NewDynamics 365 Enterprise AI Architect Credit Union (Virginia)Dynamics 365 Enterprise AI ArchitectChicago, ILContractor15+ years in enterprise/solution architecture with strong focus on Dynamics 365 CE (Sales & Customer Service). Deep knowledge of Microsoft ecosystem: Power Platform, Azure, Microsoft 365, Teams, Copilot.
NewSenior Manager AI Platform Architecture ECLAROSenior Manager AI Platform ArchitectureBolingbrook, ILResponsibilities: Strategic Platform Leadership: Translate enterprise AI strategy defined by the AI Architect Principal, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise AI Tech Leaders (AI Engineering, DS / ML Engineering, AI Emerging Tech), AI Product Teams into actionable platform roadmaps and technical priorities. In this role, will manage a team of skilled engineers and architects, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and help set the strategic direction of platform architecture to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability across our systems.
Senior Software Engineer II - AI Tooling and Interfaces DoubleVerifySenior Software Engineer II - AI Tooling and InterfacesChicago, IL$107,000–$193,000 / yearSoftware Engineer II in AI Tooling and Interfaces, youll design and build systems purpose-built for AI agents, automations, and decisioning engines that drive real outcomes for our clients and internal teams. If you enjoy turning high-volume data into clean, powerful systems—and you want your work to drive real business outcomes rather than just dashboards—this role puts you right at the center of the action.
Staff AI Engineer Grafana LabsStaff AI EngineerChicago, ILRemoteRapid experimentation and iteration: Implement a highly iterative process where you quickly prototype, test, and validate with real users, including shipping and evolving LLM- or agent-powered workflows for incident lifecycle management and automated analysis tasks. • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with data analysts, product managers, and designers to shape AI-driven product features, including integration of agentic components with internal tools, alerting systems, runbooks, and developer workflows.
Senior Data Engineer - Agentic AI Engineering BoomiSenior Data Engineer - Agentic AI EngineeringChicago, ILThis role focuses on building and operating scalable, high-quality data infrastructure that powers agentic AI systems, including LLM-based agents, multi-agent workflows, and tool-using AI systems. • Architect and build scalable, secure, and observable data infrastructure to power LLM-based agents, multi-agent systems, and tool-using AI workflows.
Senior AI Engineer Grafana LabsSenior AI EngineerChicago, ILRemote$154,445–$185,334 / yearYou’ll define the technical direction for the automation platform (data models, API contracts, shared libraries, reference architectures) and partner with Data Engineering, GTM Systems, and Field Operations to build scalable, self-service automation that eliminates manual work and drives operational efficiency. Today, more than 35 million users and 7,000+ customers – including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce – trust Grafana Labs to ensure reliability of their applications and systems, resolve incidents quickly, and optimize their telemetry to reduce noise and cost.
Telco & AI - Engagement Manager (USA) Oliver WymanTelco & AI - Engagement Manager (USA)Chicago, IL$225,000–$240,000 / yearOliver Wyman helps players in the converged communications industry (fixed-line operators, Internet-service providers, cable TV operators, mobile operators, wholesale operators, and private equity groups) to develop value growth strategies, improve their offers and go-to-market performance, and maximize organizational effectiveness. Our clients are some of the worlds most successful companies: wireless and wireline equipment and communications service providers: enterprise IT, consumer electronics, and semiconductor companies; and broadcasters, publishers, platform operators, online and entertainment companies.
AI Developer SarnovaAI DeveloperChicago, ILThe company operates through several market-leading companies including Tri-anim Health Services, the largest specialty distributor of respiratory products, Bound Tree Medical, the largest supplier of EMS products, and Cardio Partners, a full Sudden Cardiac Arrest Solution provider, We’re building the future of intelligent systems—and we’re looking for an AI Developer to help lead the charge. Sarnova is the leading national specialty distributor of health care products in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Respiratory Markets and is the industry leader in Revenue Cycle Management within Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Manager, AI Marketing Orchestration, GTM Engineer SarnovaManager, AI Marketing Orchestration, GTM EngineerChicago, ILThis role transforms marketing from a manual, channel-driven function into a scalable, AI-powered growth engine by automating execution, improving speed to market, and increasing efficiency across campaigns. The Manager, AI Marketing Orchestration will design, build, and optimize agentic marketing workflows that drive scalable growth across email, paid media, data and content.
Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Data Platform & AI Enablement DoubleVerifySenior Manager, Software Engineering - Data Platform & AI EnablementChicago, ILLead engineering teams responsible for data ingress, pipelines, datalake adoption, Data APIs, permissions, and data access interfaces. • Enable internal teams and customers to access Rockerbox data through APIs, CLI tooling, and future agentic workflows.
NewManager, AI Engineer KPMGManager, AI EngineerChicago, IL$134,710–$268,985 / yearManage AI projects including architecture design, model development, integration, and testing, and ensure projects follow best practices in MLOps, security, compliance, and scalability to support enterprise-grade adoption; partner directly with clients to translate business objectives into technical solutions, aligning with enterprise strategy and measurable outcomes. Track record of delivering AI/ML solutions at enterprise scale, including integrations with core business systems with demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, manage deliverables, and build trusted client relationships; hands-on expertise with at least two major cloud AI platforms (Azure AI/ML, AWS Bedrock/SageMaker, or Google Cloud Vertex AI).
Senior Director Application & AI Delivery Kforce Inc.Senior Director Application & AI DeliveryLake Forest, IL$150,000–$180,000Summary: This leadership role will oversee end-to-end delivery across a portfolio of technology programs, driving execution, governance, and operational excellence while scaling AI capabilities that deliver measurable business value. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs.
NewDirector, AI Engineer KPMGDirector, AI EngineerChicago, ILDeep understanding of scaling AI-driven solutions, ethical AI, and MLOps practices for maintaining models; ability to bring industry consulting insights with a balance of technical and business acumen to deliver strategic, value-driven AI solutions; In-depth knowledge of AI orchestration and best practices. Proficient in architecting and implementing AI-powered workflow solutions using Microsoft, AWS, or Google Cloud services (For example: Foundry, Bedrock, Vertex AI), with capabilities in defining blueprints and technical requirements for scalable, automated systems with expertise in agentic AI and automation.
NewDirector, AI Strategy Architect KPMGDirector, AI Strategy ArchitectChicago, IL$204,725–$370,530 / yearDeep understanding of scaling AI-driven solutions, GenAIOps/LLMOps (including LLM evaluation frameworks, prompt versioning, routing, and cost optimization), AI governance, and MLOps practices for maintaining models; ability to bring industry consulting insights with a balance of technical and business acumen to deliver strategic, value-driven AI solutions; In-depth knowledge of AI orchestration and best practices. Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft, AWS, and/or Google Cloud's AI ecosystem (including agent build functionality) to design and orchestrate intelligent multi-agent systems, integrating complex RAG pipelines, and connecting GenAI to proprietary enterprise data (Knowledge Graphs, Vector Databases) that handle complex, dynamic tasks and conversations.
AI Engineer SamsaraAI EngineerChicago, ILYou will collaborate with architects, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders across Samsara to brainstorm, design, rapidly prototype, and productionalize AI-driven features and capabilities that integrate deeply into real business workflows. Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations.
AI Engineer Smart IMS. IncAI EngineerAurora, ILRequired Technical Skills Proficiency in building AI solutions using Python, Visual Studio Code, and relevant programming/scripting languages. Preferred Skills Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a creative approach to complex technical challenges.
Legal AI Adoption Counsel Gables Search GroupLegal AI Adoption CounselChicago, IL$165,000–$200,000This role sits within the Client & Innovation function and works closely with attorneys, practice leaders, IT, professional development, training, research, marketing, and business development teams. The focus is turning AI strategy into real workflows, practical training, and measurable value for attorneys and clients.
