AI/ML Developer
Posted 5 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Senior AI/ML Developer (Costa Rica)”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
We're looking for a talented and versatile Senior AI/ML Developer with strong experience building GenAI applications, AI agents, and Python-based applications to join our team. In this role, you'll take ownership of AI and software solutions from design through production, with a focus on agentic applications, LLM integrations, evaluation, APIs, and scalable application architecture. You'll work closely with product managers, engineers, QA, and other stakeholders to design, build, test, and deploy solutions for our clients. If you're passionate about AI, building practical LLM-powered applications, scalable software, and using modern AI frameworks to solve complex problems, we'd love to hear from you.
We are 100% remote, but candidates must reside in and be authorized to work in Costa Rica.
Responsibilities:
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Design, build, test, and maintain GenAI applications, AI agents, and agentic workflows using Python and modern AI frameworks.
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Build and deploy AI agents using frameworks such as Strands and AWS Bedrock AgentCore.
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Design and implement LLM-powered applications using appropriate model selection, RAG architectures, vector databases, and knowledge bases.
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Develop and maintain APIs and backend services using Python, including RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.
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Develop prompt engineering strategies and evaluate LLM and agent responses using appropriate evaluation frameworks, metrics, and testing methods.
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Design and maintain document processing and data workflows, including PDF extraction, document transformation, structured output generation, and computer vision-based processing.
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Build and maintain knowledge bases and vector database implementations to support AI applications and retrieval workflows.
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Optimize AI and application architectures for performance, including reducing system latency and managing infrastructure and model costs.
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Implement secure authentication and authorization for APIs, services, and application integrations.
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Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, logging, deployment, and production support.
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Troubleshoot complex issues across AI applications, agents, APIs, integrations, data workflows, and supporting infrastructure.
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Work with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, evaluate technical approaches, and deliver reliable AI-powered solutions.
Qualifications:
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5+ years of professional software development experience, with strong experience in Python.