CareerPlan

Software Engineer - AI Tooling

ChicagoFull-time$175k–$225k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United States

Core

Build software for AI-powered engineering workflows, including agent harnesses, developer workspaces, and tooling that connects AI agents to internal services.

Role type

Mid-level Software Engineer (AI Tooling & Developer Platform)

Builds

Agent harnesses, developer workspaces, MCP server tooling, and integrations for AI agents

Domain

Financial Trading / AI Engineering / Developer Tooling

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python or Java, API development, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), security principles (auth/authorization, secrets management), software design, stakeholder collaboration

Preferred skills

Agentic AI patterns, MCP servers, LLM application patterns, evaluation/benchmarking tooling

Technologies

Python, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, MCP servers

Responsibilities

Partner with engineering teams to define and shape AI tooling solutions; Own software projects from design through delivery; Develop agent harnesses and workspace capabilities; Improve context access for agent workflows; Build shared tooling for MCP servers; Embed security and observability into integrations

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC