Mountain Capital Partners is seeking a full-time AI Engineer to join our internal technology team in Durango, Colorado. The AI Engineer will design, build, and maintain internal software applications with a focus on artificial intelligence and data-driven tools. This role will own production systems end to end, including the architecture, development, deployment, and ongoing support of tools used across the organization.
This is a hybrid or on-site position based in Durango, Colorado. Housing is not provided. The successful candidate will be responsible for relocating to the Durango area if not already local.
Responsibilities- Develop and maintain internal applications that support operations across the organization, including natural language query interfaces, automated reporting tools, and workflow automation.
- Build and maintain data pipelines and integrations between business systems, including Paycom, Voya, point of sale platforms, and the corporate data warehouse.
- Design, build, and maintain analytics dashboards and operational tools for use by Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, and resort operations teams.
- Contribute to architecture and technology selection decisions regarding the use of artificial intelligence across the company.
- Mentor the summer intern and future members of the technology team as the team grows.
- Minimum of three years of professional software engineering experience in a production environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency with current AI-assisted software development tools.
- Public examples of completed software projects available for review.
- Full stack software development experience, including backend development in Python or Node.js, frontend development in React or a similar framework, and strong SQL skills.
- Experience building and maintaining data pipelines, APIs, and integrations with third-party business systems.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills. The position involves daily interaction with non-technical staff and company leadership.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
- Experience deploying large language model applications, including retrieval-augmented generation, agent-based systems, or function calling, in a production environment.
- Background in analytics, business intelligence, or internal tools development at a small or growing company.
- Prior experience working on a small team with limited process overhead.
- Skiing or Snowboarding Experience.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Flexible time off.
- Complimentary ski pass to all Mountain Capital Partners properties for the employee and immediate family members.
Interested candidates should submit a resume along with a link to a GitHub profile. Applications that do not include a GitHub profile link will not be considered for review.
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