Senior Software Engineer 3 - (AI Infrastructure, Python, AWS)

Akina, Inc is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join their team. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer 3 to lead the development and operation of AI infrastructure, focusing on scalable inference services and overseeing a small integrated team. The role involves project leadership, technical guidance, and ensuring the reliability and performance of AI platform components.

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