Lead AI Developer

telus-digital

St. Louis, MO Remote Contract$146k–$156k / year Posted 7d ago
Market rate. This role pays around the $148k median for similar USD roles (53 comparable postings in our corpus).
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Who We Are Welcome to TELUS Digital — where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting-edge technology, agile thinking, and a people-first culture. With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, and APAC, we offer end-to-end expertise across various service offerings: Web, Mobile & Digital Marketing | Enterprise AI | Customer Care AI & Technology | Enterprise Technology Modernization From mobile apps and websites to voice UI, chatbots, AI, customer service, and in-store solutions, TELUS Digital enables seamless, trusted, and digitally powered experiences that meet customers wherever they are — all backed by the secure infrastructure and scale of our multi-billion-dollar parent company.   ABOUT THE ROLE Job Summary We are seeking an experienced AI Developer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience building Generative AI and LLM-based applications, integrating AI services into enterprise platforms, and developing scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to deliver secure, production-ready AI solutions. Required Skills * 7+ years of software development experience. * 2+ years of hands-on experience with Generative AI/LLM application development. * Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) and/or Java. * Experience with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar LLM platforms. * Experience building AI applications using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex. * Strong understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, vector databases, and AI agents. * Experience developing REST APIs using FastAPI, Flask, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks. * Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. * Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Git. * Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, ChromaDB, Weaviate, etc.). * Strong debugging, analytical, and communication skills. Responsibilities * Design and develop AI-powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs). * Build and optimize RAG pipelines and AI agent workflows. * Integrate AI services into enterprise applications and APIs. * Develop scalable backend services for AI solutions. * Collaborate with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to define AI use cases. * Optimize AI model performance, cost, and response quality. * Ensure security, governance, and compliance for AI implementations. * Participate in code reviews, testing, and production deployments. * Document AI solutions and mentor junior developers when needed.

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