About Parsecย
Parsec Automation, LLC is a global leader in manufacturing operations management software. Recognized by Gartner, IDC, andย numerousย industry awards, Parsec's flagship MES platform,TrakSYS,powers efficiency, quality, and compliance improvements at over 11,000 plants across 140+ countries. Manufacturers such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Toyota, Procter & Gamble, Hershey, Siemens, and DuPont rely onย TrakSYSย to manage complex operations with clarity and precision.ย
Parsec is backed by BVP Forge, part of the $20B Bessemer platform, known for supporting category-defining companies such as LinkedIn, Procore, Shopify, and Toast.ย
About the Roleย
We'reย looking for aย Software Engineer IIย (AI Focus)ย to help build and expand AI capabilities within our core platform.ย
This role is hands-on and focused on implementing production-ready AI features, including agent-based workflows and integrations with LLM providers.ย You'llย work within a Microsoft-based, on-prem environment and contribute to building AI functionality that is secure, scalable, and reliable in real-world manufacturing settings.ย
You'llย partner with senior engineers and product teams to deliver AI-powered features, while continuing to grow your experience in modern AI systems and enterprise software development.ย
Key Responsibilitiesย
Quality, Security & Reliabilityย
- Follow secure development best practices, including least privilege and data protectionย
- Implement validation, error handling, and safe access patternsย
- Contribute to logging, monitoring, and observability for AI featuresย
- Support testing efforts including:ย
- Unit and integration testingย
- Validation of AI and tool interactionsย
Team Collaboration & Growthย
- Work closely with senior engineers to implement AI features aligned to product requirementsย
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team collaborationย
- Assistย with troubleshooting and support for AI-related functionalityย
- Continue developing skills in AI technologies, theย TrakSYS platform, and manufacturing systemsย
AI Development & Implementationย
- Build AI capabilities within a Microsoft-based stack (ASP.NET, .NET services, SQL Server)ย
- Implement agentic workflows, includingย agent runtimes and orchestration logicย
- Develop services that manage:ย
- Conversation and task stateย ย
- Tool execution and routingย ย
- Retries, timeouts, and execution limitsย
- Integrate with LLM providers (OpenAI,ย Anthropic,ย etc.), including tool/function calling patternsย ย
- Contribute to building andย maintainingย tool integrations, including:ย
- SQL Server queries and stored proceduresย
- Internal APIs and servicesย
- File/report generation systems
Required Qualificationsย
- 3-5+ years of software development experienceย
- Experienceย with .NET (C#, ASP.NET)ย
- Familiarity with API design and integration (REST, JSON, etc.)ย
- Experience with SQL Server or similar relational databasesย ย
- Understanding of software development best practices (testing, debugging, version control)ย
- Exposure to agentic AI systems, MCP, or similar tool/plugin frameworksย ย
- Experience integrating with LLM APIs or workingย with AI/ML-powered featuresย
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceย
Preferred Qualificationsย
- Familiarity with Azure OpenAI or other LLM platformsย ย
- Experience with Semantic Kernel or similar frameworksย ย
- Experience working in enterprise or on-prem environmentsย ย
- Exposure to manufacturing or MES systemsย
Benefitsย
- $145,000 to $165,000 annual salaryย
- Variable Bonus based on company and individual performance
- Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office / 2 days remote)
- 401(k) with company matchย
- 100% company-paid health insurance premiums for employeesย
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan available for eligible healthcare and dependent care expensesย
- Outstanding team environmentย