About the job

Senior AI Software Engineer - Contract Opportunity

Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite)6-Month Rolling Contract

Stelfox is partnering with a leading Dublin-based organisation seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team delivering next-generation AI solutions in a regulated, enterprise-scale environment.This is a hands-on contract opportunity for an experienced engineer with strong Python expertise and a passion for building production-ready AI applications. You'll play a key role in designing, developing, and scaling intelligent systems that leverage agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and modern orchestration frameworks.

• Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and support scalable AI-powered applications using Python
• Develop agentic workflows using LangGraph or similar orchestration frameworks
• Implement context management strategies for complex, multi-step AI processes
• Build and optimise RAG solutions across structured and unstructured data sources
• Integrate AI services with enterprise platforms through APIs and event-driven architectures
• Design resilient workflows incorporating asynchronous processing, retries, and human-in-the-loop interactions
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver production-grade AI solutions
• Drive best practices around scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability

• Required Experience5+ years of software engineering experience with strong Python development skills
• Hands-on experience building AI applications using LangGraph or similar agentic AI frameworks
• Strong understanding of LLM-powered architectures, context management, and MCP-style protocols
• Experience designing and implementing RAG solutions, embeddings, and retrieval strategies
• Knowledge of distributed systems concepts including state management, idempotency, and fault tolerance
• Strong software design and architecture skills
• Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Desirable SkillsExperience with vector databases and vector search technologies
• Knowledge of both relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience with event-driven architectures, messaging platforms, and asynchronous systems
• Exposure to cloud-native environments and containerised deployments

If you are interested in this role, click 'apply' to send an updated copy of your CV to Honey Rathore or email honey@stelfox.com for more details.

·        Generative AI and LLM Engineering: LLM Application Development, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering, LangChain, LangGraph, AI Agents, Multi Agent Systems, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Hugging Face Transformers, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Meta Llama, Groq

·        Vector Search and Data Engineering: ChromaDB, FAISS, Pinecone, Sentence Transformers, Semantic Search, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, Pydantic

·        Machine Learning and Deployment: Deep Learning, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Docker, Docker Compose, MLOps, Microsoft Azure, CI/CD

·        Analytics, Tools and Methods: Tableau, Power BI (DAX), Git, GitHub, JWT Authentication, REST API Design, Agile Delivery