Junior Software Developer - AI Focus

Develop, test, and deploy software solutions for the Information Technology Department under the direction of senior technical staff.  Includes .NET, SQL Server, integration, and BI development, performed with an AI-first, agentic development workflow.  Additional responsibilities in building and maintaining internal LLM-based tools and agent workflows that support company business processes.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

• Develop, test, and deploy software applications, integrations, APIs, and SQL Server database objects under the direction of senior technical staff.
• Use AI-assisted and agentic development tools as a routine part of daily development work.
• Assist in maintaining and extending existing Epicor C# customizations, Jitterbit operations, and Salesforce APEX classes.
• Write and maintain unit tests, and participate in code review and pull request cycles.
• Follow established source control, branching, build, and deployment practices.
• Create and maintain documentation for software, integrations, APIs, and procedures.

AI AND AUTOMATION

• Build and maintain LLM-based tools, prompts, and agent workflows that support internal business processes.
• Evaluate model and prompt performance against defined test cases, and document results, regressions, and failure patterns.
• Assist senior staff in the design and productionizing of internal LLM harnesses and multi-agent workflows.
• Identify manual business processes that are good candidates for automation, and propose practical solutions.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

• Work with company staff to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Provide lifecycle support of applications, including troubleshooting, defect resolution, and enhancement requests.
• Develop and maintain BI reports and dashboards that provide valuable information for business analysis.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Build working knowledge of the company’s core platforms, including Epicor ERP, Salesforce, and Jitterbit integrations.
• Keep current with the latest technologies, and share practical findings with the IT team.
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.

Education and Experience:

• Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and 0-3 years of software development experience, including internship, co-op, or substantial academic project work. 

• Candidate must have demonstrated ability to develop and deploy working software using at least one general-purpose language (C#, Python, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript), SQL, source control (GIT), and RESTful APIs, and must be able to explain and defend the design of their own prior work. 

• Routine use of AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf) and practical experience building LLM applications preferred. 

• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred. 

• Exposure to Epicor, Jitterbit, or Salesforce is a plus. 

• Willingness to work primarily in the Microsoft/.NET stack is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Read, analyze, and interpret a variety of information, such as technical procedures and business correspondence furnished in written, oral or diagram form. 
• Explain technical work clearly to both technical and non-technical staff, in writing and verbally. 
• Learn new platforms, languages, and tools quickly with limited formal training. 
• Requires job related software skills, Microsoft Office proficiency and the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

• Office environment, with occasional lifting and bending