Sr Tech Lead – Software Engineering & AI
Engineers and Constructors International Inc.2 days ago
Houston, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, deployment, and ongoing operation of production-grade digital products combining software engineering with applied AI and GenAI.
- Build APIs, reusable services, cloud-native deployment patterns, monitoring capabilities, and operational support for AI-enabled products.
- Design and operate scalable services, APIs, microservices, and platform components with attention to reliability, performance, security, and maintainability.
- Define engineering and evaluation practices covering software quality, model quality, reliability, performance, observability, and compliance.
- Mentor software and AI engineers on coding standards, system design, testing, delivery practices, and responsible AI use.
- Guide strategic AI and GenAI adoption by identifying business opportunities and delivering scalable engineering solutions.
- Partner with platform, infrastructure, data engineering, DevSecOps, product management, and business stakeholders on architecture, delivery, and technical roadmaps.
- Contribute to technical communities of practice and centers of excellence while improving engineering standards and reusable patterns.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 8 years of industry experience, including significant hands-on delivery across software engineering and AI/ML-enabled product development.
- At least 8 years of development experience with relevant languages, frameworks, tooling, APIs, event-driven systems, and cloud-native platforms.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in system design, clean code, testing strategies, code reviews, version control, and maintainable architecture.
- Hands-on experience building, deploying, and monitoring applications on Kubernetes and related cloud-native infrastructure.
- Experience designing and operating scalable services, APIs, microservices, or platform components with strong attention to reliability, performance, and security.
- Practical experience designing, developing, deploying, and monitoring machine learning and GenAI solutions.
- Ability to lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and translate business requirements into well-architected software and AI-enabled workflows.
Benefits
- Houston-based contract role with an anticipated four-month duration and estimated start date of September 21, 2026.
- Applicants must be US citizens or permanent US residents.
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About Engineers and Constructors International Inc.
Engineers and Constructors International Inc. (ECI Group) is a multi-discipline engineering consultancy that provides process design, detailed engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) for polymer, chemical, and industrial plants, plus technical staffing. It serves owners and operators across full plant lifecycles, from revamps to greenfield facilities. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the privately held firm operates globally and covers instrument/control, electrical/power, mechanical/piping, civil/structural, and process engineering.