Associate AI Engineer (Atlanta)
Atlanta, GA - USA
Job Summary
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain we partner with farmers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155000 team members innovate with purpose providing customers with lifes essentials so businesses can grow communities prosper and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thingtoday and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
- Come build the AI platform that engineers across Cargill will use every dayshipping low-code and pro-code AI agents that turn real problems into real outcomes. At Cargill youre not optimizing vanity metrics; youre helping a global company that puts food on tables around the world deliver better faster safer decisions at massive scale. Were looking for engineers with integrity (do the right thing when no ones watching) hunger to learn (stay curious test iterate) and a builder mindset (prototype harden scale). Youll do well here if you move work forward even with dependencies communicate clearly and ship value in incrementsbuilding strong relationships while finding practical paths around blockers.
Key Accountabilities
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Develops core platform services and automation using Python under guidance from senior engineers.
INTEGRATION SUPPORT: Assists with implementing and testing integrations across gateway models tools and vector stores following defined API and contract standards.
OBSERVABILITY & OPERATIONS: Apply telemetry-first practices (logs metrics traces) supports incident response and helps document runbooks and postmortems.
DOCUMENTATION & COLLABORATION: Maintains clear documentation for platform components and collaborates with cross functional teams to gather requirements and deliver reliable solutions.
- CI/CD & AUTOMATION: Applies continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines writing unit and integration tests and supporting build test and release automation.
Qualifications
- No minimum years of relevant experience required. Typically reflects 2 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred Experience
- Familiarity with cloud fundamentals including IAM KMS lambda functions.
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CDK.
- Understanding of LLM gateway basics including routing rate limiting and observability concepts.
- Familiarity with vector databases such as Pinecone or S3-based vector storage for retrieval use cases.
- Exposure to automated evaluation and regression testing concepts for AI systems.
Short Description
The expected salary for this position is $57000- $97000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location certifications education and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance. At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.