AI Software Engineer

About this role

Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience. Broad and deep expertise in AI development, AI infrastructure, and AI policy, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences. Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of secure authentication patterns such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and MSAL.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (KSA) and Competency Requirements: Experience using LLMs, RAG, MCP servers, and other AI development resources, including cloud tools such as AWS Bedrock and Azure OpenAI. Strong experience working with Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), including schema design, performance tuning, and query optimization. Strong full‐stack development skills and proficiency with modern programming languages, web development, relational databases, DevOps, and Unix‐like systems.

Expertise with building Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) pipelines and enterprise ETL tools such as Pentaho, AWS Glue, Hadoop, and Apache Airflow. Ability to develop APIs (web services) using web messaging or service protocols and integrate many services into a single cohesive application. Hands-on experience with containerized applications using Docker. Experience deploying and operating applications in Kubernetes environments.

Proficiency using git (particularly GitLab) for source control and issue tracking in collaborative workflows. Experience working within CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices. Familiarity with infrastructure as code cloud service enablement. Ability to design and implement secure, scalable RESTful APIs. Experience troubleshooting distributed systems and production environments. Familiarity with secure authentication patterns, including OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.

In particular, implementing the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) in conjunction with Entra/Azure App Registrations. Employees within this position are expected to demonstrate the following HIR Technical Competencies: Analytics; Application Administration and Integration; Hardware Installation and Management; Information Management; Information Resources Strategy and Planning; Information Systems/Network Security; Knowledge of Emerging Trends and Industry Best Practices; Network Management; Project Management; Quality Assurance and Testing; and Web Development and Management.