Senior / Lead Software Engineer – AI Agents Google Cloud Platform

Job Title: Senior / Lead Software Engineer – AI Agents (Google Cloud Platform)

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite | Local Candidates Only)

Job Type: Contract

Experience: 5+ years

Job Overview

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Develop AI agents and chatbots with tool integration across APIs, databases, and enterprise services
• Build using ADK (Python required; Java or similar preferred)
• Create multi-step agent workflows covering reasoning, orchestration, and context handling
• Rapidly prototype using Agent Studio / AI Studio or equivalent tooling
• Convert POCs to production services on Google Cloud Platform via Cloud Run or GKE
• Integrate solutions with Vertex AI, BigQuery, and enterprise systems
• Implement guardrails, access controls, and observability/monitoring
• Optimize for latency, cost, and reliability at scale

Required Skills

 

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Proven experience building AI/LLM applications or chatbots
• Strong Python plus at least one additional backend language
• Hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience (Vertex AI preferred)
• Experience with ADK or similar agent frameworks
• Experience building APIs and distributed systems
• Strong SQL skills (BigQuery preferred)

Preferred Skills

 

• Agent Studio / AI Studio or rapid prototyping tools
• RAG and vector databases
• Enterprise copilots or operational AI assistants
• IAM and secure service integration
• Supply chain, transportation, or logistics domain experience (TMS, routing, shipment visibility)

Location & Work Model

 

Atlanta, GA – Hybrid (3 days onsite per week). Local candidates only.

Engagement Details

 

Contract engagement. Duration to be confirmed.