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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, AI Automation - **Company:** AI Talent Hunt LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Standard Sql, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Backend, Build Management, Virtual Agents - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=383cf703738a5813 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Startup experience?, We need a software engineer with 3+ years of experience building data-intensive systems who has hands-on experience deploying AI agents in production. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, unstructured startup environment with minimal specs and have a track record of shipping automation that replaces manual workflows. Bonus points if you've worked at a vertical AI company or have experience with geospatial data or energy infrastructure., * 3-8 years of experience in software engineering at a tech company, with recent AI agent experience Work Experience * Deployed AI agents in production environments within the last 2-3 years * Worked at a high-growth tech startup (no consultancies or banks; big tech generally not a strong signal unless there is clear mission/culture fit) * Experience at a vertical AI SaaS company building agents Education * CS degree (or related) from a top 30 US school Hard Skills * Proficient in Python and SQL * Experience with Agent SDKs, LangGraph, or similar frameworks * Full-stack comfort: backend, ETL, database, infrastructure * Worked with geospatial data or energy grid modeling Soft Skills * Alignment with company culture memo Traits to Avoid * Job hopper with multiple stints under 1 year (average tenure should be 1.5-2 years minimum) * Background primarily at consultancies, banks, or non-tech companies * Purely theoretical AI/ML experience without production deployment ## Description * Build and deploy AI agents that automate human-driven power development workflows (siting, interconnection, permitting) * Take full ownership of end-to-end features, iterating closely with power and permitting industry experts * Design and scale automation systems that unlock new modeling capabilities and fundamentally change the renewable energy market * Work across the stack - backend services, ETL pipelines, databases, and infrastructure - to support ever-growing platform traffic * Collaborate tightly with the product team on roadmap and prioritization * Gain deep domain knowledge in energy infrastructure development and apply it to build intelligent, production-grade agentic systems, * Python * SQL * LangGraph * Agent SDK * Messages API * ETL * Geospatial Data * Agentic AI About the CompanyThe Opportunity In the next 30 years, the world will transform every part of the built environment to be climate positive green infrastructure. But today's renewable energy development process can't move fast enough to meet global goals. 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