NewJava Developer with AI BC ForwardJava Developer with AIChicago, IL$45–$48.27 / hourFull timeThe ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java backend development, event-driven integrations, AWS cloud, and applied AI/GenAI and a proven ability to design, build, deploy, and support production-grade notification platform services and AI-enabled communication capabilities . Develop and integrate AI/GenAI capabilities, including prompt design, LLM integration, RAG pipelines, embeddings/vector search, semantic search, classification, summarization, and AI-assisted communication workflows.
NewOn-Site Service Engineer AI Data Center Netpace, Inc.On-Site Service Engineer AI Data CenterBelleville, ILRole Responsibilities Client Corporation is seeking an experienced On-Site Service Engineer (OSE) to support enterprise data center and server environments, including next-generation AI platforms. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role focused on maintaining uptime, resolving complex hardware issues, and delivering outstanding on-site service.
AI Engineer ClifyX, INCAI EngineerChicago, ILThis position combines deep hands-on expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic AI architectures with strong technical leadership to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient AI systems. Basically, an AI engineer, keeping up with the latest, forward thinking, plug and play, marginalize everything so when technology changes he /she can quickly limit to plug that gap.
AI Content & Enablement Strategist Shiftcode Analytics, IncAI Content & Enablement StrategistWaukegan, ILPartner with stakeholders and cross-functional partners to assess audience needs, define effective enablement approaches, and co-create and deliver content for different teams and use cases. Build polished, executive-ready decks and supporting learning assets, ensuring strong design, accessibility, and brand consistency.
Lead AI Engineer, Data Solutions Salesforce IncLead AI Engineer, Data SolutionsIL$172,500–$260,100 / yearThis role focuses on developing intelligent decisioning systems and building an agent flywheel-a system of feedback loops that continuously evaluate, optimize, and improve agent performance over time. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Principal AI Engineer Salesforce IncPrincipal AI EngineerIL$172,500–$313,700 / yearYou'll build and maintain the core infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform services that underpin our machine learning initiatives and go further in designing the harnesses, sandboxes, and evaluation frameworks that let AI agents be developed, tested, and trusted in production. Implement evaluation frameworks for agent behavior using a combination of vendor, open source or in house built tools - covering task success, tool selection accuracy, trajectory evaluation, hallucination rates, latency, and cost.
Data Engineer - AI, Agents, & Context - Clinical (Sr. Associate) Huron Consulting Group IncData Engineer - AI, Agents, & Context - Clinical (Sr. Associate)Chicago, ILRemote$110,000–$150,000 / yearThe role executes key parts of the AI context platform unstructured ingestion, embeddings, retrieval, and semantic layers working closely with senior engineers and cross-functional partners to ship reliable, production-grade AI data products. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
Sr. Information Security Architect - AI & Cloud Security Bank of America CorpSr. Information Security Architect - AI & Cloud SecurityIL$140,500–$205,000 / yearShift 1st shift United States of America Hours Per Week 40 Learn more about this role View transcript Close transcript Music in background throughout On screen copy Bank of America logo Technology Architect Technology Architect At Bank of America, I help shape the technology strategy that powers our global business. Information Security Architect - AI & Cloud Security is a senior member of the BISO Secure Solutions Design team responsible for defining secure architecture patterns, assessing emerging AIML solutions, and ensuring alignment with Global Information Security (GIS) policies and enterprise architecture strategies.
Agentic AI Software Engineer CACIAgentic AI Software EngineerAurora, PennsylvaniaPay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of cutting-edge AI technologies, helping design and build advanced autonomous agent systems that solve complex real-world problems in a rapidly evolving environment.
