Junior Software Engineer

Location: New York, NY, us

Company Description

SOCOTEC company is a provider of niche consulting services within the architecture, engineering and construction industries focusing on high-performance buildings and specialty structures. Through an integrated, holistic approach, our professionals provide solutions for building envelope, energy efficiency, sustainability, code advisory and construction advisory projects

SOCOTEC’s combination of expertise, experience and methods are increasingly recognized as best-in-class fueling significant growth. 

SOCOTEC is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work by the renowned global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work®.

Job Description

Were hiring a Software Engineer to join our US engineering team and contribute meaningfully across our AI platform and product portfolio. This is a full-stack role with significant exposure to applied AI, data infrastructure, and enterprise automation. Youll write production code, own components end-to-end, and have a direct line of sight from your work to its business impact. 

This role is a great fit for an engineer with a few years of full-stack experience who wants to grow into AI platform work and take on real ownership. Youll be one of a handful of engineers shipping software used across SOCOTECs global business units. 

Responsibilities 

• Design and build features end-to-end across modern React frontends and Python (Django / FastAPI) backends 
• Own components and small services — from spec through deployment and operation 
• Contribute to AI-powered features: prompt engineering, agent workflows, RAG pipelines, and LLM integrations 
• Participate in architecture and design discussions; influence technical direction as you grow into the role 
• Write clean, tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews 
• Collaborate closely with engineering lead, DevOps, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into shipped software 
• Help maintain and improve developer practices: CI/CD, testing, documentation, and operational excellence 

Qualifications

Required 

• 0-3 years of professional full-stack software engineering experience 
• Strong proficiency with React (or comparable modern frontend framework) and Python (Django, FastAPI, or similar) 
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, and modern web application architecture 
• Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker) 
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions or equivalent) 
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable working across time zones and with non-technical stakeholders 
• Curiosity about AI/ML and a genuine interest in building AI-powered products 

Strongly Preferred 

• Experience integrating with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar) in production 
• Familiarity with one or more of: agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain), vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate), or RAG architectures 
• Experience with modern data infrastructure (Databricks, Snowflake, Airbyte, or similar) 
• Experience with workflow automation platforms (n8n, Zapier, Temporal, or similar) 

Nice to Have 

• Experience working on small engineering teams where individual ownership is high 
• Exposure to enterprise SaaS or compliance-sensitive industries 
• Background in AEC, construction tech, or industrial software. 

Additional Information

For more information, please visit www.socotec.us

Job Type: Full-Time, 4 days a week in office with one hybrid/ remote day

Salary: $110-140k

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

SOCOTEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.