Senior Software Engineer 3 - (AI, AWS, Kubernetes)

Akina, Inc is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business focused on innovative solutions for clients. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development and operation of AI platform components, ensuring high availability and performance of AI services.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure for AI model inference at scale
• Lead the development and maintenance of production AI services and applications, including retrieval augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agents, and emerging technologies
• Serve as technical lead for AI infrastructure initiatives, coordinating work across integrated teams
• Conduct regular one-on-ones and provide coaching, feedback, and support for assigned team members
• Act as the team point of contact (POC) for contract administration functions
• Navigate ambiguity and define solutions for complex, underspecified systems and requirements
• Establish new technical policies, standards, and governance frameworks where gaps exist
• Drive adoption of new technologies and practices across engineering teams
• Implement and oversee monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for AI services
• Ensure high availability, reliability, performance, and security of AI platform components
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels