AI Software Engineer

Akira Technologies is seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer to help design, develop, and deploy scalable software applications incorporating emerging artificial intelligence technologies.

The AI Software Engineer designs, develops, and deploys scalable, production-ready software applications that incorporate artificial intelligence and automation technologies. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals combined with hands-on experience integrating AI services and APIs—including OpenAI—into secure, cloud-native applications and operational workflows.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who can rapidly prototype AI-enabled solutions, turn successful prototypes into reliable production applications, and work across the full software development lifecycle.

This position is fully remote, with occasional onsite meetings in Rock Island, Illinois, and requires an active Secret security clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable applications using Go, Python, and other modern programming languages.
• Integrate AI-driven capabilities and commercial AI platforms/APIs, including OpenAI, into production applications and workflows.
• Develop prompt engineering strategies, AI automation workflows, and intelligent application features.
• Rapidly prototype, evaluate, and iterate on emerging AI technologies and concepts to deliver minimum viable products (MVPs).
• Develop solutions that can scale from prototype to secure, reliable, production-ready applications.
• Build and integrate APIs, microservices, databases, and external services to support AI-enabled applications.
• Apply cloud-native development practices, containerization, and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with engineers, techni