NewCustomer Experience Technology Specialist - AI & Copilot Caterpillar IncCustomer Experience Technology Specialist - AI & CopilotChicago, IL$97,530–$158,480 / yearJob Summary: Caterpillar Customer Support is seeking a Customer Experience Technology Specialist - AI & Copilot for our Microsoft Dynamics 365 application (Contact Center, Sales, Customer Service) who combines hands-on Microsoft Copilot development expertise and Power Platform with omnichannel experience and skills. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.
Lead Data Scientist - Gen AI for Condition Monitoring Analytics Caterpillar IncLead Data Scientist - Gen AI for Condition Monitoring AnalyticsChicago, IL$128,470–$208,770 / yearConsiderations for Top Candidates: Typically, a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree in Applied Statistics, Data Science, Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Industrial, Agricultural, etc.), or equivalent technical degree. Job Summary: The Analytics (Condition Monitoring) team of Cat Digital is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to be a technical expert, working in a team environment, to support the development & integration of digital twins for condition monitoring & generative AI assisted predictive analytics for Caterpillar digital applications.
NewVice President, Product Management - Agentic AI Publicis Groupe SAVice President, Product Management - Agentic AIChicago, IL$164,500–$351,000 / yearThis is a critical role at the intersection of AI and the future of marketing - an opportunity to shape how the world's largest brands harness AI to evolve planning, execution, measurement, and optimization of marketing campaigns spanning owned and paid advertising channels in an increasingly autonomous era. As VP of Product Management - Agentic AI, you will own the vision, strategy, roadmap, and commercialization of AI agents and agentic worfklows that deliver measureable outcomes for marketers, agencies, and publishers, ultimately translating to commercial value for Epsilon.
Specialist Account Executive, AI & Data driven Agentic Transformation Salesforce IncSpecialist Account Executive, AI & Data driven Agentic TransformationIL$99,500–$247,800 / yearYou will operate as a trusted advisor, guiding customers through complex, multi-cloud solutions and demonstrating how Salesforce delivers measurable business value through AI-powered outcomes. We are seeking a driven, technically fluent sales professional with experience selling complex, multi-product SaaS solutions and a strong understanding of AI and data-driven technologies.
Principal Solution Architect, AI Agents Wolters Kluwer N.V.Principal Solution Architect, AI AgentsIL$146,900–$262,400 / yearIn addition to creating proof-of-concepts to demonstrate best practices and accelerate adoption, you'll play a key role in driving the evolution of the GenAI platform by identifying gaps, proposing enhancements, and collaborating with platform engineering teams to deliver new capabilities. Help product engineering teams design and implement scalable AI solutions that leverage WKs GenAI platform to drive impact in healthcare, legal, tax, and compliance industries.
AI Solution Architect (Manager) Huron Consulting Group IncAI Solution Architect (Manager)Chicago, ILRemote$155,000–$175,000 / yearIn this role, you will contribute to the design and implementation of AI-powered solutions across a range of client-facing projects, helping ensure that architectural decisions are sound, scalable, and tailored to the problem at hand. If you enjoy applying architecture principles to complex AI problems, working across multiple technologies, and collaborating with delivery teams to bring ideas into reality, this is a strong fit.
Senior Manager, AI Solutions Architect Salesforce IncSenior Manager, AI Solutions ArchitectIL$172,500–$260,100 / yearOwn agent identity and session design - author and maintain agent context files (identity files, session startup protocols, memory structures, and skill definitions) that govern how agents behave consistently across sessions, users, and evolving workflows. LLM context file design as a craft - knows how to write durable agent context (identity, memory, startup protocols, skill definitions) that holds up across sessions - not one-off prompts, but role-level design.
Software Engineer – AI Powered Engineering IMCSoftware Engineer – AI Powered EngineeringChicago, IllinoisAcross our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
Agentic AI Developer Judge GroupAgentic AI DeveloperSchaumburg, IL$60–$63 / yearBy providing your phone number, you consent to: (1) receive automated text messages and calls from the Judge Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "Judge") to such phone number regarding job opportunities, your job application, and for other related purposes. This role focuses on building agent-based architectures powered by large language models (LLMs) to enable intelligent automation and advanced decision-making capabilities.
