Local to WA - Python AI Developer - Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Hi, Hope you’re doing well. My name is Anil and I am a Technical Recruiter from Empower Professionals Inc. We are sourcing for a “Python AI Developer” role located at “Seattle, WA (Hybrid)” and it is a long-term contract for at least 12 months and can be extended further as well. If you have any suitable profiles, please share their updated resumes with the candidate’s location, work authorization, and expected rate so that we can proceed. Role: Python AI Developer Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid) Duration: 12+ Months About the Role: We're looking for a mid-level Python Developer with hands-on AI/ML experience to design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications and services. You'll work across the stack — from data pipelines and model integration to production APIs — while also using AI coding assistants as a core part of your daily engineering workflow. Responsibilities: Core Development: • Design, build, and maintain Python services and APIs (FastAPI, Flask, or Django) • Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code following established engineering standards • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and sprint planning • Debug and resolve production issues, including performance tuning and root cause analysis • Work with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis) • Build and consume REST/gRPC APIs; work with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) and async task frameworks (Celery) AI/ML Engineering: • Build and deploy ML/LLM-based services using Python, integrating models via APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) or self-hosted inference • Design and maintain RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines using vector databases (pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS) • Develop agentic workflows and tool-calling integrations connecting LLMs to internal APIs and data sources • Use frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face Transformers, or PyTorch for model development and orchestration • Fine-tune, evaluate, and monitor model performance; implement prompt engineering and evaluation harnesses • Collaborate with Data Science/ML teams on feature engineering, model serving infrastructure, and MLOps practices • Apply sound judgment on when/where AI capabilities add real product value vs. added complexity AI-Assisted Engineering Practices: • Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate development, refactoring, and debugging • Apply AI-assisted test generation and code review practices to improve velocity without sacrificing quality • Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging AI-augmented engineering tools and workflows • Mentor peers on effective, responsible use of AI tools in the SDLC Requirements: • 3–6 years of professional Python development experience • Strong proficiency in Python 3.x and at least one web framework (FastAPI, Flask, or Django) • Hands-on experience building and integrating LLM/AI applications (chatbots, RAG, summarization, classification, or agentic systems) • Experience with at least one ML/AI framework: LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, PyTorch, or TensorFlow • Experience with RESTful API design and microservices architecture • Solid understanding of SQL and database design • Practical, hands-on experience using AI coding assistants (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) in a real development workflow • Familiarity with unit/integration testing frameworks (pytest, unittest) • Working knowledge of Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker) Anil Singh Technical Recruiter | Empower Professionals ...................................................................................................................................... anil@empowerprofessionals.com| Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/anil-singh-sisodiya-8a3a982b9 100 Franklin Square Drive – 4th Floor | Somerset, NJ 08873 www.empowerprofessionals.com Certified NJ and NY Minority Business Enterprise (NMSDC) Empower Professionals firmly opposes e-mail "spamming". We apologize to those who do not wish to receive this e-mail and also to those who have accidentally received it again. Please reply with “REMOVE” in the subject listing, with all aliases email addresses that you would want removed and any inconvenience caused is highly regretted. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please reply to the sender and destroy all copies of the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email, and/or any action taken in reliance on the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful To subscribe or unsubscribe: https://send.empowerprofessionals.com/newsletter/subscribe/647186e8-bcb0-4f73-8f80-cb3daff9ad90