.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for cloud-based applications.
• Contribute to solution architecture, technical design, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and help establish reusable AI engineering standards and frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance as the engineering team expands.
• Contribute across the application stack, including frontend technologies such as Angular, when needed.

Skills

GCP

API development

CI/CD

AI/ML

Backend development

DevOps

Cloud-native

Angular

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cloud Run

BigQuery

Job description

Job Details

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud & AI Platforms
Dearborn, MI
Posted: 9/2/2026
Job ID#: 64795

Job Category: Information Technology

Position Type: Contract

Duration: Long Term

Remaining Positions: 1

Information Technology

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Cloud & AI Platforms, Dearborn, MI (Onsite)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer - Cloud & AI Platforms to join our team and help build and expand modern cloud-native and AI-enabled solutions across Product Development.

This role will focus heavily on backend engineering, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), DevOps, platform engineering, enterprise integrations, and AI engineering. The successful candidate will be hands-on technically while also providing the vision, architecture, and technical guidance needed to help establish and grow a new engineering team.

The ideal candidate has strong experience developing scalable APIs and cloud services, building CI/CD pipelines, integrating enterprise systems, and developing AI-powered applications. Experience with modern AI architectures such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable cloud-native applications and backend services.
• Build and enhance AI-enabled applications supporting engineering, business, and operational workflows.
• Develop APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations using modern software development practices.
• Build and maintain solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Cloud Run and BigQuery.
• Develop reusable platform capabilities for AI retrieval, orchestration, prompt management, evaluation, telemetry, and feedback workflows.
• Integrate applications with enterprise knowledge sources, business systems, workflow platforms, and AI services.
• Support emerging AI architectures, including RAG, agentic workflows, MCP, and intelligent workflow automation.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for cloud-based applications.
• Contribute to solution architecture, technical design, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and help establish reusable AI engineering standards and frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance as the engineering team expands.
• Contribute across the application stack, including frontend technologies such as Angular, when needed.

Experience Required

• 10+ years of overall IT experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Senior-level software engineering experience with strong backend development expertise.
• Practical experience with at least two programming languages, or advanced proficiency in one programming language.
• Strong, hands-on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience.
• Hands-on experience with GCP Cloud Run and BigQuery.
• Experience with data analysis and cloud-based data solutions.
• Experience with containerization and modern cloud-native development.
• Strong experience developing APIs, backend services, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience developing or integrating AI/ML solutions and AI services.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and system design.

Experience Preferred

• Experience working within an automotive or Product Development environment.
• Strong experience with enterprise AI platforms and modern AI application architectures.
• Experience with RAG, agentic AI workflows, MCP, LLM integration, prompt engineering, AI evaluation, and telemetry.
• Experience with Angular and modern UI/UX development.
• Experience establishing reusable engineering frameworks, standards, and platform capabilities.
• Experience providing technical leadership or architecture guidance to engineering teams.

Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

**Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives***

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process, including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.

Pay Range: $ 61.00 - $ 66.00