AI Platform Engineer • Full-Stack Developer (Kubernetes)

CDW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW is seeking an AI Platform Engineer to help build and scale next-generation AI-powered applications and development platforms in a cloud-native environment. This role suits a strong Full Stack Engineer with hands-on Kubernetes experience and a passion for AI coding tools to accelerate software delivery.

The position focuses on deploying AI-driven workflows, improving CI/CD and security, and collaborating with engineering teams to productionize AI-generated code in Lincolnshire, IL (Greater

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack software development experience.
• Hands-on Kubernetes and cloud-native deployment.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience using AI development tools in a professional environment.
• Understanding of application security, automated testing, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy full-stack applications in cloud-native environments.
• Build and support AI-driven applications, agentic workflows, and AI pipelines.
• Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
• Partner with engineering teams to productionize AI-generated code.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, and application security best practices.
• Identify and resolve issues related to AI-generated code quality, testing, and scalability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Full-stack development

REST APIs

CI/CD & IaC

AI development tools

Security & testing

Azure / AKS

Observability

Tools

Azure

AKS

Job description

CDW is seeking an AI Platform Engineer to help build and scale next-generation AI-powered applications and development platforms in a cloud-native environment. This role suits a strong Full Stack Engineer with hands-on Kubernetes experience and a passion for AI coding tools to accelerate software delivery.

The position focuses on deploying AI-driven workflows, improving CI/CD and security, and collaborating with engineering teams to productionize AI-generated code in Lincolnshire, IL (Greater