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Widenet Consulting

Seattle, Washington

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JOB TYPE
Contractor
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Support, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Computer Programming, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Applications, GitHub, Health Plan, Identify Issues, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Kanban, Machine Tool, Microservices, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Management, Performance Modeling, Privacy Controls, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Modeling, Production Systems, Programming Tools, Project/Program Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Management, Requirements Management, Scalable System Development, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Standards Development, Technical Leadership, Test Automation, Vector Based
QUALIFICATIONS
LOCATION
Seattle, Washington
POSTED
3 days ago

Senior AI Engineer (Contingent Worker)
Role Overview
As a Sr AI Engineer (Contingent Worker), you will serve as a hands-on technical contributor responsible for designing, building, and deploying AI solutions that support defined business and technical needs. You will apply strong engineering expertise to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable AI/ML solutions within a project-based or time-bound engagement.
You will work closely with engineers, technical program managers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical implementations. This role emphasizes execution, solution delivery, and alignment with established architecture and engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities
Your work will include:

  • Develop and implement agentic AI systems, including multi-step workflows, tool use, and autonomous task orchestration using LLM-based frameworks
  • Design, build, and deploy scalable AI/ML solutions using Python and cloud-native services in Microsoft Azure (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Azure Foundry, Azure AI Search)
  • Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications and workflows through APIs, microservices, and Azure-based architecture
  • Translate business and technical requirements into robust, production-ready solutions, balancing performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver AI solutions aligned to requirements
  • Contribute to solution design and architecture discussions, including tooling and implementation trade-offs
  • Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot) to improve development efficiency while maintaining strong code quality
  • Contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable and secure deployments
  • Deploy, monitor, and optimize AI solutions in Azure, addressing performance, cost and reliability
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development and production environments
  • Contribute to reusable components, shared frameworks and engineering standards for AI development across the team
  • Support data preparation, prompt engineering, and evaluation processes to improve model performance and outcomes
  • Stay current with emerging AI technologies and proactively identify opportunities to apply them to enhance solutions where relevant

Required Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Hands-on experience with modern AI/ML technologies, including LLMs and RAG-based solutions
  • Experience integrating AI services into applications using APIs and cloud platforms (preferably Azure)
  • Experience deploying and maintaining AI/ML systems in production environments
  • Familiarity with AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar
  • Familiarity with evaluation, observability, and prompt optimization techniques
  • Understanding of data security and privacy considerations in AI systems
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on defined tasks
  • Experience working in agile or iterative development environments (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

  • Experience with frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex
  • Experience working with graph-based data or vector databases
Pay Range: $90-110 per hour, depending upon experience.

Health & Medical Benefits, 401K, Employee Assistance Program, and Sick Time applicable by state.

About the Company

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Widenet Consulting

Whether you are a candidate looking for a new opportunity or an organization looking for talent, when you work with WideNet Consulting, you can be confident that you will receive an unequaled experience. As a leading technology consulting and recruitment firm, WideNet has built an outstanding reputation of consistently bringing together professionals, who are the best in their field, with exceptional opportunities at the finest, most dynamic companies.

Our strengths:

We understand the challenges of business and organization management. Our team has helped departments and companies identify specific challenges and solutions, then built road maps to a smoother business model.

We know technology project management and assist on projects at ANY point in the process.

We build our dream team of Clients & Candidates carefully and purposefully, and then interact with them intensely and often. The journey ends with the perfect fusion of our Client's business objectives and our Candidate's expertise working together in perfect harmony.

We use our proprietary recruiting strategy and process, WideScreen™ to match Candidate expertise to Client needs and culture, consistently exceeding expectations. We work to deliver the right person for the need AND the company.

We conduct business with honesty, integrity, and dedication. We do what we say we're going to do. We follow-up and follow through until the best candidate is matched to the right opportunity.

We are not a volume shop. We are completely focused on creating the best possible fit between our Client's business objectives and our Candidate's expertise, every time.

We help our Clients match their technology solutions with current staff configurations, then provide the tools, experience and resources to develop targeted Information Technology initiatives that improve productivity and enhance systems management.

COMPANY SIZE
50 to 99 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.widenet-consulting.com/