This position requires - Clear Background, Drug Test, and Education Check.
Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer without Sponsorship.
(Principal Only! No Corp to Corp)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Position Title: AI and Python Software Engineer
Location: San Jose, CA
Pay Rate: $50-$70
Contract Duration: 6 months contract
Description:
We're looking for a junior software engineer who can help build production applications powered by agentic AI. You'll work primarily in Python, designing and integrating APIs and shipping features that incorporate LLM capabilities into real software systems.
Requirements:
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field — or equivalent practical experience
• 0 – 2 years of software engineering experience; internships, co-ops, and substantial personal/open-source projects count
• Solid Python fundamentals: writing clean, testable code, working with common tooling (git, virtual environments, debugging), and reading others' code
• Experience building or integrating with REST APIs, e.g., experience in designing endpoints (FastAPI, Flask, Django), consuming third-party APIs, handling authentication, pagination, and/or error cases
• Basic software engineering hygiene: version control, code review, writing tests, and working in a team workflow
• Familiarity with agentic AI concepts — tool/function calling, prompt chaining, or agent loops — demonstrated through coursework, hackathons, personal projects, or work experience. Exposure to frameworks like LangGraph, LangChain, or similar is a strong plus
• Some hands-on experience calling LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models) as part of a larger application Bonus
• Exposure to databases (SQL or NoSQL), caching, or message queues
• Experience with async/concurrent programming in Python
• Familiarity with RAG concepts: embeddings, vector databases, retrieval pipelines
We encourage Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans and Disabled individuals to apply for all positions that they may be qualified for. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in a Word Document with the month and year that you have worked at each previous position to - Veronika@norlandgroup.com and copy: 595341-AI and Python Software Engineer to the email Subject Line.
Or click this email link and attach your resume in a MS Word Document format
Job Posted Date: 8/13/2026
