The Computer Merchant, LTD (TCM) · 1 month ago
Lead Application Developer (Python, Java, ML)
St. Petersburgh, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$80/hr - $90/hr
5+ years expThe Computer Merchant, LTD (TCM) is pioneering a new class of agentic AI systems aimed at enhancing decision-making and client outcomes. The Lead Application Developer will architect and deliver scalable, secure solutions while collaborating across teams to ensure innovative and reliable systems.
Consumer ElectronicsHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Architect and Build Agentic Systems: Design and implement agentic AI architectures capable of reasoning, planning, and self-adaptation within firm-approved security and compliance boundaries
Leverage and Extend Frameworks: Utilize and enhance frameworks such as Strands, CrewAI, LangGraph, and Agent Core to create standardized, reusable components that accelerate agentic development across teams
Cloud Engineering: Develop secure, resilient, and scalable cloud-native solutions using AWS services (Lambda, ECS, S3, API Gateway, SageMaker, Bedrock, etc.) to support production-grade AI operations
Monitoring and Evaluation: Implement metrics, tracing, and evaluation pipelines that ensure transparency, reliability, and continuous improvement in agentic behavior
Integration and Governance: Collaborate with security, risk, and compliance to embed governance, auditability, and ethical safeguards into all systems
Collaboration: Partner with data science, enterprise architecture, and application engineering teams to integrate agentic capabilities into firm platforms
Innovation Leadership: Research, test, and recommend new frameworks and patterns that responsibly advance the firm's AI capabilities
Ownership: Drive full lifecycle delivery—from technical design through deployment and iteration—maintaining high standards of reliability and documentation
Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Proficiency in Python (with experience in TypeScript, Go, or Java a plus)
Solid understanding of AWS architecture and services—deployment, monitoring, security, and cost optimization
Familiarity with agentic or LLM frameworks such as Strands, CrewAI, LangGraph, Agent Core, or similar
Experience with retrieval systems, vector databases, embeddings, and orchestration frameworks
Strong grounding in secure API design, data modeling, and CI/CD automation
Proven record of writing clean, testable, production-grade code
Education/Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered
Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering, with demonstrated success in building scalable distributed systems or AI-powered platforms
Preferred
Financial services experience preferred but not required
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision benefits
Dependent care flexible spending account
401(k) plan
Voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage
Employee assistance program
Sick leave in accordance with regulation
Company
The Computer Merchant, LTD (TCM)
The Computer Merchant, LTD®, (TCM) is a Veteran-Owned, nationally recognized Information Technology & Software Engineering staffing and services firm.
501-1000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
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President & CEO
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2025-08-25
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