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IT-Software Engineer

Tellus Solutions
  • Chicago, IL
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7 days ago

Job Description

Description:
Summary of Role:
  • Design and orchestrate multi-agent workflows and stateful AI systems using modern frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or CrewAI.
  • Integrate foundation models (e.g., Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini) via secure API gateways, managing token limits, costs, and rate-limiting.
  • Architect data models optimized for AI-native structures, integrating relational databases with vector databases for semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
  • Implement robust white-box testing and continuous evaluation metrics to monitor AI outputs for factual correctness, hallucinations, and safety compliance.
  • Champion secure, reliable, and scalable software solutions through architectural leadership, risk management, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Technical Leadership & Workflow Optimization:
  • Mentor and scale an engineering team, establishing engineering standards, best practices and architectural governance for secure coding, continuous integration, and cloud-native deployment.
  • Drive AI-assisted engineering velocity by integrating next-gen development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf) into the team's daily Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Establish governance policies and coach developers on the responsible use of AI, focusing on input data sensitivity, license compliance, and security guardrails.
  • Evaluate existing systems, services, APIs, and data models to identify opportunities for modernization, scalability, and performance improvements.

Influence Across Teams & Champion Developer Experience:
  • Facilitate technical leadership forums with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Architects, and Engineering Managers.
  • Drive conversations around architecture, engineering health, technical debt, AI adoption, and continuous improvement.
  • Mentor engineers and technical leaders on system design, software architecture, and engineering excellence.
  • Foster collaborative decision-making through architecture reviews, RFCs, and technical discussions.
  • Promote self-service engineering capabilities and platform enablement.
  • Drive automation initiatives that improve productivity and software quality.

Interaction with team:
  • Significant interaction required with Scrum team. Interaction during all scrum ceremonies such as Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retro, Demo etc
  • Also need to interact with team for PR Reviews, also need to engage with other teams as needed.

Core Software Engineering:
  • Backend Systems: Deep proficiency in backend environments, microservices architectures, and API design using Java.
  • Cloud & DevOps: Extensive experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and public cloud infrastructure like AWS AI & LLM Infrastructure
  • Orchestration & Tooling: Hands-on experience with production-level AI agents, prompt engineering, and advanced Agentic PDLC patterns.
  • Vector Databases: Practical knowledge of vector technologies such as Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma, or pgvector.
  • AI Tool Fluency: Demonstrated mastery of AI coding assistants and a firm understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP) to mediate agent connections with external databases.

Required Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field

Required Technical Skills:
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience and 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong expertise in software architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, and modern engineering practices.
  • Experience influencing multiple engineering teams and leading organization-wide technical initiatives.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive technical excellence.
  • Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, LLM-powered applications, or intelligent automation platforms.
  • Experience with AI development tools, coding assistants, and modern developer productivity platforms.
  • Knowledge of security architecture, application security, and cloud security best practices.
  • Experience establishing technical governance and engineering standards across multiple teams.

Required Soft Skills:
  • Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
  • Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
  • Lead architectural designs and able to work across teams to come up with solutions.

Numbers & Facts

LocationChicago, IL

Skills

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