BayOne Solutions

AI Technical Lead/Sr SW Engineer (Data + LLM)

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This role is for an AI Technical Lead/Sr SW Engineer (Data + LLM) in San Jose, CA (Hybrid) on a W2 Contract to Hire basis, offering competitive pay. Requires 10+ years in software development, strong Java/Python skills, and experience with Apache Spark, AWS, Kafka, and telemetry tools.
🌎 - Country
United States
πŸ’± - Currency
$ USD
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πŸ’° - Day rate
640
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πŸ—“οΈ - Date
July 18, 2026
πŸ•’ - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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πŸ“„ - Contract
W2 Contractor
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πŸ”’ - Security
Unknown
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πŸ“ - Location detailed
San Jose, CA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Visualization #DynamoDB #Docker #Data Storage #MongoDB #Trino #AWS EMR (Amazon Elastic MapReduce) #Agile #Data Pipeline #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Storage #Scala #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Monitoring #Data Processing #Python #Grafana #Apache Spark #Debugging #Code Reviews #Kubernetes #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Java #Cloud #Observability #DevOps #Programming #Prometheus #Spark (Apache Spark)
Role description
AI Technical Lead/Sr SW Engineer (Data + LLM) Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid) Employment Type: W2 Contract to Hire We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team building a scalable Infrastructure Telemetry & Capacity Planning Platform. You'll help design and develop end-to-end telemetry pipelines that collect, process, and analyze server and GPU utilization data, enabling intelligent capacity planning across large-scale cloud infrastructure. Key Responsibilities β€’ Design and develop scalable telemetry ingestion and processing pipelines. β€’ Build real-time streaming solutions using Kafka and/or Flink. β€’ Develop distributed data processing applications using Apache Spark on AWS EMR. β€’ Design scalable data storage solutions using DynamoDB, MongoDB, Trino, Parquet, and Lakehouse technologies. β€’ Build cloud-native applications on AWS using Docker and Kubernetes. β€’ Implement monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana. β€’ Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and CI/CD best practices. β€’ Utilize AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, or similar to improve engineering productivity. Required Qualifications β€’ 10+ years of software development experience. β€’ Strong programming experience in Java and/or Python. β€’ Hands-on experience with Apache Spark and AWS EMR. β€’ Experience building streaming data pipelines using Kafka and/or Flink. β€’ Experience with DynamoDB, MongoDB, Trino, or Lakehouse technologies. β€’ Strong knowledge of AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. β€’ Experience with telemetry, monitoring, and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. β€’ Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications β€’ Experience with Infrastructure Telemetry or Capacity Planning platforms. β€’ Knowledge of GPU utilization, server metrics, or large-scale infrastructure monitoring. β€’ Experience building operational dashboards and visualization solutions. β€’ Familiarity with Agile development and DevOps practices.