Senior Emerging Tech Developer

The Opportunity

Are you a self-driven developer who thrives on solving real problems and delivering tangible results? Do you get excited about the intersection of solid engineering fundamentals and cutting-edge AI? We're seeking an outcome-focused Senior Emerging Tech Developer who combines proven full-stack expertise with an insatiable curiosity for programmatically working with AI and LLM systems.

You will be leading a small dev team and working along with executive and sales team to develop prototype solutions ultimately leading to new products. This opportunity is for local candidates only – in person attendance required – must be authorized to work in the US permanently.

What You'll Do

Drive Results

• Lead the complete development lifecycle from concept to deployment, delivering working solutions that solve business problems
• Build production-quality prototypes and innovation solutions that demonstrate clear value and move quickly from idea to implementation
• Take ownership of technical decisions, proactively identifying the best approaches to achieve outcomes within time and budget constraints
• Transform business requirements into elegant technical solutions without waiting for perfect specifications

Build & Innovate

• Develop modern, responsive web applications using React/Next.js and the JavaScript ecosystem
• Design and implement efficient database architectures with SQL Server, writing optimized queries and stored procedures
• Programmatically integrate AI LLM capabilities (Claude, Grok, and emerging models) into applications to solve real-world problems
• Experiment with and implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, and other AI-driven architectures
• Create seamless full-stack experiences from database to user interface
• Work with Ancor's internal procedures and forms, ensuring compliance and documentation standards

Learn & Lead

• Lead to completion the software development life cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance
• Lead innovation projects from beginning until end of development
• Consult with internal and external customers to develop technical specifications, including data flow diagrams
• Collaborate with members of the team (developers, business analysts, project managers, etc.) to deliver solutions within budget and on schedule
• Analyze business requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
• Stay ahead of the curve on AI/LLM developments, constantly exploring how to leverage new capabilities programmatically
• Refactor and optimize existing code, bringing modern best practices to legacy systems
• Share knowledge with the team, documenting discoveries and contributing to our collective expertise
• Identify opportunities for improvement before they become problems