AI Engineer

Kiewit • Lenexa, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Kiewit is seeking an AI Engineer to help design, develop, and operate intelligent AI systems that support complex enterprise workflows across the organization. This role focuses on building scalable, reliable, and secure AI-enabled services that integrate with internal platforms, data systems, and user-facing applications. This role is primarily backend-focused, with approximately 70% of time spent on backend systems and services and 30% of time contributing to frontend and user interface work. The ideal candidate has strong experience delivering backend services in cloud environments and is comfortable working with modern AI architectures, including agent-based systems, workflows, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The engineer will work closely with product managers and software teams to deliver AI-enabled capabilities into production environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience building and operating backend APIs and services
• Hands-on experience with MCPs and AI workflows
• Experience designing and operating containerized services, including Docker and container sandboxing
• Hands-on experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems
• Proficiency with SQL and relational database design
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications in production environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing or operating agent-based AI systems in enterprise environments
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Prompt engineering experience
• Familiarity with Claude Agent SDK, Anthropic tooling, or similar agent frameworks
• Experience with LangFuse or other AI observability and tracing platforms
• Experience using Node.js ORMs such as Prisma or Drizzle
• Experience building APIs with Express, Fastify, or similar Node-based frameworks
• Experience contributing to frontend and UI development for AI-enabled applications
• Familiarity with React and modern frontend development practices
• Experience using Shadcn UI or similar component libraries
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled services and agent-based workflows
• Build and maintain API-driven backend services supporting AI-powered applications
• Contribute to frontend components and user interfaces as needed to support AI workflows
• Implement multi-step AI workflows capable of tool usage, data retrieval, and external system integration
• Integrate AI systems with enterprise data platforms and business systems
• Develop and maintain observability, logging, and monitoring for AI services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and governance standards
• Participate in architectural reviews and contribute to platform standards and best practices

Benefits

• top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents
• voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
• life insurance
• disability
• retirement plans with matching
• generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level