AI Engineer at Springs Window Fashions
MIDDLETON, WI
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Jul 20, 2026
MIDDLETON, WI
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering role focused on building and deploying AI and machine learning systems into production across a large manufacturing and consumer products company. Day-to-day work spans generative AI applications, predictive models, data pipelines, and API integrations serving teams in manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, and operations. Suited to a software engineer with at least five years of experience who has shipped real ML and generative AI solutions using Python, modern AI frameworks, and cloud platforms.
Mid level · 5+ years · Madison, WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30 people in the Madison, WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 15–40
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 $133,503 (middle half $104,212–$164,592).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role sits at the intersection of software engineering and ML/AI; SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers) was chosen because the JD explicitly frames this as 'an engineering role, not a research role' and emphasizes shipping production code, pipelines, and APIs. 15-2051 (Data Scientists) is a credible runner-up given the ML modeling and generative AI depth required.
The title 'AI Engineer' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. Despite 5+ years of experience being required, the JD describes pairing with senior engineers, learning from them, and receiving support — signals of a mid-level contributor rather than a fully independent senior, so the role is assessed as Mid.
A Bachelor's degree is listed under 'Knowledge, Skills & Abilities' (a softer section) rather than under 'Required Education/Experience', and the JD explicitly states 'we care far more about what you have shipped than what you have studied' — treated as preferred, not a hard gate.
The AI/ML framework requirement uses 'such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, or Hugging Face' — these are interchangeable options satisfying one requirement; TensorFlow is listed as primary with the others as alternatives.
Cloud platform requirement uses 'such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud' — one cloud platform is required; Azure is listed as primary with AWS and GCP as alternatives.
MLOps, vector databases, orchestration frameworks, and AI observability platforms are listed together under Preferred Experience; 'orchestration frameworks' and 'AI observability platforms' name no specific tool and were omitted per guidelines.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
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