Junior Software Engineer

SOCOTEC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work certified

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

SOCOTEC is hiring a Software Engineer to join our US engineering team, contributing end-to-end across our AI platform and product portfolio. This full-stack role emphasizes applied AI, data infrastructure, and enterprise automation, with ownership from design to deployment.

You will work with a small team shipping software used across SOCOTEC's global units, growing into AI platform work as you gain experience and taking real ownership of components and features.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with React (or comparable modern frontend) and Python (Django, FastAPI, or similar).
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, and modern web app architecture.
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker).
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions or equivalent).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable with time zones and non-technical stakeholders.
• Curiosity about AI/ML and building AI-powered products.

Responsibilities

• Design and build features end-to-end across React frontends and Python backends.
• Own components and small services from spec through deployment and operation.
• Contribute to AI-powered features: prompt engineering, agent workflows, RAG pipelines, and LLM integrations.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions; influence technical direction as you grow.
• Write clean, tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with engineering lead, DevOps, and stakeholders to translate requirements into shipped software.
• Help maintain and improve developer practices: CI/CD, testing, documentation, and operational excellence.

Skills

React

Python

REST APIs

Databases

Docker

AWS/Azure

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Communication

AI/ML curiosity

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Airbyte

LangChain

LangGraph

Pinecone

Weaviate

Docker

Job description

SOCOTEC company is a provider of niche consulting services within the architecture, engineering and construction industries focusing on high-performance buildings and specialty structures. Through an integrated, holistic approach, our professionals provide solutions for building envelope, energy efficiency, sustainability, code advisory and construction advisory projects

SOCOTEC’s combination of expertise, experience and methods are increasingly recognized as best-in-class fueling significant growth.

SOCOTEC is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work by the renowned global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work®.

Job Description

We'rehiring a Software Engineer to join our US engineering team and contribute meaningfully across our AI platform and product portfolio. This is a full-stack role with significant exposure to applied AI, data infrastructure, and enterprise automation.You'llwrite production code, own components end-to-end, and have a direct line of sight from your work to its business impact.

This role is a great fit for an engineer with a few years of full-stack experience who wants to grow into AI platform work and take on real ownership.You'llbe one of a handful ofengineersshipping software used across SOCOTEC's global business units.

Responsibilities

• Design and build features end-to-end across modern React frontends and Python (Django /FastAPI) backends
• Own components and small services — from spec through deployment and operation
• Contribute to AI-powered features: prompt engineering, agent workflows, RAG pipelines, and LLM integrations
• Participate in architecture and design discussions; influence technical direction as you grow into the role
• Write clean, tested, maintainable code andparticipatein code reviews
• Collaborate closely with engineering lead, DevOps, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into shipped software
• Helpmaintainand improve developer practices: CI/CD, testing, documentation, and operational excellence

Qualifications

Required

• 0-3 years of professional full-stack software engineering experience
• StrongproficiencywithReact(or comparable modern frontend framework) andPython(Django,FastAPI, or similar)
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, and modern web application architecture
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker)
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions or equivalent)
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable working across time zones and with non-technical stakeholders
• Curiosity about AI/ML and a genuine interest in building AI-powered products

Strongly Preferred

• Experience integrating with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar) in production
• Familiarity with one or more of: agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph,LangChain), vector databases (Pinecone,Weaviate), or RAG architectures
• Experience with modern data infrastructure (Databricks, Snowflake,Airbyte, or similar)
• Experience with workflow automation platforms (n8n, Zapier, Temporal, or similar)

Nice to Have

• Experience working on small engineering teams where individual ownership is high
• Exposure to enterprise SaaS or compliance-sensitive industries
• Background in AEC, construction tech, or industrial software.

Additional Information

For more information, please visit www.socotec.us

Job Type: Full-Time, 4 days a week in office with one hybrid/ remote day

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

SOCOTEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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