Sr. AI Full Stack Engineer

Job Title: Sr. AI Full Stack Engineer
Location: South San Francisco, CA (Onsite)
Type: Long Term Contract

Must Have:
Kindly look for profiles - Senior AI Fullstack Engineer role focused on building production-grade AI/LLM-powered applications for Genentech’s clinical development teams. The candidate must be a senior full-stack engineer with 5+ years of experience, strong Python backend (FastAPI/Flask/Django) and frontend framework experience (Vue.js preferred). Mandatory 2+ years of hands-on AI/ML application development, including LLM integration, prompt engineering, chatbots, and RAG systems. Experience deploying applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS is required. The role involves designing scalable, fault-tolerant systems, strong testing practices, and working in Agile, regulated environments. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with clinical and non-technical stakeholders are essential.

Responsibilities:
● Innovate and develop software applications to support clinical development
● Identify and integrate AI/LLM capabilities to enhance data processing and natural workflows.
● Design intuitive, user-centric interfaces.
● Code Quality and Documentation: Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices in software development.
● Research and Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in generative AI and machine learning. Evaluate new technologies and methodologies to continuously improve our solutions.
● Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to integrate generative AI capabilities into our products and services.
● Deployment and Monitoring: Develop and maintain robust deployment pipelines for AI-enhanced applications. Monitor pipeline performance in production and implement necessary improvements.

Required Skills:
● An experienced full stack developer capable of bringing your expertise to our existing and upcoming AI applications/projects as both a leader and individual contributor.
● Someone with a clear understanding of the current landscape of AI & AI-based applications, including potential benefits, limitations, and standard of practice.
Minimum Requirements:
● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
● 5+ years of full stack development experience (Overall 10+ yrs of IT Experience)
● Strong proficiency in either a front-end framework (Vue.js, React, or similar) and a backend web frameworks in Python and/or JavaScript (Django, FastAPI, Flask, Next.js, or similar)
● 4+ years of experience with front-end frameworks (preferably Vue.js)
● 2+ years of developing and deploying AI/ML solutions or applications
● Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs (with e.g. Python FastAPI).
● Familiarity with prompt engineering
● Proficiency with containerized workflows and architectures (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes)
● Strong automated software testing skills (Python unittest, jest, Playwright)
● Familiar with Agile methodologies
● Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of tackling complex technical challenges.
● Leading system design and implementing scalable, fault-tolerant solutions for complex, distributed computing challenges.
● Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
● Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake).
● Experience implementing chatbots, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and integrating LLMs into applications (AI-assisted automation)
Preferred Qualifications: