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Job Title: Developer IV

Position Details:

• Partially onsite: 3 days per week (Tue, Wed, Thurs) and as needed. 
• Standard Work Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST) - Possible overtime, when needed to meet project timelines.
• This is a new role to establish a core competency in agentic AI systems. This engineer will be pivotal in designing and deploying advanced AI agents and will build the foundational frameworks for future AI use cases across the organization.

Required Technologies: 

• 3–6 years of hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related fields.
• Python & AI/ML Libraries: Deep hands-on experience in Python for AI/ML development.
• Generative AI Development: Proven experience developing Gen AI or AI/ML solutions, from use case conceptualization to production deployment.
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS preferred), LLM hosting, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Agentic AI Concepts: Knowledge of agentic/autonomous systems (e.g., reasoning, planning, tool use).
• Tech Stack- Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, AI Tools and Libraries (e.g. LangGraph, LangChain, Deep Agents, Claude Skills, etc.), AI Models (e.g. Claude, OpenAI, etc.), AI Concepts (e.g. Prompt Engineering, RAG, Agentic AI, etc.), Distributed SDLC/DevOps (e.g. github, pipelines, VS Code, testing frameworks, etc.), Platforms (Container Platforms, Cloud Platforms, Document Databases, AWS)
  and API Design.

Nice to Have: 

• Proficiency in Python development and FastAPI/Flask frameworks, along with SQL.
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks and concepts such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Chain of Thought prompting, knowledge stores, and embeddings.
• Experience developing autonomous agents using cloud-based AI services.
• Experience with prompt engineering techniques and model fine-tuning.
• Strong understanding of reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, and multi-agent systems.
• Experience working across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deploying AI solutions at scale.

Day to Day:
A typical day will involve a mix of hands-on coding, architectural design, and research. The engineer will spend a significant portion of their time in Python, building and optimizing agentic AI systems using frameworks like LangChain. This includes integrating these agents with our backend services and deploying them using CI/CD pipelines into our cloud environment. They will also be responsible for researching and testing new agentic models and frameworks, monitoring agent behavior in production, and collaborating with data scientists and business stakeholders to refine requirements and ensure the ethical deployment of AI solutions.

Team:
The team is an innovative, collaborative, and empowering environment. We are building the next generation of AI solutions for the enterprise in a fast-paced, project-oriented setting. This is a multi-platformed environment that values creativity, continuous learning, and a customer-focused mindset. The new engineer will play a crucial role in shaping our AI strategy and building foundational tools and accelerators that will drive innovation across the company.

Duties:

• Responsible for analysis, design, programming, and implementation of complex applications tasks and projects. 
• Devise feasible, logical procedures to resolve business problems through the use of computer resources. 
• Formulate scope and objectives through research to develop or modify complex systems. 
• Review detailed specifications and recommend modifications. 
• Design, code, test and debug complex application programs.
• 20% Produce deliverables related to the assigned project. Perform analysis, design, programming, and implementation of systems and procedures to solve complex business or scientific problems. Evaluate interrelationships in immediate programming area to determine how changes in one program will affect another related area. 
• Apply conversions and enhancements to business systems. 
• May lead or provide expertise on assigned projects. 
• 20% Work closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. Ensure solutions are aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization’s architectural standards. 
• Assist in post-implementation support and system enhancements. 
• 20% Test modified programs, create necessary test files and data, verify logic, debug, and write relevant documentation. 
• 15% Design and develop IT systems. Devise new sources of data and develop new approaches and techniques. Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting complex application software that is delivered on time and within budget. 
• 15% Provide guidance to lower-level programmers/analysts. Act as an internal consultant by providing technical guidance on complex projects. Determine and resolve problems with other systems analysts, programmers, and systems users. 
• 10% Test designed programs, verify logic, perform any necessary "debugging," and write the documentation. 

Minimum Required Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree. Degree Equivalency: 4 years of job-related work experience or 2 years of job-related experience plus an associate’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or other job-related degree Minimum Required Work Experience: 6 years-of application development, systems testing or other job-related experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of applications/development, quality assurance and integration methodologies, concepts and facilities in a mainframe, midrange, and/or PC/LAN environment.
• Demonstrates a high level of technical proficiency in the areas of programming languages, platform capabilities, and methods of systems analysis and program design. 
• Excellent analysis, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. 
• Demonstrates logical abstract thinking and assimilating/adhering to project goals and deadlines. 
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Able to work well under pressure and as part of a team. 
• Strong knowledge of interpersonal skills/team building. 
• Familiar with project management concepts. 
• Ability to assess requirements, alternatives, and risks/benefits for low- to high-impact projects. 
• Pays attention to detail. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients, vendors etc. In-depth understanding of organizational functions, behavior, and inter-relationships. 
• Minimum Required Software and Other Tools: Comprehensive knowledge of relevant operating systems, programming languages, and development tools and their usage in the company. 
• Work Environment: Customer-focused, project-oriented programming environment. Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. 

Pay Transparency:

• This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position is $42.41/hour - $56.55/hour. 
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).

BlueCross is a strong supporter of our veterans, and many service men and women have joined our ranks. We’ve found the dedication, work ethic and job skills that serve well in the military excel in many of our lines of business, and we proudly have veterans filling positions in Human Resources, Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations, General Services and more. 

Through our government contracts, we also have employees serving at Shaw Air Force Base, the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston, the Naval Hospital in Beaufort and in our hometown of Columbia, S.C., at Ft. Jackson. If you are a full-time employee in the National Guard or Reserves, we will even cover the difference in your pay if you are called to active duty. If you're ready to join in a diverse company with secure, community roots and an innovative future, apply for a position now!