AI/Ml Software Engineer - Entry Level
About iTradeNetwork
At iTradeNetwork, we provide advanced supply chain software and insights tailored to the food & beverage industry. Our mission is clear and ambitious: To feed the world. From the start, we’ve been dedicated to tackling the most pressing challenges within food and beverage supply chains, delivering innovative solutions and expert support that make a measurable impact.
Our cutting-edge technology helps businesses streamline complex procurement and fulfillment processes, minimize food waste, optimize inventory, manage compliance risk, and scale profitably. We’re proud to serve an elite customer base, including 13 of the top 25 North American grocers, 8 of the top 10 foodservice distributors, and 8 of the top 10 global food and beverage manufacturers.
JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a Software Engineer who’s ready to take the wheel in shaping our next-generation AI products and begin their professional engineering journey. You'll help build intelligent systems that directly drive smarter decision-making across the food supply chain.
This isn’t just another engineering job—it’s an opportunity to apply cutting-edge techniques to real-world, high-impact problems at scale and create impact at an early stage in your career.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to Intelligent Systems: Assist in designing and developing applications that support data-driven insights, forecasting, and supply chain optimization. Learn how AI/ML models are applied in real-world business contexts.
- Support Product Development: Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and data scientists to help integrate features into customer-facing applications. Gain exposure to taking projects from prototype to production.
- Learn Data Engineering & Exploration: Work with structured and unstructured datasets. Write SQL queries, build simple data pipelines, and support data transformations using tools like BigQuery, Pandas, and Airflow.
- Hands-On Model Support: Learn how to train and test models using Python libraries (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch). Support performance benchmarking and experimentation under guidance from senior engineers.
- Contribute to Deployment & Testing: Help implement and test software in containerized/cloud environments (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP). Learn best practices for CI/CD and automated testing.
- Software Engineering Fundamentals: Write clean, maintainable code with version control (GitHub), testing frameworks, and documentation.
- Continuous Learning: Stay curious about emerging AI/ML and software development tools, and bring fresh ideas to the team.
Tech Stack & Tools
- Languages & Libraries: Python, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript basics; exposure to ML libraries (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Data & Analysis: BigQuery, Pandas, Jupyter, Looker (for reporting/visualization).
- Deployment & DevOps: GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes (learning under mentorship), basic CI/CD workflows.
- Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Vertex AI, Dataflow).
- AI Tools: GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor AI (to accelerate learning and productivity).
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent projects/coursework.
- Solid foundation in programming (Python or Java preferred) and problem-solving.
- Familiarity with SQL and basic data structures/algorithms.
- Eagerness to learn about cloud platforms, modern ML frameworks, and best practices in software engineering.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
- Internship, research project, or coursework involving ML, data science, or large datasets.
- Experience building small-scale apps, APIs, or data pipelines (class projects, hackathons, personal projects count!).
- Familiarity with version control (Git/GitHub) and testing frameworks.
- Exposure to cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure) through coursework or projects.
If you are a highly motivated and results-driven individual, with a passion for driving growth in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and a dynamic work culture that values collaboration, innovation, and personal development.
Why you will love working here:
- Competitive salary packages
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits for you and your family
- Flex PTO for exempt employees and competitive PTO for non-exempt
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
- Great health & well-being benefits including Teladoc for general medical and mental health care
These benefits are only applicable to full-time employees
All iTradeNetwork positions are hybrid unless listed otherwise; candidates must be located in the hub(s) listed.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be able to demonstrate lawful ability to work in the United States
iTradeNetwork, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran by applicable federal, state and local laws. We especially invite women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability