{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”JobPosting”,”baseSalary”:null,”datePosted”:”2026-08-20″,”validThrough”:”2027-08-20″,”description”:”<div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Our client is seeking a<strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">&nbsp;Staff Software Engineer</strong>&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">(Python/AI)</strong> to help drive the development of next-generation AI-powered learning products. This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on agentic AI systems, LLM integration, and scalable platform development. The ideal candidate will have experience building production AI applications and a strong background in backend engineering, distributed systems, and modern cloud technologies.</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Job Title:</strong> Staff Software Engineer (AI / LLM Platform)</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Salary:</strong>&nbsp;$160,000 – $190,000 Base + 15% Bonus&nbsp;</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Location:</strong> Hoboken, NJ (Hybrid | 3 Days Per Week Onsite)</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Required Skills &amp; Experience</strong></div><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">8+ years of software engineering experience focused on scalable application development and system design.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Hands-on experience building and deploying AI/LLM-powered applications in production environments.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience developing agentic AI systems using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Strong experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt Engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Advanced Python development experience building AI workflows and backend services.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Preferred Qualifications</strong></div><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, or similar technologies.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience deploying cloud-native AI applications at scale.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">AWS and/or Azure certifications.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience in EdTech or learning technology environments.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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