[Remote] Senior AI Software Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FIS is a technology company that powers the world’s economy and champions diversity. They are seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to architect and build AI-powered systems, ensuring seamless deployment and integration of AI capabilities into their technology stack while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and build backend services and APIs that deploy AI-powered features using foundational models
- Implement scalable architectures supporting AI workflows, automation, and data processing pipelines
- Create end-to-end solutions that translate high-level business problems into functional AI implementations
- Build experimentation frameworks enabling rapid iteration and deployment of AI functionalities
- Integrate AI services into complex technology stacks, ensuring seamless interoperability
- Connect AI capabilities with microservices, AWS platform components, and Redshift data systems
- Manage complex dependencies across multi-stack environments
- Ensure system reliability, scalability, and maintainability
- Drive test-and-learn cycles with rapid prototyping of AI-driven solutions
- Evaluate and adopt new AI frameworks, tools, and capabilities
- Build proof-of-concept solutions for the company’s most exciting problems
- Stay current with the evolving AI ecosystem to guide technical decisions
- Partner with product managers to understand and translate business requirements
- Work with data scientists on model integration and optimization
- Coordinate with frontend engineers on API design and feature delivery
- Document system designs, APIs, and workflows for knowledge sharing
Skills
- 5+ years of backend software engineering with strong Python skills; experience with Java is a plus
- Proven track record designing and developing scalable APIs and distributed services (FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis)
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS Services, Bedrock), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML services and managing AI API dependencies (OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, vector databases)
- Practical knowledge of AI orchestration frameworks and data pipeline tooling (Redshift, Temporal)
- Test-and-learn mindset with strong rapid prototyping abilities
- Excellent communication skills for both technical and business stakeholders
- Experience with responsible AI principles, data privacy, and system reliability
Benefits
- Most positions are hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office locations in Chicago (Illinois), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Atlanta (Georgia) and Jacksonville (Florida).
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