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# Associate Software Engineer

- **Company:** BLACKSPADE, LLC
- **Location:** Sandy Springs, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, Object-Oriented Software Development, Kubernetes, Virtual Agents
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2e300d6b7b8de3eb

## About the Role

Proven Technical Proficiency: Strong coding foundations in at least one major language (Python is our language of choice. If you have experience in a different object oriented language that is fine, but you will have to learn Python quickly) and a baseline understanding of how software interacts with networks and hardware.

Evaluation Focused: Ability to pass a rigorous baseline technical assessment. This will test core competency in networking protocols, linux, programming fundamentals

Experience Level: 0-3 years. We value your logical capacity and building skills over years spent in a cubicle.

Application Question(s):

 * Describe your experience with programming, different libraries and frameworks, and anything of note that would be relevant for us to consider you for this role.
 * What is your right to work in the US? For compliance reasons with our vendors, we can only accept US Citizens and Green Card Holders. Any other visa type such as H1B or F1/OPT will not be accepted by the end client

Education:

 * Bachelor's (Required)

## Description

You will join BlackSpade as an Associate Engineer. To ensure alignment with our high-stakes enterprise projects, your first 3 weeks will consist of an intensive, fully paid internal onboarding and technical immersion framework focused on Enterprise DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and Agentic AI workflows.

Following successful completion of our onboarding track, you will be deployed on-site with our premium enterprise partners in Finance, Fintech, and Technology sectors in Manhattan, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.

The BlackSpade Engineering Guild:

You will not be operating in a silo. As a BlackSpade engineer, you receive continuous, direct 1-on-1 technical and architectural guidance from our senior engineering staff embedded within top-tier systems across the country. We provide the infrastructural support and continuous engineering education you need to excel in enterprise environments.

What We Offer:

Full Time Employment directly with the end clients

Modern Tech Stack: Immediate hands-on work with Kubernetes, advanced AWS architecture, and production Agentic AI workflows.


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