Senior Azure AI Platform Engineer Strategic EmploymentSenior Azure AI Platform EngineerPark Ridge, ILThis is a hands-on engineering role for someone who has already built and shipped AI-enabled features in production and is excited to help scale that capability across an enterprise platform. We’re partnering with a rapidly growing, private equity–backed technology company undergoing a major cloud and AI transformation.
AI Platforms & Data Architecture (Snowflake) Expert In Recruitment SolutionsAI Platforms & Data Architecture (Snowflake)Rosemont, ILRemoteAt its core, this is a hands-on platform and architecture role responsible for managing Hyatt's OpenAI/ChatGPT Enterprise environment while also shaping the company's broader data and AI infrastructure strategy (Snowflake + AWS) . The position combines AI platform ownership, data architecture, and enterprise governance to enable secure, scalable adoption of generative AI across the business.
Healthcare Analytics Solutions Architect AI & Automation recruit22 LLCHealthcare Analytics Solutions Architect AI & AutomationChicago, ILOur client, a large national dialysis provider , is hiring a Solutions Architect to help move an established analytics organization to the next level of maturity. If you enjoy acting as the bridge between analytics teams and modern AI/automation capabilities , this is a high impact opportunity.
Senior Pricing Actuary - P&C - Ai Agent - Remote Ezra PenlandSenior Pricing Actuary - P&C - Ai Agent - RemoteET/CT Remote or Miami, ILRemoteRole partners closely with underwriting and product development teams to support the commercialization of specialty and catastrophe exposed risks, bringing both technical depth and commercial judgment to a rapidly evolving pricing function. Senior Pricing Actuary will build and deploy AI agent enabled pricing models and cloud based pricing solutions, combining hands on programming with production implementation in a lean, high impact environment.
Senior Analytics Manager - AI Model & Prompt Engineering Caterpillar IncSenior Analytics Manager - AI Model & Prompt EngineeringPeoria, IL$172,630–$258,950 / yearDeep knowledge of GenAI system design, including prompt engineering patterns such as system prompts, few-shot, chain-of-thought, and structured output; agentic system concepts including tool use, planning, multi-agent orchestration, memory, guardrails; vector databases concepts such as chunking, embeddings; patterns such as RAG (sparse, dense, hybrid); fine-tuning approaches such as LoRA. Software Quality Assurance and Testing: Extensive knowledge of software quality assurance and testing; ability to apply appropriate processes, tools, and techniques for assuring a high level of quality in computer software products and systems.
AI Editor (India - Remote) (Rental Scale-Up by PriceLabs) Price LabAI Editor (India - Remote) (Rental Scale-Up by PriceLabs)Chicago, ILRemoteA peer - already deep in AI-native content work, already thinking in systems, and ready for a role with real scope and real ownership. That means the surface area of this role is large: you'll operate within a tight core team, but the content ecosystem you influence - across brands, audiences, and channels - is not small.
Lead Product Manager, AI Platform Products Wolters Kluwer N.V.Lead Product Manager, AI Platform ProductsChicago, IL$107,500–$188,400 / yearBecause the underlying services support concrete healthcare use cases such as drug interactions, allergy screening, duplicate therapy screening, contraindications, drug identification, and patient education, healthcare domain familiarity is valuable, but the most important quality is the ability to work hands-on with technical teams to turn complex systems into useful products. The work involves building a library of MCP tools on top of existing medication and clinical web services, where success depends not only on technical correctness, but also on reliable tool behavior, safe use in AI-driven experiences, and fit within real-world workflows.
Vice President Director, Executive Producer, AI Solutions Publicis Groupe SAVice President Director, Executive Producer, AI SolutionsIL$129,485–$186,060 / yearAs an Executive Producer, they will play a key role in delivering AI-driven projects end-to-end, ensuring high-quality craft, digitally forward output powered by Human + AI collaboration models. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce.
