Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.
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Section 1: Position Summary
As a Software Engineer in the Ascensus AI Program, you will help turn modern LLM capabilities into reliable, observable, production-grade software used by real business teams every day.Â
This is a mid-level software engineering role for someone who is strong in core engineering fundamentals and excited to build practical AI-powered systems.Â
Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities
You will work on:Â
AI-powered applications and agentsÂ
Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, pipelinesÂ
Agent workflows and orchestrationÂ
Prompt strategies and tool integrationsÂ
Secure integrations with enterprise systemsÂ
Observability, testing, and production reliabilityÂ
AI-assisted software development using tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar platformsÂ
We are looking for engineers who:Â
Move quicklyÂ
Take ownershipÂ
Learn fastÂ
Communicate clearlyÂ
Care about qualityÂ
Build secure, maintainable softwareÂ
Are excited to work in a fast-moving AI environmentÂ
You do not need to be an expert in every part of the AI stack on day one, but you should be curious, technically strong, and motivated to grow.Â
Section 3:Â Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements
Required QualificationsÂ
3-7 years of professional software engineering experience.Â
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Business Information Systems, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.Â
Strong experience with one or more modern programming languages, such as:Â
PythonÂ
JavaScript / TypeScriptÂ
SQLÂ
Similar modern development platformsÂ
Experience building production applications, APIs, integrations, backend services, workflow logic, or similar software components.Â
Familiarity with LLM-powered systems, such as:Â
RAGÂ
ChatbotsÂ
Agent workflowsÂ
Tool useÂ
Prompt engineeringÂ
AI-enabled application developmentÂ
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including:Â
Clean codeÂ
Source controlÂ
Unit testingÂ
CI/CDÂ
RefactoringÂ
Design patternsÂ
MaintainabilityÂ
Working experience with SQL for data inspection, analysis, troubleshooting, or integration.Â
Ability to read application logs, traces, and telemetry to investigate issues and identify root causes.Â
Strong problem-solving skills.Â
Clear communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.Â
Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.Â
Curiosity, ownership, and the ability to learn new technologies quickly.Â
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Preferred QualificationsÂ
Experience with one or more of the following is helpful, but not required:Â
Building or contributing to AI/LLM-based systemsÂ
RAG pipelinesÂ
Chatbots or conversational AI productsÂ
Agentic applicationsÂ
Prompt strategiesÂ
Tool-calling workflowsÂ
Agent orchestrationÂ
Durable workflows or platforms such as TemporalÂ
Model Context Protocol, function calling, or enterprise tool integrationsÂ
REST APIs, service-oriented architectures, or event-driven systemsÂ
Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Azure DevOps, or related Microsoft cloud toolsÂ
Salesforce or other enterprise platformsÂ
Observability tools such as Langfuse, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, or similar platformsÂ
AI-powered development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar toolsÂ
Technical documentation, diagrams, decision records, or design notesÂ
Working with quality engineers, SDETs, operations engineers, support teams, and product ownersÂ
What Success Looks LikeÂ
You will be successful in this role if you:Â
Turn ambiguous business needs into simple, working software.Â
Use AI-assisted development tools to move faster without sacrificing quality.Â
Build AI systems that are observable, testable, and reliable enough for production use.Â
Care about retrieval quality, prompt behavior, tool accuracy, user experience, and measurable business outcomes.Â
Learn unfamiliar systems quickly.Â
Communicate clearly and ask good questions.Â
Make practical technical recommendations.Â
Take ownership from idea through design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and improvement.Â
Help the team improve how it builds, tests, operates, and evolves enterprise AI software.Â
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