Your Job Georgia Pacific is seeking a
Lead Software Engineer-AI to join our team! This hands-on technical leadership role is responsible for designing, building, and operating AI-powered applications, primarily computer vision solutions, that are deployed across more than 100 manufacturing facilities and directly support critical operational outcomes. The successful applicant will have excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and organizational skills and will report to our CV Senior IT Delivery Manager.
What You Will Do - Lead the development, deployment, and operation of AI applications that support manufacturing operations across more than 100 facilities
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for cloud and edge-based AI solutions, deployed in Kubernetes/EKS environments
- Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to deliver new AI products and enhance existing capabilities
- Develop high-quality, production-ready code using modern AI, data, and analytics technologies
- Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on technical leadership
- Drive continuous improvement by addressing technical debt and establishing best practices for system design, reliability, performance, and scalability
- Invest in continuous learning while fostering the technical growth and development of the team
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - 6+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed systems, including technical design and delivery responsibilities
- Experience leading technical design, architecture decisions, or software delivery teams
- Experience developing, deploying, or supporting machine learning, computer vision, AI, or data-driven applications
- Professional experience in Python, SQL, Docker, and Bash scripting
- Experience building and deploying containerized applications using Kubernetes (EKS) and/or AWS ECS
- Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, and IAM
- Experience with data streaming technologies such as Kafka, NATS, MQTT, or similar platforms
- Experience using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Helm
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design
What Will Put You Ahead - Experience with edge computing architecture and hybrid cloud deployments
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
- Experience deploying and operating applications on edge devices
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
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