Lead Backend AI Engineer-12 Months Contract -Remote Role-Direct Customer.

Greetings from Accionlabs!! Our direct Client is looking for Lead Backend AI Engineer-12 Months Contract -Remote Role-Direct Customer. Primary Skills : Python, Lead Experience with offshore teams ,Distributed System Design ,Gen AI / Agentic AI , Roles and Responsibilities • Experience coordinating with offshore teams. • Ability to demonstrate experience collaborating with product teams to gather requirements, working with engineering teams to design solutions, breaking down work into clear, actionable tasks, and driving end-to-end delivery of projects. • Must demonstrate strong architectural thinking and the ability to clearly articulate system designs, trade-offs, and technical decisions to large technical audiences. • Critical thinking – Able to think coherently, ask appropriate clarifying questions, and provide solutions to problems presented by the interviewer. • Communication – Able to communicate concisely and answer questions asked by the interviewer, staying on topic. • Nonfunctional aspects – Able to share experience and answer questions about nonfunctional aspects such as scaling, monitoring and operations, load and performance testing, code quality, and maintenance (using AI for self-productivity is a significant plus). • Exposure to large distributed systems projects – Experience implementing large distributed systems, working in sizable teams, and collaborating with cross-functional team members to execute projects. • Extensive experience in distributed systems – Designing microservice architectures and building microservices using REST APIs, as well as using distributed messaging systems like Kafka or similar. • Logical thinking & problem solving – Able to solve medium-complexity coding problems (LeetCode medium level). • Demonstrates flexibility to provide sufficient overlap with the onsite team in a fast-paced environment. • Basic awareness of LLMs and the Generative AI space. • Python – Proficiency in Python and basic training in Python programming is a definite plus. • Gen AI / Agentic AI – Training and exposure to Generative AI and Agentic AI is a definite plus. Education: Bachelor s degree in computer science, information Systems, or related discipline. This role is open to W2 or those seeking Corp-Corp employment. The salary range for this role is 100-120 k/annum or Corp-Corp rates please contact the recruiter. In addition to other benefits, Accion Labs offers a comprehensive benefits package, with Accion covering 65% of the medical, dental, and Vision Premiums for employees, their spouses, and dependent children enrolling in the Accion-provided plans.