A leader in the B2C financial industry is hiring a Software Engineer - AI Systems in Irvine, CA for a full-time contract-to-hire position, onsite 3 days a week. No C2C. Software Engineer Perks: - Working for one of the most trusted names in financial services for more than 100 years, a brand known by millions. - Flexibility and work-life balance. - Working on a caring and supportive team that values your input, shares your goals, and celebrates your success. - Hourly rate: $50-60 depending on relevant experience. Software Engineer Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with 2+ years of professional software engineering experience. - 2+ years working with Python and Flask or Django, plus strong RESTful API and SQL/relational database experience. - Hands-on experience with the Anthropic SDK/API and Claude Console is a must-have. - Comfortable building and debugging agentic loops (tool-call cycles, multi-turn agents, error recovery, self-verification) with sound judgment on when multi-agent orchestration is warranted. - Some DevOps exposure (Docker, CI/CD, AWS/Azure), familiarity with testing libraries (pytest, jest), and strong communication skills for explaining AI behavior and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders. Software Engineer Responsibilities: - Design, build, and deploy AI-driven services and agentic pipelines, including tool-use loops, multi-step agents, and orchestration. - Build and maintain integrations with the Anthropic API/SDK (Claude models, tool use, prompt caching, streaming), while writing and evaluating prompts for reliability, safety, and cost efficiency. - Develop RESTful APIs in Python and React/TypeScript front ends to support AI features. - Own DevOps for AI services: CI/CD, Docker, cloud deployment (AWS/Azure), and monitoring/observability for agent runs. - Design automated test frameworks covering both deterministic code and non-deterministic AI outputs and maintain technical documentation on architecture and agent behavior. About Profiles: An award-winning creative and marketing workforce solutions provider. For 25+ years, Profiles has combined deep industry expertise with forward-thinking innovation to help organizations build, scale, and transform their teams. Anyone can fill a role. What we do goes beyond this, supporting workforce strategies that drive competitive advantage in an AI-powered landscape. Offering contract, contract to hire, direct hire, embedded teams, and consulting services nationwide. Join our network. New job opportunities are listed daily - careerprofiles.com. CH123