AI Developer
About The Company:
Family Dollar is a leading retail chain dedicated to providing convenient and affordable shopping experiences for customers across the United States. With a strong commitment to community engagement, affordability, and customer satisfaction, Family Dollar operates thousands of stores nationwide, offering a wide range of products including household essentials, food, and apparel. The company prides itself on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. Family Dollar continually invests in technology and operational excellence to enhance customer experiences and streamline business processes, making it a trusted name in the retail sector.
About The Role:
The AI Lead Developer at Family Dollar is a senior technical role responsible for leading the development and deployment of advanced AI applications tailored to retail operations. This position involves hands-on software development, team leadership, and strategic planning to build innovative AI solutions, including agentic AI applications, analytical tools, and pilot projects from conception to deployment. The role requires a deep understanding of AI frameworks, cloud platforms, and enterprise integration, with a focus on leveraging AI to optimize retail processes, enhance customer engagement, and improve operational efficiency. The AI Lead Developer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, vendors, and partners to ensure seamless integration of AI solutions within Family Dollar’s existing IT infrastructure, including cloud environments, digital applications, and operational systems. This is a fully onsite position based at the Family Dollar Chesapeake, VA Store Support Center, with relocation support available for candidates outside the Hampton Roads area.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive IT experience in large, cross-functional teams or projects, preferably in retail
- At least 2 years of experience leading AI development projects
- Proficiency in developing, testing, and maintaining clean, well-documented code
Experience with AI frameworks and agent development kits such as Google Agent Development Kit, Gemini Agent Platform, LangGraph, etc.
Strong understanding of cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud Platform
Knowledge of generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions
Experience in retail systems including POS, ERP, CRM, inventory, and supply chain management
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences
Sense of urgency with a proven track record of delivering results in dynamic environments
Experience with MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise-grade AI security and compliance standards
Responsibilities:
- Translate business requirements into effective AI solutions that can be delivered iteratively on Google Cloud Platform
- Develop and deploy agentic AI applications, including multi-agent workflows, tool integrations, and human-in-the-loop processes
- Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions that ground large language models in Family Dollar’s enterprise data, including ingestion, embeddings, and vector management
- Maintain and operate production-grade AI agents capable of reasoning, tool use, and multi-step task execution
- Establish and manage MLOps and CI/CD pipelines for AI workloads, including versioning, evaluation, monitoring, and rollback procedures
- Implement enterprise-grade guardrails for AI applications, including prompt-injection defenses, PII handling, content safety, role-based access controls, and audit logging
- Define integration standards for AI applications within Family Dollar’s existing IT ecosystem, including APIs, data contracts, and security protocols
- Ensure technical quality by setting engineering standards, reviewing code, and managing technical debt
- Partner with IT support teams to develop SOPs, runbooks, dashboards, and escalation procedures for AI solutions
- Lead, mentor, and develop the AI engineering team, fostering knowledge sharing and adherence to best practices
- Provide technical support and on-call coverage as needed
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management
Benefits:
- Competitive salary range of $132,000 to $160,00020% annual bonus potential plus additional incentives
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Retirement savings plans with company matching contributions
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
- Relocation assistance for qualified candidates outside the Hampton Roads area
- Work in a collaborative, innovative environment committed to diversity and inclusion
Equal Opportunity
Family Dollar is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals of all backgrounds without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. We also comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure equal employment opportunities.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
This position is for full-time, onsite employment at the Family Dollar Chesapeake, VA Store Support Center.
We handle relocation for anyone interested outside of the Hampton Roads, VA area.