Software Engineer, Ai Applications - Waltham, Ma

Kelly Services; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Flexible PTO

401(k)

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Job summary

Kelly Services in Waltham, MA is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Applications to design and deliver intelligent software solutions. The role focuses on production-grade AI-enabled applications, APIs, and scalable backend services for customer-facing products and internal workflows.

The ideal candidate will have strong software foundations and experience integrating generative AI capabilities. Collaboration with product, engineering, and business teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 4+ years of experience deploying AI, machine learning, or LLM-powered solutions into production environments.
• Strong experience with Python, Go, Java, or a comparable programming language.
• Experience building APIs, backend services, and distributed applications.
• Proven experience integrating AI-powered functionality into software products.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture and application scalability.
• Experience evaluating, monitoring, and optimizing production systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI-powered software applications.
• Build scalable APIs and backend services that support intelligent workflows.
• Integrate large language models into customer and business-facing applications.
• Create evaluation and monitoring processes to improve AI performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to design new features and capabilities.
• Troubleshoot issues across software, infrastructure, and AI systems.
• Improve application performance, scalability, and operational stability.
• Support AI initiatives from development through production deployment.
• Participate in system design and technical architecture discussions.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices across the team.

Skills

Software Eng

AI Deployment

APIs & Backend

Cloud-native

Observability

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Languages: Python/Go/Java

Job description

$127000 - $220000

Job Description Software Engineer, AI Applications

Location: Waltham, MA

Work Schedule: Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite Per Week

Employment Type: Full-Time

Base Salary: $127,000 - $220,000

A rapidly growing technology company is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Applications to help design and deliver intelligent software solutions that improve customer experiences and streamline business operations.

This position is focused on building production-grade applications that leverage modern AI technologies to solve real business challenges. The ideal candidate has a strong software engineering foundation along with proven experience integrating generative AI capabilities into customer-facing products and operational workflows.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to develop scalable solutions, support AI-powered features throughout their lifecycle, and help drive the adoption of emerging technologies across the organization. Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 4+ years of experience deploying AI, machine learning, or LLM-powered solutions into production environments
• Strong experience with Python, Go, Java, or a comparable programming language
• Experience building APIs, backend services, and distributed applications
• Proven experience integrating AI-powered functionality into software products
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture and application scalability
• Experience evaluating, monitoring, and optimizing production systems
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience working with large language models and generative AI technologies
• Experience building AI-driven workflows, assistants, or automation solutions
• Familiarity with AI evaluation methodologies and quality measurement frameworks
• Experience supporting AI applications after production deployment
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and performance optimization practices
• Experience working within microservices architectures
• Background building customer-facing applications and digital products

What You Will Be Doing: Daily Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI-powered software applications
• Build scalable APIs and backend services that support intelligent workflows
• Integrate large language models into customer and business-facing applications
• Create evaluation and monitoring processes to improve AI performance and reliability
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to design new features and capabilities
• Troubleshoot issues across software, infrastructure, and AI systems
• Improve application performance, scalability, and operational stability
• Support AI initiatives from development through production deployment
• Participate in system design and technical architecture discussions
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices across the team

The Offer

• Base Salary: $127,000 - $220,000
• Annual Performance Incentive Opportunity
• Full-Time Employment
• Hybrid Schedule (3 Days Onsite in Waltham, MA)

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)
• Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. Sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must be able to commute to Waltham, MA and work onsite three days per week.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.