Software Engineer – AI Powered Engineering

About this role

IMC is seeking a Software Engineer to build agentic AI systems that integrate directly into developer workflows, focusing on agents, MCP servers, and evaluation pipelines that make AI-generated code reliable and production-ready. You'll collaborate with experienced engineers to create retrieval systems, measurement frameworks, and high-quality AI integrations at scale in Chicago.

What you'll do

• Implement AI agents, MCP servers, and services that propose and apply changes to large codebases
• Develop retrieval systems that provide AI agents with accurate context from codebases and design artifacts
• Build compile, test, and evaluation pipelines including static analysis, style checks, and performance gates
• Apply best practices in concurrency, telemetry, and performance-sensitive code to ensure reliable AI outputs
• Collaborate on experiments to evaluate and improve AI-driven workflows
• Work with platform teams to deliver pragmatic, high-impact AI integrations

What they're looking for

• Java or Python programming
• Strong algorithms and data structures knowledge
• Systems design and production-critical system experience
• Developer-facing or infrastructure platform experience
• LLM/AI application patterns (LangChain, LangGraph preferred)
• Retrieval systems (vector search, embeddings)
• Static analysis or compiler tools
• Communication and cross-disciplinary collaboration

Benefits

• Competitive base salary ($180,000–$200,000 USD)
• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Paid leave
• Insurance coverage
• Hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI systems
• Learning opportunities from AI, systems, and developer productivity specialists