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They will create a trusted system of record that captures application recommendations, user decisions, and business outcomes, enabling long-term measurement of solution impact, downstream reporting, and continuous refinement of both the application and underlying business process.Responsibilities:* Own delivery of a strategic business initiative from problem definition through solution deployment* Design and develop scalable, data-intensive software application components and backend services* Integrate data from cloud platforms, enterprise systems, SharePoint, spreadsheets, APIs, and other business sources* Transform manual and fragmented business processes into automated, scalable solutions* Deploy AI, machine learning, and agent-based capabilities within software applications where appropriate* Partner directly with stakeholders to refine business requirements, define success metrics, and establish measurable KPI frameworks* Design and implement systems of record that capture recommendations, decisions, and business outcomes to enable long-term impact measurement, reporting, and solution refinement* Establish data validation, monitoring, governance, and operational support processes to ensure solution reliability and adoptionRequirements* 5+ years of directly relevant experience in software engineering, data engineering, machine learning engineering, BI/AI engineering, data science, or data analysis* Demonstrated experience building and deploying production-grade, data-intensive applications or services* Strong proficiency in Python and modern software engineering practices, including version control, testing, code review, and API design* Hands-on experience deploying complex solutions within the following platform: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, and Oracle* Experience building data pipelines and integrating structured and unstructured data from multiple sources* Experience modernizing manual, spreadsheet-driven, SharePoint-based, or otherwise fragmented business processes through software, automation, and AI-enabled solutions* Experience working directly with business stakeholders to define requirements, iterate on solutions, and measure outcomes* Ability to operate independently, make sound technical decisions, and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiencesPreferred Qualifications:* Experience operating at a Staff-level scope or serving as a technical lead* Experience developing LLM-enabled applications, agentic workflows, or headless AI agents embedded in software* Experience establishing AI-enabled workflows, or data-intensive applications in a business environment* Experience with modern web application frameworks and cloud-native deployment patterns* Consulting, startup, solutions engineering, or embedded product engineering experienceThis role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who can quickly understand business challenges, work with imperfect data, and develop production-ready applications that create measurable business impact. 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