Software Engineer II - Python AI Engineer

Rocket Companies; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Rocket Close is hiring for a role focused on agentic AI and ML engineering to bridge research and production in a cloud-native AWS environment. You’ll design autonomous agents, implement scalable ML inference pipelines, and push the boundaries of AI tooling and orchestration.

Join a team that values rapid experimentation, rigorous code reviews, and collaboration to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. This role is based in Detroit, MI with full-time employment and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Machine Learning, or equivalent (3–5+ years in prod-level engineering).
• Expert-level Python for distributed, scalable cloud-native services.
• Experience bridging research code to production ML/DS environments.

Responsibilities

• Agentic AI Innovation: design and implement autonomous agents with AgentCore and LangGraph.
• MLE Productionization: move ML models from notebooks into AWS production environments.
• Constant Research: test and present new AI tech and papers to the team.
• System Architecture: build and maintain cloud-native AWS infra for inference and execution.
• Observability: deep monitoring/alerting with LangGraph and Splunk.
• Code Quality: participate in design reviews and engineering standards.
• Collaboration: translate evolving business needs into tech solutions.

Tools

AgentCore

LangGraph

Amazon Bedrock

OpenAI APIs

Anthropic APIs

FastAPI

Amazon SageMaker

Terraform

AWS Lambda

ECS/EKS

S3

Splunk

CloudWatch

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Machine Learning, or a related field, OR equivalent professional experience (3-5+ years in production-level engineering).
• Expert‑level proficiency in Python with a focus on building distributed, scalable cloud‑native services.
• Proven experience in a Data Science or Machine Learning environment, specifically in bridging the gap between research code and production software.

Preferred Qualifications

Agentic AI & Orchestration

• Hands‑on experience with AgentCore runtime for building and managing autonomous agents.
• Extensive experience using LangGraph to create complex, stateful multi‑agent orchestrations with high visibility.
• Deep familiarity with Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, or Anthropic APIs and the latest advancements in LLM reasoning.
• Experience building and optimizing RAG (Retrieval‑Augmented Generation) pipelines.

Machine Learning Engineering (MLE)

• Proven track record of productionizing Data Science models, transforming research‑grade code into high‑performance, scalable APIs (e.g., using FastAPI).
• Experience with the full MLOps lifecycle: model deployment, versioning, and performance monitoring.
• Familiarity with Amazon SageMaker or other cloud‑based ML platforms.

Cloud & Infrastructure (AWS)

• Expertise in the AWS ecosystem : Lambda (Serverless), Step Functions, ECS/EKS (Containers), EventBridge, and S3.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Experience building asynchronous, event‑driven architectures.

Observability & Engineering Excellence

• Proficiency in Splunk and CloudWatch for production monitoring and alerting.
• Strong knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, including unit testing, regression testing, and Agile concepts.
• Ability to work with broad, loosely developed concepts and translate them into precise technical specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Agentic AI Innovation: Design and implement autonomous agents using AgentCore and orchestrate them via LangGraph to ensure complex workflows are visible and manageable.
• MLE Productionization: Partner with Data Scientists to take ML models from research notebooks into scalable, production‑ready AWS environments.
• Constant Research: Proactively research, test, and present the newest technologies, frameworks, and AI research papers to the team. You are expected to be an early adopter of tools that can improve our velocity or service quality.
• System Architecture: Build and maintain the cloud‑native infrastructure (AWS) required for AI/ML inference and agentic execution, ensuring high availability and cost‑efficiency.
• Observability: Implement deep monitoring and alerting for all services, using LangGraph for agent‑specific visibility and Splunk for broader system health.
• Code Quality: Participate in rigorous code reviews and help define the engineering standards for the Data Science team.
• Collaboration: Work without complete specifications to help derive technology solutions that meet the evolving needs of the business.

What you’ll get

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well‑being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We’ve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.

On-Call Expectations

This role may include participation in an on‑call rotation to support production systems and ensure service reliability. On‑call responsibilities may include coverage during nights and weekends. If applicable, frequency and scheduling will be determined by team needs and communicated accordingly.

About us

Rocket Close is a leading national provider of title insurance, property valuations and settlement services. Here, you’ll be given all the resources and support needed to deliver innovative solutions and in turn, your hard work will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package and an array of other amazing benefits. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We’ve got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at [e-mail].