AI Engineer

CompanyDirect Supply
LocationDurham, NC
CategoryData & AI
Seniority-
Workplace-
Posted2026-08-24
Viaworkday

Description

About the Role

Direct Supply is   building   AI systems that change how care is delivered to millions of seniors and support the people who care for them.   We're   hiring engineers to design, ship, and   operate   those systems in production.

This role spans the full product lifecycle: discovery,   experimentation,   application delivery, and deployment.   You'll   work directly with customers and product teams, own   technical   calls, and see your   product used at scale .

We expect technical rigor,   architecture   discipline ,   strong product judgment, and   a track record   of shipping. In return, you get   autonomy   and real customer impact.

What   You’ll   Do

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Design, build, and   operate   systems in customer-facing production environments

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Translate ambiguous business and customer problems into   prototypes & technical specs

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Track AI   capabilities   and apply them where they create clear leverage

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Own   the full   application   lifecycle:   product   d iscovery , experimentation, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring

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Own   system design, tradeoffs,   and   long-term   scaling and   maint ainability

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Build   code bases   that   are   legible to agents and other developers ;   drive the organization forward on   tooling .

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Partner with   product managers   to   enhance their   product vision , including   with   AI-native solutions

What   We’re   Looking For

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Strong applied AI and software engineering fundamentals

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Builders   who can   span   tech ,   product,   and design   thinking   with   high autonomy

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Bias for shipping, iterating, and following customer feedback over polish   High ownership   & agency   — measured by outcomes, not deliverables

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Curiosity to improve systems, products, and your own craft

What We Work In

You   don't   need every one of these, but this is the stack   you'll   be productive in:

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P ython, C#,   TypeScript ,   PostgreSQL ;

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Frontier model ecosystems & agent frameworks (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI)

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Docker, Terraform, and AWS

Minimum Qualifications

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2+ years in   software engineering   or applied AI

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Experience   working   with   AI   development   tools   in   f ull-stack applications

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Experience   designing   AI-based   solutions   to   real   workflows

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Working knowledge of cloud   and frontier AI   platforms

Nice to Have

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Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

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Experience operating AI systems in production , with attention to evaluation, cost, and performance tradeoffs

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Background in high-ambiguity environments with proximity to customers ( e.g ., early-stage startups, forward-deployed engineering, internal product teams)

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Experience in large-scale Python, C#, and TypeScript codebases

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Experience integrating AI solutions into existing,   established   products.

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Experience working with healthcare, regulated, or sensitive data

Job to be performed in the location listed. Generous benefit package available.

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