AI-First Staff Engineer: Lead, Scale & Mentor

Direct Supply, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Supply, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Milwaukee to lead the development of AI-powered, scalable applications across web, mobile, and server-based platforms. You will guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive AI-first strategies to deliver high-quality solutions for healthcare and senior care.

You will work on an agile cross-functional team, shaping architecture, reducing costs, and ensuring performance while advancing AI integration across products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years software development with 2+ years on AI-powered applications or AI-integrated solutions.
• Hands-on AI deployment experience using models or APIs.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading AI-first engineering transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineers in AI-first development methodologies and best practices.
• Architect and scale AI-enhanced systems with security, scalability, and performance in mind.
• Integrate AI-driven capabilities into products and drive adoption of AI tooling.

Skills

AI-first development

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Agile teamwork

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Visual Studio/VS Code

AWS

Azure

Job description

Direct Supply, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Milwaukee to lead the development of AI-powered, scalable applications across web, mobile, and server-based platforms. You will guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive AI-first strategies to deliver high-quality solutions for healthcare and senior care.

You will work on an agile cross-functional team, shaping architecture, reducing costs, and ensuring performance while advancing AI integration across products.