Photon
AI Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, US
Role snapshot
Photon is hiring a AI Software Engineer on a full-time basis. This is a role based in Chicago, Illinois, US.
- Company
- Photon
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
Experienced professionals who can lead projects, set direction and be accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Photon publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Who are we?
For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization.
What are we looking?
Overview: The AI Software Engineer is responsible for the technical backbone of our autonomous tools. This role bridges software engineering, API integrations, and AI-driven automation to design and deploys intelligent, highly scalable pipelines that connect underlying data layers to execution engines.
What will you do?
Key Responsibilities
- 7+ Years of experience designing, developing, and deploying the next-generation AI Agentic Workflow Framework enabling autonomous and semi-autonomous business operations.
- Build multi-agent orchestration platforms, LLM integration layers, retrieval systems (RAG), and production-grade evaluation pipelines.
- Integrate Generative AI services (e.g., OpenAI APIs, Claude, LangChain) to automate parsing, data mapping, and action triggers.
- Partner closely with design and product teams to translate workflow concepts into reliable, highly available backend architecture.