Sr. AI Platform Developer

Role Description

USGBC and GBCI are expanding the use of Artificial Intelligence across internal operations, certification workflows, digital customer experiences, and enterprise data intelligence. As a Senior AI Platform Developer, you will design, build, and operationalize AI-powered applications that support both staff and customers. This role combines hands-on AI engineering with web application development and platform operations. You will work closely with digital, product, data, and business teams to implement AI initiatives, including:

• Certification-review assistant tools
• Conversational data-insight tools
• Customer-facing guidance systems
• Knowledge intelligence platforms

The role will help establish the technical foundation for scalable, secure, and responsible AI adoption across the organization while enabling teams to integrate AI capabilities into web platforms and digital products.

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years of software engineering, platform development, or web application development experience.
• 3+ years working with AI/ML or LLM-based systems.
• Hands-on experience building AI applications and chatbots using AWS services, particularly Amazon Bedrock.
• Experience building web applications or conversational interfaces integrating AI capabilities.
• Experience integrating foundation models such as Anthropic Claude or similar models into production workflows.
• Experience implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or semantic search systems.
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and backend services supporting AI-powered applications.
• Experience working collaboratively within engineering teams to deliver complex technical initiatives.
• Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise systems and data platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• AWS services include Amazon Bedrock, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch.
• Programming languages such as Python, Node.js, or similar backend technologies.
• Experience building AI-driven web interfaces using frameworks such as React, Streamlit, or similar.
• Vector databases and embedding pipelines for semantic search.
• Data platforms such as Snowflake.
• API and microservices architecture.
• Git-based development workflows.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Professional development reimbursement
• Healthcare plan through Cigna that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs (USGBC covers 100% of the premiums).
• Generous paid time off (12 paid holidays, 9 paid personal sick days, and 2 to 3 weeks PTO based on career level).
• 6 weeks paid renewal leave after 7 years of continuous service

Logistics

• Location: This position is remote in the U.S. or hybrid
• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

EEO Statement

The U.S. Green Building Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.