Design, build, and maintain Databricks and cloud-based data pipelines and tooling to ingest, transform, store, and distribute large retail datasets. Implement automated testing, CI/CD, and pipeline orchestration, mentor junior engineers, collaborate on architecture and estimations, and drive improvements in data engineering practices and reliability.
84.51° Overview:
84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.
Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.
84.51° follows a 5‑day in‑office work schedule to support collaboration, alignment, and team connection.
Join us at 84.51°!
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Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with the Kroger Family of Companies (i.e. H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status)
As a Senior Software, AI Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing cutting-edge artificial intelligence and software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams of Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Product Leads to understand business requirements, and ensure our platforms enable development of scalable and robust systems. The successful candidate will be an innovative, forward thinking technology leader with a relentless focus on customers and inspiring people. They will be a natural networker across roles and teams alike.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Execute the vision, goals, priorities, and work alongside the team to accomplish them. Ensure high-quality technical solutions.
- Participate in the design and implementation of Agentic AI applications.
- Drive the technical aspects of solutions where needed including proofs of concepts, sizings, designs, implementation and testing.
- Create dynamic UI components for chat, multi-modal inputs, and real-time data streaming.
- Launch, monitor, and optimize AI applications using cloud services and container tools.
- Connect LLMs, vector databases, and machine learning models into existing software via APIs
- Drive continuous improvement to deliver solutions that are at the forefront of industry leading techniques while also adhering to best practices.
- Assist in the design of and implement effective prompts to guide AI responses withing specific parameters.
- Assist Data Scientist through testing and analysis of AI responses to prompts, identifying areas for improvement.
- Support a culture of learning and development. Promote and enable technical skills development in support of high-quality code components, systems, and solutions.
- Work in partnership with Product and Architecture teams to derive technical requirements from business requirements and identify risk areas.
- Support recruitment and resource plans of the team to hire great development talent; including; recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding/training
- Escalate concerns to leadership, as needed, and remove roadblocks for the team
- An advocate for 84.51 delivery methodology.
- Participate in and contribute to Agile team ceremonies; including Backlog Reviews, Retrospectives, Architectural Reviews, team and system demos
- Work cross functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher and relevant certifications in technology and/or project management
- 3+ years of experience working in infrastructure/cloud and/or software development
- 3+ years of experience using advanced algorithms, programming languages, or technologies
- Strong knowledge and skill in cloud computing solutions, technologies, and trends
- Hands-on experience in delivery and support of cloud services in a hybrid or multi-cloud architecture using at least two major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
- Extensive, hands-on experience with modern software development concepts such as CI/CD, service-oriented architecture, infrastructure as code, and/or containerization
- Understanding of AI principles and development processes
- Strong experience leading and operating in a lean, agile environment with distributed teams.
- Excellent communication skills, particularly on technical topics.
- Comfort with independent learning of new technologies, and willingness to jump into using unfamiliar tools
- High level of independence; ability to make time-sensitive decisions rapidly and solve urgent problems without escalation.
- Strong time and project management skills; the ability to balance multiple, simultaneous work items and prioritize as necessary.
- Demonstrated success in working collaboratively across technology and governance roles to develop, implement, and operate systems that improve processes & efficiencies, and support business strategies.
Desired Characteristics & Technical Skills:
- Experience with Azure
- Experience with LangChain, LangSmith, LangGraph
- Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Harness or related tools
- Experience with Python, FastAPI or other Python based API framework
- Experience with Angular, React Javascript Framework
- Experience with Git, Git Actions
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Pay Transparency and Benefits
- The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
- Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:
- Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
- Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
- Happiness: Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.
Base Pay Range
$98,000—$169,050 USD
84.51° Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
433 W Van Buren St, Suite 610, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606
84.51° Deerfield, Illinois, USA Office
540 Lake Cook Road, Suite 100, Deerfield, IL, United States, 60015
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