AI Software Engineer
Company: BigTime Software
Location: Chicago, IL, US
Salary: $105k - $110k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-05-17
About this role
- BigTime is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our AI team
- This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-growth SaaS company
- As a Software Engineer, you will be working across the entire application stack
- You collaborate extensively to design, build, and test functionality in our award-winning, cloud based system
- This is an exciting opportunity to work side-by-side with a team of talented individuals
- Our goal is to be the leading AI-powered platform guiding Professional Services organizations to excel in delivery, resource, and financial management and grow profitably
- As a Software Engineer, you’ll architect and build agentic workflows that redefine how professional services firms operate
- Using cutting-edge protocols like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) collaboration, you’ll design AI systems that don’t just assist—they act, orchestrating workflows across tools, data, and teams
- You’ll collaborate with a world-class engineering team to push beyond traditional SaaS, embedding autonomy, reasoning, and intelligence into the very fabric of BigTime’s platform
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications and services
- Architect MCP-based frameworks that enable LLMs to connect seamlessly with BigTime and third-party ecosystems (Salesforce, QuickBooks, Jira, Hubspot, Intacct, and beyond)
- Design and implement agentic control planes for governance, security, and auditability—ensuring safe, explainable autonomy
- Orchestrate multi-agent workflows using A2A patterns, allowing agents to plan, delegate, and adapt across dynamic environments
- Benchmark agent performance with emerging standards (e.g., LiveMCP-101) to validate orchestration and execution
- Enhance resilience and scalability by building fault-tolerant, observable, and distributed AI-driven services
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data science, and platform teams to transform how professional services operate
- Continuously...