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# JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - AI AND AGENTIC SYSTEMS

- **Company:** Ignite, LLC
- **Location:** Dayton, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Unit Testing, Command-Line Interface, Code Review, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Revision Control Systems, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Language Modeling, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Software Troubleshooting, Backend, Git, Fastapi, Pytest, Linux Development, Information Technology, Asynchronous Programming, Restful APIs, Docker
- **Published:** September 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use18f94af10712fc3910efc92b5c3c9b8/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
 * Experience developing software in Python through coursework, internships, personal projects, or professional work.
 * Familiarity with object-oriented programming, APIs, JSON, and asynchronous programming.
 * Basic understanding of large language models, prompt engineering, tool calling, or agentic application patterns.
 * Experience using Git or another version-control system.
 * Ability to communicate technical information and work effectively as part of a development team.
 * U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Desired Experience
Experience with some of the following is preferred but not required:

 * Model Context Protocol, FastMCP, or the official MCP Python SDK
 * OpenAI SDK or other OpenAI-compatible APIs
 * LangGraph, LangChain, Agno, Semantic Kernel, or similar agent frameworks
 * FastAPI, Pydantic, HTTPX, asyncio, and Uvicorn
 * Pytest and automated software testing
 * Docker and containerized development
 * Retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, or vector databases
 * Local or offline large language model deployment
 * Linux development environments and basic command-line tools

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is curious, motivated, and comfortable learning unfamiliar technologies. They should enjoy building practical software, experimenting with emerging AI capabilities, and turning prototypes into reliable, maintainable tools. Direct professional experience with every technology listed above is not expected.

## Description

* Develop and maintain Python-based applications, services, and automation tools.
 * Build and integrate MCP servers, tools, resources, and client applications.
 * Support agentic workflows that use large language models to select tools, perform multi-step tasks, and process results.
 * Integrate applications with OpenAI-compatible APIs and locally hosted language models.
 * Create configuration-driven tools and workflows with minimal hard-coded behavior.
 * Develop REST APIs and backend services for AI-enabled applications.
 * Write unit tests, troubleshoot software issues, and maintain technical documentation.
 * Use Git-based development processes, code reviews, and continuous integration.
 * Assist with containerizing and deploying applications in offline or restricted environments.


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