About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is seeking entry-level Software Developers to join an AI development team within marketing. You'll work on two primary efforts: 1) the AI assistant on the corporate website, and 2) an internal marketing platform used by SEO, content, and marketing teams to plan, measure, and automate work. This is a hybrid, full-time role based in Manhattan, NY.

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What You’ll Do

• Contribute to development of an AI assistant for the company's marketing sites — agentic, multilingual, and production-ready
• Implement backend services and API integrations (Python or server-side JS/TS) that assistants can call
• Build agentic search capabilities (hybrid RAG, internal APIs, third‑party services) and ensure responses are grounded via crawling pipelines
• Extend evaluation and testing frameworks for conversational/agentic features
• Build a Next.js-based internal platform for SEO and AI-visibility reporting, page planning, work management, and automation
• Create data pipelines and integrations across web analytics, CMS, SEO tools, custom crawlers, and business systems
• Build APIs and AI-driven scripts to automate audits, research, and content workflows
• Collaborate with frontend, UX, analytics, and product stakeholders to turn requirements into shipped features
• Develop analytics dashboards and analyze usage/quality metrics to guide improvements

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Qualifications

Required

• Currently enrolled in an accredited university in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, HCI, Software Engineering, Computational Linguistics, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline
• Expected undergraduate degree completion between Winter 2026 and Summer 2027
• Experience with backend development in Python or server-side JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with Next.js or an equivalent JavaScript framework
• Experience with SQL and relational databases
• Familiarity with REST API design fundamentals
• Experience writing tests and following basic secure‑coding practices
• Experience using Git and GitHub workflows
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, and able to learn unfamiliar codebases and technologies quickly

Preferred

• Experience building LLM/agentic applications (RAG, agent orchestration, tool use, evaluation frameworks)
• Experience with dashboards, data visualization, or complex filtering UIs
• Familiarity with CI/CD and server/deployment troubleshooting
• Experience working with web analytics, SEO, marketing data, or CMS platforms
• Experience integrating with or building search/crawling pipelines

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Location & Schedule

• Work location: Manhattan, NY (office-based hybrid model)
• On-site requirement: at least three days per week

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Compensation

• Estimated pay: $153,257 per year (estimated). Actual pay may vary based on experience and other factors.

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Visa & Work Authorization

Confidential Client is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Applicants must have the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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