Lead AI Engineer

Lead AI Engineer

Information Systems

Software Engineer

$ 60 - $ 64 / Hour

location_onSanta Clara, California

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Akkodis is seeking a Lead AI Engineer for a Contract with a client in Santa Clara, CA. The ideal candidate with experience building and deploying Agentic AI applications, multi-agent systems, and enterprise-grade AI solutions using modern LLM frameworks and cloud platforms.

Rate Range: $60/hour to $64/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Lead AI Engineer Job Responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and deploy Agentic AI applications and multi-agent systems using LangGraph, LangChain, and Large Language Models (LLMs).

• Build and optimize prompt engineering workflows across AI models such as GPT, Claude, and LLaMA to improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Develop REST APIs, WebSocket services, and event-driven pipelines to support scalable, real-time AI applications.

• Deploy and maintain AI solutions on enterprise cloud platforms while ensuring security, scalability, and adherence to best practices.

• Implement CI/CD processes using Jenkins, Git, and related tools to automate testing, deployment, and release management.

• Collaborate with platform, security, and product teams to integrate data sources, support AI operations, and deliver high-quality AI-driven business solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 3-5 years of experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field, including experience delivering production AI solutions.

• Hands-on experience building Agentic AI applications using LangGraph, LangChain, Python, LLMs, and prompt engineering techniques.

• Experience developing and deploying AI applications on enterprise cloud platforms, with knowledge of REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and scalable AI system architectures.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Shashank.Tewari@akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $60.00 to $64.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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