Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer

Robert Half is hiring! We are looking for a Sr/Lead/Principal Engineer that has experience in agentic workflows. This role focuses on building intelligent, production-ready applications that combine modern AI capabilities with reliable full-stack engineering. The ideal candidate will contribute across architecture, development, deployment, and operational support while partnering closely with product, design, and infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complete product delivery efforts, guiding solutions from concept and design through deployment and ongoing improvement.

• Create and refine agentic AI workflows that support practical business use cases and integrate effectively with broader application ecosystems.

• Develop scalable server-side applications using Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI, or with Node.js frameworks including Express or NestJS.

• Build and support RESTful and GraphQL interfaces that enable secure, efficient communication between services and user-facing applications.

• Enhance front-end experiences in React, ensuring strong connectivity between interface components and backend systems.

• Architect and maintain microservices and distributed application components with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

• Improve system efficiency by tuning application performance, refining database interactions, and managing cloud resource consumption responsibly.

• Apply strong security practices by implementing access controls, authentication methods, and authorization standards across the platform.

• Support automated delivery processes through CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments using Docker and related tooling.

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in cloud environments while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering or application development roles.
• Strong programming ability in Python or Node.js, with experience building maintainable backend services.
• Hands-on experience developing front-end applications with React.
• Practical knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and/or NoSQL technologies including MongoDB or DynamoDB.
• Solid understanding of API design principles, including RESTful services, and experience with asynchronous programming concepts.
• Experience using Git within collaborative software development environments.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, sound problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Commitment to producing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, supported by clear communication and teamwork.