AI Developer & Coach: Lead AI-Driven Testing & Enablement

Sunrise Systems; Edison (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Systems is seeking an experienced AI Developer / Coach in Chicago, IL for a 6-month contract to lead AI-enabled development and testing across the org. The role blends hands-on engineering with coaching, education, and change management to accelerate AI adoption.

You'll mentor teams, run workshops, and build practical AI patterns, prompts, and reusable components while ensuring quality, security, and oversight.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development, QA automation, SDET, test engineering, software engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Strong hands-on software development and engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and modern test automation.
• Experience building automation frameworks using TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or the ability to quickly develop and implement MCP-based solutions.
• Hands-on experience using AI/LLM tools in software development, testing, automation, or engineering workflows.
• Familiarity with Claude AI and experience applying it to development, testing, code generation, analysis, or automation.
• Understanding of AI agents, LLM workflows, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted development patterns.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated code and solutions for correctness, quality, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to educate both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and influence teams through hands-on technical guidance.

Responsibilities

• AI Development & Enablement
• Lead the adoption of AI-assisted development and testing practices across Client .
• Leverage AI and LLM-based tools to accelerate software development, automation, test generation, debugging, documentation, and problem-solving.
• Demonstrate hands-on proficiency with Claude AI and other AI-assisted development tools and platforms.
• Evaluate emerging AI tools, agents, models, and capabilities and determine where they can provide meaningful value to Client teams.
• Help teams understand how to effectively use AI while maintaining engineering quality, security, reliability, and appropriate human oversight.
• Develop practical examples, demonstrations, reusable prompts, workflows, and AI-enabled solutions that teams can apply immediately.

Skills

AI development

QA automation

Playwright

TypeScript/JavaScript

MCP

Claude AI

LLM tools

AI coaching

Tools

Playwright

MCP

Job description

Sunrise Systems is seeking an experienced AI Developer / Coach in Chicago, IL for a 6-month contract to lead AI-enabled development and testing across the org. The role blends hands-on engineering with coaching, education, and change management to accelerate AI adoption.

You'll mentor teams, run workshops, and build practical AI patterns, prompts, and reusable components while ensuring quality, security, and oversight.