We seek engineers who are more than great coders. We want practical thinkers with a consultative mindset. This role is open to various proficiency levels; we hire for potential and passion, not a fixed number of years. You are a continuous learner with insatiable curiosity and a drive to stay at the forefront of the rapidly evolving AI landscape. You are driven by impact and passionate about solving real-world business challenges, connecting technical work to tangible outcomes. You are an exceptional communicator and collaborator, able to contribute to technical discussions and explain complex ideas clearly. You thrive in ambiguity, creating structure, defining a path forward, and executing. You have a results-driven mindset, balancing perfect solutions with practical, value-delivering outcomes.
About Malleable AI is a premier AI services and advisory firm focused on solving complex challenges for leading enterprises. We partner with industry leaders to design, build, and integrate bespoke AI solutions that drive measurable business impact. Our team is small, highly skilled, and thrives on solving hard problems. We are seeking skilled contractors to collaborate with us and lead the applied AI revolution, delivering production-grade systems that scale and endure in real client environments.
As a contract AI Engineer, you will be a key technical voice on client engagements. You will be a hands-on builder who loves tackling challenges and delivering high-quality solutions.
- Architect & Build: Contribute to the design and development of custom AI systems, from initial technical specifications through to production deployment.
- Solve Client Problems: Collaborate with our internal team and clients to translate business requirements into a technical roadmap and help execute the development plan.
- Shape Our Practice: Contribute to internal frameworks, toolkits, and best-practice playbooks to improve project delivery efficiency and quality.
- Harden AI Prototypes: Turn quick demos into rock-solid, production-ready services—containerized, fully tested, observable, secure, and scalable.
Experience with a broad AI tech stack is highly valued. Treating tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude as extensions of your thinking; iterating on prompts; and documenting high-context decisions. Development workflows include daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini); familiarity with agentic frameworks (Vercel AI SDK, LangChain) and AI-first prototyping platforms (V0, Bolt.new, Lovable). Technical skills include:
- Core languages & frameworks: Python (expert), TypeScript/Node.js, Next.js, React, TailwindCSS, shadcn/ui.
- Cloud & data: AWS, GCP, or Azure; Supabase + PostgreSQL; production experience with scalable backends.
- System design & requirements: Translate business goals into scalable architectures, PRDs, user stories, and edge-case matrices.
- Production hardening: Docker, Kubernetes/ECS; CI/CD (GitHub Actions); automated tests, linting, and security scans.
