AI Specialist

Description: CarShield is seeking an experienced AI Specialist with full-stack development expertise to join its growing AI team. In this role, you will build, support, and improve internal applications used by the Claims, Quality Assurance, and Sales teams. The application portfolio includes tools for paid-claims review, multi-vendor parts sourcing, outbound lead management, and representative training, including AI-enabled functionality that uses large language models and AI agents to review claims and score risk. In this role, you will:

• Support and improve production applications by resolving user-reported issues, performance bottlenecks, and edge cases.
• Build new features from development through deployment using Angular, TypeScript, C#, and ASP.NET Core (.NET 10).
• Maintain and modernize applications through Angular upgrades, dependency updates, vulnerability patching, and database migrations.
• Diagnose and optimize slow queries and overall application performance.
• Maintain integrations with SQL Server, Microsoft Fabric, Salesforce, and third-party vendor APIs.
• Support and monitor large language model and AI-agent functionality embedded in production applications.
• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and GitHub Actions.
• Support application authentication and access using Active Directory and LDAPS.
• Work within existing codebases, understand established design decisions, and implement thoughtful, maintainable changes.
• Collaborate in a fast-moving environment where solutions are released, measured, and improved based on real-world results.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Group insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Discounted CarShield policies.
• Discounted tuition at Lindenwood University.
• Professional development opportunities.
• On-site basketball and other recreation.
• On-site fitness facilities and classes led by a staff personal trainer at the St. Peters headquarters.

• Ability to work fully on-site at CarShield's St. Peters, Missouri, office five days per week.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong full-stack software development experience in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with C# and ASP.NET Core/.NET.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL; SQL Server experience preferred.
• Experience supporting and maintaining applications after production launch.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues, analyze existing code, and implement durable fixes.
• Ability to work from evolving requirements and independently drive features from development through deployment.
• Experience with REST APIs and third-party system integrations.
• Interest in building AI-enabled applications and working with large language models or AI agents.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and GitHub Actions preferred.
• Experience with Active Directory, LDAP/LDAPS, or enterprise authentication preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or Salesforce integrations preferred.