Direct Supply, Inc

AI Engineer

Direct Supply, Inc$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in software engineering or applied AI
  • Experience in full-stack applications with AI development tools
  • Ability to design AI-based solutions for real workflows
  • Working knowledge of cloud and frontier AI platforms
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (nice to have)
  • Experiences with large-scale Python, C#, and TypeScript codebases (nice to have)
  • Background in environments close to customers, like startups or internal teams (nice to have)

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate systems in production environments
  • Translate business and customer problems into prototypes and technical specifications
  • Track and apply AI capabilities for leverage
  • Own the full application lifecycle from discovery to monitoring
  • Manage system design and long-term scalability considerations
  • Build legible codebases for developers and improve organizational tooling
  • Collaborate with product managers to enhance product vision with AI solutions

Benefits

  • Generous benefits package
  • Autonomy in decision-making
  • Opportunity for real customer impact
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies
  • Work in cross-functional teams with high ownership
Full Job Description
About the Role

This role spans the full product lifecycle: discovery, experimentation, application delivery, and deployment. You'll work directly with customers and product teams, own technical calls, and see your product used at scale.

We expect technical rigor, architecture discipline, strong product judgment, and a track record of shipping. In return, you get autonomy and real customer impact.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and operate systems in customer-facing production environments


  • Translate ambiguous business and customer problems into prototypes & technical specs


  • Track AI capabilities and apply them where they create clear leverage


  • Own the full application lifecycle: product discovery, experimentation, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring


  • Own system design, tradeoffs, and long-term scaling and maintainability


  • Build codebases that are legible to agents and other developers; drive the organization forward on tooling.


  • Partner with product managers to enhance their product vision, including with AI-native solutions


What We're Looking For

  • Strong applied AI and software engineering fundamentals


  • Builders who can span tech, product, and design thinking with high 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

You don't need every one of these, but this is the stack you'll be productive in:

  • Python, C#, TypeScript, PostgreSQL;


  • Frontier model ecosystems & agent frameworks (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI)


  • Docker, Terraform, and AWS


Minimum Qualifications

  • 2+ years in software engineering or applied AI


  • Experience working with AI development tools in full-stack applications


  • Experience designing AI-based solutions to real workflows


  • Working knowledge of cloud and frontier AI platforms


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, established products.


  • Experience working with healthcare, regulated, or sensitive data


Job to be performed in the location listed. Generous benefit package available.

About Direct Supply, Inc

Direct Supply, Inc. is a supplier of equipment, eCommerce and service solutions to the senior living industry. The company offers a wide range of products and services including furniture, housekeeping, food service, maintenance, and technology solutions. Direct Supply, Inc. is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was founded in 1985.
Learn more about Direct Supply, Inc
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1985

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