Job#: 3049497

AI Software Engineer IIILocation:

Farmington Hills, Michigan (Onsite) Role OverviewWe are looking for an AI Software Engineer to join our AI agentic engineering team. You will design and deliver guardrail components across services, define where and how enforcement should occur in systems, and mentor engineers on safe design and defensive programming patterns. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring proficiency in Python and TypeScript, a track record of delivering cross-service systems, and the ability to define enforcement patterns that other engineers follow. Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and deliver backend services and APIs that enforce system behavior across multiple services.

Define where and how enforcement, filtering, and validation should occur within system architectures.

Build cross-service controls and establish the patterns other engineers implement against.

Instrument and improve observability across service boundaries, including structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing.

Own shared tooling and platform components with broad organizational reach.

Mentor engineers on safe design, defensive programming, and failure handling practices.

Required Qualifications5-8 years of software engineering experience with proficiency in Python and TypeScript.

Demonstrated experience delivering production systems on AWS, including Lambda, Fargate, and API Gateway.

Demonstrated experience building production systems on AWS using Terraform.

Experience designing enforcement, filtering, or validation logic that spans multiple services.

Track record of defining interfaces, contracts, or patterns adopted by other engineers.

Ability to mentor junior and mid-level engineers on defensive design and safe coding practices.

Clear written and verbal communication to define and document system-level enforcement patterns.

Experience designing and building agentic workflows or multi-agent systems.

Familiarity with LLM integration patterns such as prompt injection detection, guardrail design, or output filtering.

Preferred QualificationsExperience with AWS Bedrock, including model invocation, guardrail configuration, or AgentCore runtimes.

Experience with agentic or multi-step workflow systems.

Background in platform engineering or developer tooling roles.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our Welcome Packet as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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