Sr AI Application Developer

Rite-Hite Company; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Financial Security

Time for You

Job summary

Rite-Hite Company in Milwaukee seeks a seasoned AI-First Software Engineer to design and deliver AI-powered enterprise applications using LLMs and RAG pipelines. You will build AI agents, integrate with ERP, CRM, and data lakes, and implement robust guardrails for safety and data protection.

You will mentor developers, work with security/compliance teams, and help productionize prototypes with monitoring and optimization across cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full stack development experience.
• Production-grade application development expertise.
• Hands-on with modern LLM platforms (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.).
• Experience building RAG pipelines using vector databases and embeddings.
• Prompt engineering, versioning, and evaluation techniques.
• Strong Python experience for AI development.
• Experience integrating AI services with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud platforms, including deployment and security.
• Understanding of data formats such as JSON and XML.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-powered applications using LLMs for enterprise use cases.
• Develop RAG solutions using enterprise data sources.
• Build and orchestrate AI agents that can reason, plan, and interact with tools and APIs.
• Implement guardrails for prompt safety, data protection, and output validation.
• Work with multimodal AI models for video analysis and optimization.
• Integrate AI solutions with Salesforce, ERP data, data lakes, and internal apps.
• Collaborate with security/compliance teams for responsible AI usage.
• Prototype quickly, then productionize with monitoring and evaluation.
• Mentor developers on AI concepts and best practices.

Skills

Full stack development

LLM platforms

RAG pipelines

Prompt engineering

Python

REST APIs

Cloud platforms

Data formats (JSON/XML)

Tools

Pinecone

FAISS

Weaviate

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

Job description

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Design and build AI-powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs) for enterprise use cases.
• Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using structured and unstructured enterprise data such as documents, manuals, tickets, ERP data, and knowledge bases.
• Build and orchestrate AI agents that can reason, plan, and interact with tools, APIs, and workflows.
• Implement guardrails for AI systems including prompt safety, data protection, hallucination mitigation, access control, and output validation.
• Work with multimodal AI models including text, image, and video use cases such as video analysis, summarization, and optimization.
• Integrate AI solutions with existing enterprise systems such as Salesforce, ERP platforms, data lakes, APIs, and internal applications.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure responsible AI usage, data privacy, and governance.
• Prototype quickly, then harden solutions for production with monitoring, logging, evaluation, and performance optimization.
• Mentor and upskill existing developers on AI concepts, patterns, and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ year of full stack development experience.
• Strong software engineering background with experience building production-grade applications.
• Hands‑on experience with modern LLM platforms such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar.
• Practical experience building RAG pipelines using vector databases and embedding models.
• Experience with prompt engineering, prompt versioning, and evaluation techniques.
• Solid Python experience for AI development.
• Experience integrating AI services with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud‑native architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, including deployment, scaling, and security concepts.
• Understanding of data formats such as JSON, XML, and document‑based data.
• Ability to translate business problems into AI‑driven technical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, or similar.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, or equivalent orchestration tools.
• Experience implementing AI safety controls, policy enforcement, and evaluation frameworks.
• Exposure to video or image models and multimodal AI use cases.
• Experience working in enterprise environments with security, compliance, and change management considerations.
• Prior experience mentoring or leading developers in new technical domains.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people - because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well‑being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.

• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.

• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.