AI Solutions Developer

About Anthony & Sylvan

Looking to build something that lasts-literally? At Anthony & Sylvan Pools, your skills createreal impact. For nearly 80 years, we’ve been turning backyard dreams into reality as the nation’s largest and most recognizable name in swimming pools. Founded in 1946, we design and build quality inground pools across the U.S., while also offering renovations, modernizations, and ongoing maintenance services. We’re growing fast and seeking candidates who take pride in craftsmanship, value teamwork and safety, and are ready to grow with us. Learn more at anthonysylvan.com.

About the Role

Anthony & Sylvan Pools is seeking an AI Solutions Developer to join our technology team and help build the next generation of AI-enabled business solutions.

This role is designed for an early-career technologist with strong programming skills and hands-on experience building with artificial intelligence. We are particularly interested in recent graduates who have developed meaningful technical experience through internships, co-ops, research, capstone projects, or substantial independent projects.

General Summary of Position

This is not a traditional entry-level development role focused on maintaining existing applications. You will have the opportunity to work directly on real business problems and build AI-powered applications, agents, automations, and integrations that are put into production and used across the company.

The ideal candidate enjoys experimenting with emerging technology, learns quickly, and is equally interested in understanding what problem should be solved as they are in writing the code to solve it.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement AI-powered applications, agents, workflows, and intelligent automations that address real business needs and improve customer experience, employee productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with business and technology teams to understand processes and requirements, identify opportunities for AI and automation, rapidly prototype potential solutions, and develop successful concepts into scalable, production-ready applications.
• Develop AI-enabled applications using Python and other modern development technologies, leveraging large language models (LLMs), generative AI platforms, APIs, AI development frameworks, and structured and unstructured data.
• Build agentic and intelligent workflows using techniques such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool/function calling, and AI orchestration to enable solutions that can reason, take actions, interact with systems, and automate multi-step business processes.
• Integrate AI applications with enterprise systems and data sources including CRM, ERP, data and communication platforms, and other business applications by building and consuming REST APIs, web services, and related integrations.
• Support the full solution development lifecycle including solution design, testing, deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement, with a focus on improving AI output reliability, accuracy, performance, scalability, and user experience.
• Explore emerging AI technologies and development approaches to identify practical business applications, while maintaining clear technical documentation, sharing knowledge with the technology team, and contributing to the continuous improvement of AI development practices.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS - Knowledge, Skills & Abilitie s

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Sciences & Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Licenses/Certifications

None required

Years of Experience

Demonstrated hands-on experience developing AI, machine learning, or software solutions. Relevant experience may include professional roles, internships, co-ops, research, capstone projects, freelance development, open-source contributions, hackathons, or substantial independent projects. Demonstrated capability and quality of work are valued over a specific number of years of experience.

Required Skills & Abilities

Strong programming skills, particularly in Python; experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or similar languages is valuable

Hands-on experience developing AI or machine learning solutions and working with modern generative AI models and APIs

Strong understanding of software development fundamentals, data structures, APIs, databases, and application architecture

Familiarity with SQL and structured data

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies

Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Curious, experimental mindset with a willingness to iterate, test new approaches, and challenge traditional solutions

Experience with one or more of the following preferred: LLM platforms (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini); agentic AI and multi-step workflows; RAG, embeddings, vector databases, or semantic search; AI evaluation, guardrails, observability, or responsible AI practices; API development and systems integration

Experience with cloud and development technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, GitHub, GitHub Copilot, data engineering, or analytics platforms preferred

Exposure to CRM, ERP, contact center, workflow automation, or other enterprise business applications preferred

Demonstrated experience building and deploying complete applications or technical solutions beyond basic classroom assignments preferred

Travel Requirements

N/A or As needed

Other Requirements

Candidates are encouraged to provide examples of technical work, such as a GitHub repository, portfolio, capstone project, AI agent, application, research project, hackathon submission, or other relevant project.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Primarily sedentary work performed in an office environment
• Ability to communicate promptly and clearly via phone and computer

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Position duties and expectations change over time. This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive, exclusive or exhaustive list of the job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.The employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the Company. If there is ever a time that you are unsure what is expected of you, you are expected to meet with your manager and ask questions. If you are unsure how to perform a certain task, ask your manager before performing.