About the job
RocketDevs empowers software engineers by bridging talent with global tech opportunities. We connect skilled developers with innovative projects, fostering an inclusive tech community.
We are seeking a AI Engineer with a strong focus on AI systems and agent development to join our team and work on client projects that leverage modern AI capabilities. This is a full-time, remote position focused on building intelligent, scalable backend systems and AI-powered agents for global clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend systems that power AI-driven applications.
- Develop and deploy AI agents capable of reasoning, planning, tool usage, and multi-step workflows.
- Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face) into backend services.
- Build and manage RESTful or GraphQL APIs for AI-powered features.
- Design data pipelines for storing prompts, embeddings, agent memory, and model outputs.
- Implement vector search and retrieval systems (e.g., embeddings, RAG pipelines).
- Optimize AI workflows for performance, cost, and reliability.
- Handle authentication, authorization, and secure access to AI services.
- Collaborate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and sprint planning.
- Explore and implement AI tooling to improve developer productivity and client outcomes.
Qualifications
- Strong software engineering experience with Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django) or Node.js (Express, NestJS).
- Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI APIs into production systems.
- Experience building or experimenting with AI agents, including: Tool calling / function calling, Multi-step reasoning or workflows, and Agent memory or state management.
- Solid understanding of API design, async processing, and background jobs.
- Experience with databases such as: SQL (PostgreSQL – PgVector, MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB), Vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Elasticsearch), and Familiarity with Redis or similar caching layers.
- Experience with Git & GitHub, Docker, and basic CI/CD workflows.
- Experience with web scraping and document parsing (HTML, PDFs).
- A deployed project (personal or professional) demonstrating an AI-powered backend system or agent is required.
Nice to Have
- Experience with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems.
- Familiarity with agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen).
- Experience with embeddings, prompt versioning, and evaluation.
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar standards for connecting AI models to tools, data sources, and environments.
- Experience building or integrating automation workflows for AI systems (e.g., background jobs, task orchestration, event-driven workflows, or tools like Temporal, Airflow, n8n, Zapier).
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, serverless platforms, or Supabase.
- Understanding of AI safety, cost optimization, and observability.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools or platforms.
Our Hiring Process
We built this process to be the most signal-rich, fairest, and transparent vetting experience you’ll encounter.
Step 1 — Apply
Step 2 — 30-Minute Practical Technical Assessments (Mandatory)
Step 3 — 30-Minute Onboarding Interview
Step 4 — Final Interview & Selection
A Note on Who Thrives Here
Our best-matched engineers share a few traits: they take ownership of systems end-to-end, communicate clearly during high-pressure situations, value reliability and automation, and are proactive about improving infrastructure and developer experience. If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you.
RocketDevs is an equal opportunity platform committed to connecting global engineering talent with world-class opportunities, regardless of geography or background.
