IT-Software Engineer

All IT Solutions is hiring an IT-Software Engineer for a client engagement in Chicago, IL (hybrid) on a contract basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and help optimize workflows across teams, with a focus on improving developer experience
• Lead architectural design and coordinate across teams to define scalable solutions
• Design and orchestrate multi-agent workflows and stateful AI systems using modern frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or CrewAI
• Integrate foundation models (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini) via secure API gateways, including token limits, cost, and rate-limiting management
• Architect AI-native data models by combining relational databases with vector databases for semantic search and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
• Build robust white-box testing and continuous evaluation metrics to monitor AI outputs for factual correctness, hallucinations, and safety compliance
• Champion secure, reliable, and scalable software through architectural leadership, risk management, and continuous engineering improvement
• Mentor and scale an engineering team by establishing standards, best practices, and architectural governance for secure coding, CI, and cloud-native deployments
• Increase AI-assisted engineering velocity by integrating coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf) into the team’s daily SDLC
• Create governance policies and coach developers on responsible AI use, including input data sensitivity, license compliance, and security guardrails
• Assess existing systems, services, APIs, and data models to drive modernization, scalability, and performance improvements
• Participate in technical leadership forums with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Architects, and Engineering Managers
• Drive discussions on architecture, engineering health, technical debt, AI adoption, and continuous improvement
• Support collaboration through architecture reviews, RFCs, and technical discussions
• Promote self-service engineering capabilities and platform enablement
• Lead automation initiatives to improve productivity and software quality
• Engage with the team for PR reviews and coordinate with other teams as needed
• Work directly with a Scrum team, including regular interaction during ceremonies and ongoing collaboration

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive technical excellence
• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
• Significant interaction required with the Scrum team, including participation in Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retro, and Demo
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or a related field
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 2+ years in a technical leadership role
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems
• Strong expertise in software architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, and modern engineering practices
• Experience influencing multiple engineering teams and leading organization-wide technical initiatives
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, LLM-powered applications, or intelligent automation platforms
• Experience with AI development tools, coding assistants, and modern developer productivity platforms
• Knowledge of security architecture, application security, and cloud security best practices
• Experience establishing technical governance and engineering standards across multiple teams
• Extensive cloud and DevOps experience, including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and public cloud infrastructure (including AWS for AI and LLM infrastructure)
• Hands-on experience with production-level AI agents, prompt engineering, and advanced Agentic PDLC patterns
• Practical knowledge of vector technologies such as Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma, or pgvector

Technology Stack

• Java
• LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI
• Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini
• Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma, pgvector
• Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf

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