Senior AI Engineer
Chicago, United States · Hybrid · Full-time
- Posted 2w ago
- From FourKites’s careers page
- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Department
- Engineering
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About the role
What you’ll be doing:
- Design, build, and productionize AI agents/workflows (e.g., support automation, voice, and onboarding agents) using agentic frameworks such as LangGraph
- Develop, test, and maintain backend applications in Python and Java or GoLang
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code across the full SDLC — development, QA, and release
- Design and implement data models and database schemas
- Collaborate with the frontend team to integrate the backend with the user interface
- Perform code reviews and ensure code quality standards are met
- Troubleshoot and debug applications, including AI agent workflows in production
- Work with the DevOps team to deploy and manage applications in production (Kubernetes)
- Continuously learn and stay up to date with new technologies and industry trends, particularly in the AI/agentic space
Who you are:
- 5+ years of experience as a Backend/Software Developer, with hands-on exposure to AI/agentic systems (deep AI expertise not required, but you should be comfortable in the ecosystem)
- Python — mandatory
- Java or GoLang — proficiency in at least one
- Hands-on experience (2+ years) with LangGraph or similar agentic frameworks
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles
- Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React
- Good knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes
- Full Agile SDLC experience — development, QA, and release
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Strong knowledge of Git (branches, submodules, rebasing) and Agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- Experience with Amazon Web Services or other cloud services is a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
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About FourKites
AI-powered supply chain orchestrationFourKites provides supply-chain orchestration software using AI agents, digital twins, and a control tower to coordinate logistics work.
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