AI Native Developer
ISHIR · Plano, TX
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Jul 1, 2026
Plano, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract role (90 days, 20 hours/week, on-site in Plano, TX) bridging senior engineering and client-facing technical leadership for a restaurant technology engagement. Day-to-day work spans building AI-powered features using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic frameworks, coordinating an offshore development team, and serving as the primary on-site technical contact for executive stakeholders including the client's CTO. Suits an experienced full-stack engineer with a consulting or client-embedded background who is equally at home writing production code and running stakeholder sessions.
Senior level · 8+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 210 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 160–330
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,221 (middle half $107,984–$167,709).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This is a 90-day initial engagement at 20 hours/week (part-time contract), not a full-time role — the part-time and contract nature may affect candidate pool and compensation benchmarking.
The role has a strong dual mandate: hands-on AI/full-stack development AND client-facing technical liaison / embedded Product Owner. The SOC code reflects the primary development work, but the client-management and PO responsibilities are substantial and unusual for a pure engineering role.
The '2+ years building AI/ML or LLM-integrated products' requirement is stated as part of the overall 8+ year experience gate; it is captured on the LLM APIs skill as the years demanded of 2.
OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and Azure OpenAI are listed together as interchangeable LLM platform options; OpenAI is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Python and Node.js are listed as interchangeable backend options; React or equivalent as the frontend — React is captured with common framework alternatives.
Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native deployments (Azure preferred), and agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen) all appear under 'Strong Advantages' — treated as preferred.
Anthropic Claude Certified Architect (CCA-F) or equivalent AI platform certification is listed under 'Strong Advantages' — omitted from skills as it is a credential rather than a named technology.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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