Senior Software Engineer I

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL • 5h ago

Job Description:

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Python, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI Agents. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Azure AI services, LangChain, and building complex, production-grade AI applications that leverage modern AI tooling and cloud infrastructure. You will work alongside data scientists, product managers, and other engineers to design, develop, and deploy intelligent applications at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build, and deploy scalable AI applications using LLMs , LangChain , and agent-based frameworks .

Develop robust and reusable backend systems in Python , with a strong emphasis on AI integration.

Architect AI pipelines leveraging Azure AI services such as Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and Machine Learning Studio.

Build and manage intelligent agents capable of autonomous task execution and multi-step reasoning.

Optimize LLM performance through fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

Collaborate cross-functionally to define system architecture and data pipelines for AI-driven products.

Maintain best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation.

Stay up-to-date with emerging AI/ML trends, tools, and frameworks, contributing to strategic AI direction.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com .

Job ID: 1598616BR

Title: Senior Software Engineer I

Company Indicator: Walgreens

Employment Type:

Job Function: Information Technology

Full Store Address: 106 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015

Full District Office Address: 106 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05123-01106-2

External Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or related field

Experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field

Experience writing code for moderately complex applications

Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices or mobile applications

Experience designing/building moderately complex applications/automation

Experience writing automation test or deployment scripts

Experience creating coding/scripting solutions to fix moderately complex problems

Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems

At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.

Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong background in Python .

Proven experience working with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI GPT, Claude, Mistral, or similar).

Deep expertise with LangChain and AI Agent design patterns.

Hands-on experience with Azure AI , including Azure OpenAI , Cognitive Search, or ML services.

Experience developing or integrating with AI agents, autonomous workflows, and orchestration tools.

Strong understanding of prompt engineering, vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone), and retrieval pipelines.

Solid knowledge of software architecture, REST APIs, and scalable backend systems.

Experience with DevOps tools, version control (Git), and agile development processes.

Experience with Vector Databases , RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) , or hybrid search.

Familiarity with tools like Weaviate , Pinecone , ChromaDB , or Qdrant .

Background in deploying AI models to production, including performance monitoring and feedback loops.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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