Wheeling, IL

Salary
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Location
Wheeling, IL
Last confirmed open
Jul 25, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This role centers on building and maintaining AI-powered automation systems that connect large language models and agentic workflows with enterprise back-end infrastructure, primarily on AWS serverless architecture. Day-to-day work spans designing LLM pipelines, writing Python and TypeScript, integrating with SQL databases and REST APIs, and embedding human-approval checkpoints into consequential workflows. It suits a mid-level engineer with production experience across cloud, backend, or AI domains who can work through ambiguity and communicate designs to non-technical stakeholders.

Mid level · 3+ years · Full-time

Must have (12)
LLMsPydantic or ZodREST APISQLAWS LambdaAWS CDKSESVPCX-RayPythonTypeScript or NodeMicrosoft SQL Server
Nice to have (1)
Multimodal LLMs

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
SQL51%Python51%TypeScript40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).

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 (8)

The job location is not specified in the posting; no CBSA or state could be determined. Minimal local travel is mentioned, suggesting a physical office exists but its location is undisclosed.

The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience,' which is treated as no hard degree gate.

Total experience is stated as 'three to six years'; the minimum of 3 years is used.

The Technical Skills section lists all technologies without a 'Required vs. Preferred' split of its own, but it falls under the broader 'Requirements' heading — all named tools are treated as hard gates. Prompt Engineering and Multimodal LLMs appear in the same list but are framed more aspirationally ('Vision/Multimodal LLMs') and are marked preferred to reflect that nuance.

TypeScript and Node.js are listed together ('TypeScript/Node.js') and appear to be used as a combined stack rather than strict alternatives; they are captured as a single skill with Node.js as an alternative since TypeScript is the primary framing (CDK is explicitly noted as 'preferably TypeScript').

The posting contains a likely typo: 'SWL' in the skills list is interpreted as SQL, which is consistent with the surrounding context ('SQL databases', 'Microsoft SQL Server').

The role blends AI/LLM engineering with AWS serverless backend development; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a runner-up given the emerging AI-agent focus, but 15-1252 Software Developers best captures the primary day-to-day work of building and shipping production systems.

Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Agentic Workflow Design.

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