AI Solutions & Data Engineer at Wight & Company
Darien
$100,000–$160,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Darien
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An architecture, engineering, and construction firm is hiring an AI Solutions & Data Engineer to design and build AI agents, automated workflows, and data pipelines that serve internal teams and client-facing projects. The role spans the full lifecycle — from identifying AI opportunities and prototyping solutions to deploying production-ready integrations and training employees across the organization. It suits a technically hands-on generalist comfortable with Python, SQL, LLMs, and cloud platforms who can also facilitate workshops and communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders.
Mid level · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 180 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 130–230
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $137,335 (middle half $106,829–$171,337). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is genuinely hybrid between AI/software development (building agents, pipelines, integrations) and data engineering (ETL, data pipelines, warehouses), which is why the alternative occupation code 15-1243 is flagged. The primary day-to-day emphasis on building AI-enabled applications and agents tips the classification toward Software Developers.
No specific total years of experience are stated in the posting; seniority is assessed as Mid based on the scope described (individual contributor, no people-management duties, no org-wide architectural authority) and the absence of any explicit seniority label in the title.
The degree requirement lists a Bachelor's in a relevant field 'or equivalent professional experience,' so no hard degree gate is set.
The 'cloud platforms' skill is listed as a required capability in the qualifications section with no specific platform named; Azure and other major clouds are listed under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
Enterprise system integrations (Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Bentley, Unanet, CMiC, Egnyte) appear only under Preferred Qualifications. CMiC and Bentley are omitted from the skills list as they are less commonly used canonical tool names in this context — Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud are retained as the most recognizable AEC-specific platforms.
The posting is for a hybrid (not fully remote) role; the company is headquartered in Darien, IL, which falls within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin CBSA.
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