Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
Direct Supply isbuildingAI systems that change how care is delivered to millions of seniors and support the people who care for them.We'rehiring engineers to design, ship, andoperatethose systems in production.
This role spans the full product lifecycle: discovery,experimentation,application delivery, and deployment.You'llwork directly with customers and product teams, owntechnicalcalls, and see yourproduct used at scale.
We expect technical rigor,architecturediscipline,strong product judgment, anda track recordof shipping. In return, you getautonomyand real customer impact.
- WhatYou’llDo
- Design, build, andoperatesystems in customer-facing production environments
- Translate ambiguous business and customer problems intoprototypes & technical specs
- Track AIcapabilitiesand apply them where they create clear leverage
- Ownthe fullapplicationlifecycle: productdiscovery, experimentation, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring
- Ownsystem design, tradeoffs,andlong-termscaling andmaintainability
Buildcodebasesthatarelegible to agents and other developers;drive the organization forward ontooling.
- Partner withproduct managerstoenhance theirproduct vision, includingwithAI-native solutions
- WhatWe’reLooking For
- Strong applied AI and software engineering fundamentals
- Builderswho canspantech,product,and designthinkingwithhigh autonomy
- Bias for shipping, iterating, and following customer feedback over polish
- High ownership& agency— measured by outcomes, not deliverables
- Curiosity to improve systems, products, and your own craft
- What We Work In
- Youdon'tneed every one of these, but this is the stackyou'llbe productive in:
- Python, C#,TypeScript,PostgreSQL;
- Frontier model ecosystems & agent frameworks (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI)
- Docker, Terraform, and AWS
Requirements
- 2+ years insoftware engineeringor applied AI
- ExperienceworkingwithAIdevelopmenttoolsinfull-stack applications
- ExperiencedesigningAI-basedsolutionstorealworkflows
- Working knowledge of cloudand frontier AIplatforms
Nice to Have
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field
- Experience operating AI systems in production, with attention to evaluation, cost, and performance tradeoffs
- Background in high-ambiguity environments with proximity to customers (e.g., early-stage startups, forward-deployed engineering, internal product teams)
- Experience in large-scale Python, C#, and TypeScript codebases
- Experience integrating AI solutions into existing,establishedproducts.
- Experience working with healthcare, regulated, or sensitive data
- Job to be performed in the location listed. Generous benefit package available.
- © 2013 to 2026 Direct Supply, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Role:
- AI Engineer
- Job Type:
- Full Time
Company profile
Direct Supply, Inc.
directsupply.comDirect Supply is a private company that provides equipment, eCommerce and services to healthcare organizations and the senior living industry, serving skilled nursing and assisted living communities throughout the United States. It has an employee ownership structure and operates a mile-long, eleven-building campus in Milwaukee. In 2007, the company opened its first international office in China.
- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Founded
- 1985