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# Senior AI Application Developer

- **Company:** Silgan Containers LLC
- **Location:** Brookfield, WI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Web Interfaces, .NET Framework, Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, C Sharp (Programming Language), Information Systems, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Database Queries, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Windows Servers, OAuth, OpenID, Operational Databases, Regression Testing, Standard Sql, Next.js, Software Safety, JSON Web Token, Search Technologies, SignalR, Software Engineering, SQL Stored Procedures, TypeScript, Management of Software Versions, WebSocket, Data Logging, Data Processing, Enterprise Software Applications, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Blazor, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend, AI Platforms, AngularJS, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Enterprise Integration, Build Tools, Machine Learning Operations, Restful APIs, Service Stack
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88109497/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
 * 5+ years of professional software development experience with a track record of shipping production applications to real users at scale
 * Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-powered applications and designing systems around model limitations and reliability considerations
 * Experience designing and deploying AI agents using tool calls, function calling, or similar orchestration patterns in production environments
 * Professional-level development skills in at least two of Python, C#/.NET, and TypeScript, with the ability to work across all three
 * Strong SQL skills including relational data modeling, query analysis, stored procedures, and performance awareness
 * Experience building retrieval-backed AI features such as search, RAG, or structured data catalogs and evaluating retrieval quality
 * Experience integrating enterprise services through REST APIs and modern authentication patterns
 * Working knowledge of cloud platforms; Azure experience is preferred, with AWS experience also relevant

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with AI orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, Microsoft Agent Framework, LlamaIndex, or equivalent
 * Experience developing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers or clients
 * Experience building end-to-end RAG pipelines, including chunking, embeddings, vector search, and retrieval evaluation
 * Experience with modern web frontends and real-time or streaming AI interfaces using technologies such as React/Next.js, Blazor, Angular, SSE, SignalR, or WebSockets
 * Experience implementing AI safety controls, output evaluation pipelines, and LLMOps monitoring or regression-testing practices
 * Experience deploying and operating applications on Windows Server infrastructure and supporting CI/CD pipelines
 * Experience in enterprise environments with formal security, compliance, change management, and audit requirements
 * Manufacturing, supply chain, industrial operations, ERP, or process-intensive industry experience
 * Experience mentoring developers or supporting cross-functional adoption of new AI/ML capabilities
 * Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, or similar tools

## Description

You will work across intelligent knowledge retrieval, agentic workflow automation, enterprise system integration, and responsible AI governance. A working AI platform is already in pre-production, giving you the opportunity to expand and harden real capabilities from day one while helping build durable AI engineering expertise across the broader development team., AI Application Development

 * Architect and develop production-grade AI applications, including agentic systems, intelligent search, automated reporting, and operational decision-support tools
 * Build AI agents capable of multi-step reasoning, tool use, function calling, and workflow execution across enterprise systems
 * Develop retrieval-backed AI capabilities and RAG pipelines that connect structured data, documents, technical content, and operational knowledge
 * Build hybrid solutions that combine deterministic data processing with AI-generated analysis, narrative, and anomaly detection

Enterprise Integration & Full-Stack Engineering

 * Integrate AI capabilities with ERP platforms, data warehouses, production systems, and business applications using secure, reliable API and connector patterns
 * Develop across a multi-language platform spanning Python, C#/.NET, and TypeScript and contribute across backend services, agent runtimes, and modern web interfaces
 * Apply strong SQL and relational data skills to AI-driven analysis of large operational databases
 * Design integrations with enterprise authentication and identity controls, including OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, Active Directory, and least-privilege access patterns

Responsible AI, LLMOps & Production Operations

 * Design and enforce AI guardrails including access controls, output validation, prompt safety, data protection, hallucination mitigation, and human approval gates
 * Implement LLMOps practices such as prompt versioning, model and quality evaluation, token and cost optimization, monitoring, structured logging, and regression testing
 * Manage phased deployments from proof of concept through pilot and full organizational rollout with appropriate scope and access controls
 * Partner with security, compliance, and legal stakeholders to support responsible, auditable AI deployments and contribute to Silgan's AI governance framework

Team Capability & Collaboration

 * Mentor and upskill developers on AI engineering concepts, frameworks, patterns, and modern AI-assisted development practices
 * Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, model capabilities, orchestration patterns, and tooling and identify approaches that are genuinely useful for Silgan
 * Translate complex AI concepts for business stakeholders and convert ambiguous business needs into clear technical requirements

What You Bring

The ideal candidate combines strong production software engineering experience with hands-on expertise building LLM-powered applications. You are comfortable working across the technology stack, understand where AI adds value and where deterministic approaches are more appropriate, and can build systems that are secure, reliable, maintainable, and auditable., This is an opportunity to join Silgan's AI transformation at an early and meaningful stage. You will work on production applications tied to real manufacturing and business challenges, influence the technical patterns and governance practices that shape future AI adoption, and help establish internal capability that can scale across the organization.

The role combines hands-on engineering with enterprise visibility and the opportunity to help define how AI is responsibly applied across a stable, global manufacturing company., If you are an experienced software engineer who enjoys turning emerging AI capabilities into reliable, production-ready enterprise applications, apply today to learn more about joining Silgan Holdings and helping shape the future of AI in manufacturing.
Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.


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