Artificial Intelligence Consultant
Softkeys LLC
- Company
- Softkeys LLC
- Location
- Dallas
- Role type
- Solutions & Forward Deployed
- Employment type
- Contract
- Workplace
- On Site
- Experience level
- Mid
- Skills
- langchain, langgraph, openai, faiss, chroma, drift, python, java, microsoft-azure, amazon-web-services
- Posted
- Practical understanding of transformer architectures and how modern
LLMs work.
- Hands-on experience with
MCP (Model Context Protocol).
- Agentic orchestration using frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, LangChain/LangGraph, Microsoft Copilot Studio, OpenAI/Anthropic tool-calling patterns, or equivalent.
- Prompt engineering: systematic prompt design, few-shot learning, chain-of-thought, and prompt optimization for foundation models.
- Vector
databases (e.g., Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, Chroma) and RAG architecture patterns.
- LLM evaluation methods, including
LLM-as-a-judge, automated benchmarking, and regression testing of model outputs.
- Post-deployment model maintenance: observability, monitoring, cost optimization, and drift detection.
- Developing and implementing governance frameworks and controls for responsible AI.
Experimentation and measurement:
- A/B testing, KPI instrumentation, and operational analytics.
- Strong Python proficiency; working knowledge of Java or another enterprise language.
- Object-oriented design techniques and principles.
- Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and cloud-native development patterns.
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools: Git, GitHub, Jenkins, ADO Pipelines, or equivalent.
- RESTful API design and integration patterns (JSON, microservices).
- Agile methodologies such as Scrum.
- Microsoft Office tools (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) is a plus
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