AI Software Engineer III (Michigan)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an AI Engineer for a contract position with one of our premier banking clients in Ohio - hybrid schedule We are looking for a AI Software Engineer to join our AI agentic engineering team. You will design and deliver guardrail components across services , define where and how enforcement should occur in systems, and mentor engineers on safe design and defensive programming patterns. You will also architect backend services, APIs, and integrations that apply software engineering discipline to govern how AI-driven systems behave across the engineering workflow. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring strong proficiency in Python and TypeScript, a track record of delivering cross-service systems, and the ability to define enforcement patterns that other engineers follow. Responsibilities: Design and deliver backend services and APIs that enforce system behavior across multiple services Define where and how enforcement, filtering, and validation should occur within system architectures Build cross-service controls and establish the patterns other engineers implement against Instrument and improve observability across service boundaries - structured logging, metrics, distributed tracing Own shared tooling and platform components with broad organizational reach Mentor engineers on safe design, defensive programming, and failure handling practices Core Capabilities Writes production-quality code with strong proficiency in Python and TypeScript Demonstrates advanced experience working in cloud environments (AWS) Demonstrates advanced experience working with Infrastructure as code tools in production environments Designs and implements scalable backend services and APIs across service boundaries...