Director AI Engineering Geneva Ireland Financial Trading LimitedDirector AI EngineeringChicago, IL$250,000–$350,000 / yearOur relentless focus on trading excellence combined with technological innovation has equipped us with a best-in-class proprietary trading platform, enabling us to compete at the highest levels in the global markets. You will work with large language models (LLMs), agentic frameworks, and orchestration tools to develop next-generation interfaces and intelligent assistants that support workflows.
AWS AI Platforms Presales Solution Architect Capgemini SEAWS AI Platforms Presales Solution ArchitectIL$123,750–$282,000 / yearIncubate and develop innovative cloud solutions that leverage emerging technologies like AI, ML, and IoT, specifically focusing on the AWS suite of AI tools, unified commerce, reverse logistics/post-sales customer experience, unified customer service, generative AI, conversational AI, and agentic models/multi-agent systems. About the job youre considering As an AWS Cloud Presales Solution Architect specializing in the Amazon suite of AI products, youll be a trusted advisor and thought leader, empowering clients to leverage the full potential of AWS Cloud technologies to revolutionize their customer experiences, sales, marketing, and supply chain operations.
Director of Digital Customer Experience & AI Innovation Verizon Communications IncDirector of Digital Customer Experience & AI InnovationRolling Meadows, IL$161,000–$280,000 / yearThe "Tech-Touch" Playbook: Expertise in designing automated customer-impacting workflows that feel highly personalized and intuitive, shifting away from human-dependent models to tech-touch platforms. Data Partnerships: Partner directly with Data Engineering leadership to define CX business requirements for customer data, ensuring backend data models are "AI-ready" and capable of triggering intelligent customer interventions.
Business Development Director - Data and AI Consulting (Location Flexible) RSMBusiness Development Director - Data and AI Consulting (Location Flexible)Chicago, IllinoisThis BD Director will play a critical role in expanding our presence in the middle market by aligning modern data platforms, AI capabilities, and cloud transformation services to client business outcomes. The Business Development Director is responsible for leading all aspects of the sales process, including systematic prospect targeting, development of opportunity-specific sales strategies, and quarterbacking pursuits from origination through close.
NewDirector of AI Solutions Tyree and D'Angelo PartnersDirector of AI SolutionsChicago, ILPartner with leadership teams to identify AI and data-driven value creation opportunities – executive's initial focus will be on developing internal TDP AI-driven capabilities, followed by expanded work in assisting TDP portfolio company with AI topics and workflows. TDP's track record of building high-growth and lower-risk companies is centered on an investment thesis–driven, buy & build strategy based on tested methods of value creation and a true partnership approach with executives and business owners.
AI Engineer WorldpacAI EngineerOakbrook, Illinois$100,000–$130,000 / yearFull timeBuild API services (FastAPI) integrating with enterprise systems (AS400/IBM i, Salesforce, Oracle, etc.) and Snowflake dataStay on top of GenAI research, LLM fine-tuning techniques, and agentic design patterns to continually evolve our internal capabilities. Architect and develop prototype agents using private ChatGPT instances, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and open-source LLMs.
Sr Manager Platform Development - Data Services Databricks, AI Affinegy Inc. (Inactive)Sr Manager Platform Development - Data Services Databricks, AIILKey Words: Data Engineering | AWS | Databricks | Snowflake | Lakehouse Architecture | Change Data Capture (CDC) | Streaming & Real Time Data Pipelines | Data Curation | Data Modeling | ETL Pipelines | Data Governance | AI | FinOps | Cloud Cost Optimization | Technical Leadership | People Leadership. Our Members have over 18 million end customers (residential and businesses who receive power, internet, television and/or telephone services) that our enterprise software solution enables our Member''s employees to compete effectively in the industry, while excelling in providing customer service to their end customers.