Senior Software Engineer, GenAI (Remote or Hybrid)

TripAdvisor; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility to work from home and/or the office

Job summary

A leading travel technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance backend systems and contribute to AI initiatives. The role covers architecting microservices, designing APIs, and ensuring effective deployment. A Bachelor’s degree, 8+ years in software development, and proficiency in Python are required. If you are passionate about cloud technologies and mentoring junior engineers in a hybrid environment, we encourage you to apply. Flexible work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, including asynchronous frameworks.
• Experience building microservices using frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and optimization of backend systems.
• Design and implement APIs for communication with machine learning models.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical direction.

Skills

Python

Cloud Computing

Microservices

APIs Design

Containerization (Docker)

Kubernetes

Database Systems

Asynchronous Frameworks

AI and ML

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

FastAPI

Django

Flask

Terraform

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, GenAI (Remote or Hybrid)

Software Engineer Python Backend Development Cloud Computing AI

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development and optimization of complex backend systems and services, playing a key role in our AI and data initiatives. You will architect and scale microservices, design robust APIs, and ensure the seamless deployment and operation of AI data, services, and products. Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical direction are also key aspects of this role.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with data scientists and cross‑functional teams to design, implement, and maintain backend systems.
• Architect backend services for hosting and serving machine learning models and AI‑powered applications.
• Design and implement APIs for communication between client systems and machine learning components.
• Implement best practices for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead code reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, with 8+ years of commercial software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, including asynchronous frameworks and libraries (e.g., asyncio).
• Proficiency building microservices using frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, and Flask.
• Advanced knowledge of containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes or AWS ECS).
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure as code tools (CDK, Terraform).
• Strong understanding of database systems (SQL and NoSQL, e.g., PostgreSQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB).
• Exposure to GenAI LLM APIs and libraries (e.g., LangChain).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS Bedrock or other LLM Hosting platforms.
• Experience with Java microservice development using frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Experience with async frameworks and libraries in Java such as Project Reactor, RxJava, or CompletableFuture.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Snowflake, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, or Ray/Anyscale.
• Experience with vector databases like Qdrant or AWS OpenSearch Service.
• Experience in designing and implementing distributed event‑driven microservice architectures using technologies like Apache Kafka or AWS SQS, SNS, and Kinesis.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting platforms like Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, or Datadog.

Benefits

• Flexibility to work from home and/or the office.

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.