Senior Software Development Engineer - Python/AI
First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026.
About the Role :
We're looking for a Senior Python Software Development Engineer who enjoys building production-grade APIs, orchestrating complex workflows, and developing reliable browser automation systems. This role is a full-time contract opportunity for 6 months, which could be extended. A great fit would be an engineer with years of production-grade experience, strong exposure to AI development tools, and a curiosity for a fast-moving field.
What you'll work on :
- Build scalable Python services and well-designed REST APIs.
- Design PostgreSQL schemas and data models.
- Build resilient workflows using Temporal.
- Develop robust browser automation using Playwright or equivalent RPA tools.
- Work with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-agnostic infrastructure.
- Own code quality through automated testing, CI/CD, Git, and code reviews.
Must-have skills :
- Strong production experience with Python, async programming, typing, and testing.
- Strong production experience with PostgreSQL.
- Hands-on work with LLM APIs in production : structured extraction from documents, prompt and tool design, and evaluation of results.
- Experience with agents, tool calling, and building guardrails.
- Workflow orchestration and browser automation.
- Containers, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud infrastructure experience.
Nice to have :
- Slack/Teams bot APIs and multi-tenant SaaS.
- Experience/experiments with MCPs.
- Experience with agent frameworks or runtimes; policy engines; memory and long-term learning.
- Evaluation tooling to measure extraction and agent quality.
- React and TypeScript.
- Desktop automation tools such as UiPath or Automation Anywhere.
Skills
Python, Full Stack, RESTful, PostgreSQL, Generative AI, Temporal, Terraform, Playwright Testing