Senior Software Engineer – Python/AI

KellyMitchell Group; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

ESOP

401K

Job summary

KellyMitchell is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Agentic System Layer (ASL) team in Fort Worth, TX. You will build core platform components, orchestrate AI agents, and develop APIs and microservices for LLM integration.

The role emphasizes clean, testable code and rapid onboarding in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python skills, and hands-on cloud/container experience with REST APIs and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with Python proficiency.
• Production REST/gRPC APIs and microservices experience.
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and LLM integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain agent orchestration services, tool registries, and execution runtimes.
• Build APIs and microservices for LLM integration, prompt management, and agent lifecycle management.
• Implement observability, logging, and monitoring for agentic workflows.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for platform reliability.
• Collaborate with architects and ML engineers on model integration.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and deployment automation.
• Participate in on-call rotations for production support of the AI platform.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

TypeScript

REST APIs

CI/CD

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Job description

Job Summary

Our client, a leading airline industry provider, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Agentic System Layer (ASL) team. In this role, you will build and maintain the core platform components that power the company's agentic AI systems, including agent orchestration services, tool registries, execution runtimes, and the APIs and microservices that support LLM integration. The ideal candidate is a solid mid-level to senior engineer who writes clean, testable code and brings genuine curiosity about AI/ML systems. Timelines are tight, so candidates must be able to onboard quickly.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain agent orchestration services, tool registries, and execution runtimes
• Build APIs and microservices for LLM integration, prompt management, and agent lifecycle management
• Implement observability, logging, and monitoring for agentic workflows
• Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure platform reliability
• Collaborate with architects on design decisions and with ML engineers on model integration
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment automation
• Participate in on-call rotations for production support of the AI platform

Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Python
• Working knowledge of at least one of Java, Go, or TypeScript
• Hands-on experience building production REST/gRPC APIs and microservices
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure preferred), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi)
• Working experience with LLM integration patterns, prompt engineering, or AI/ML application development
• Familiarity with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or similar tools

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, EventBridge)
• Experience with vector databases
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Splunk, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with agent evaluation frameworks
• Experience with FastAPI/Flask, async Python, and Redis/caching patterns
• Airline or travel industry experience

Key Competencies & Behaviors

• Takes ownership of work and writes clean, well-tested code
• Communicates clearly in code reviews and with cross-functional partners
• Understands how LLMs work and what agentic patterns look like (deep ML expertise is not required)
• Knows how to build reliable services around non-deterministic components
• Comfortable operating and supporting production systems

Work Environment

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Hybrid 3x week

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $35.00 and $51.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We're movers and shakers! We don't mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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