TricorBraun

AI Product Engineer

St. Louis, Missouri Full time

We love builders who turn AI potential into real-world products!

If you see AI as more than experimentation—and instead as a way to create scalable, production-ready solutions that drive business impact—you’ll feel right at home here.

We’re looking for an AI Product Engineer who thrives at the intersection of product, engineering, and applied AI. This is a hands-on role where you’ll take ideas from concept to production, building intelligent systems that power real business outcomes.

If owning end-to-end AI product development excites you, we’d like to hear from you.

Why TricorBraun

TricorBraun is a global packaging leader, with team members working across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and beyond. As North America’s largest distributor of primary packaging, we partner with companies ranging from emerging brands to some of the most recognized names in the world.

We put people first—and that includes investing in innovation. Our growing Data & AI capabilities are central to how we scale smarter, serve customers better, and stay ahead of what’s next.

Your role

As an AI Product Engineer, you’ll design, build, and scale AI-powered products that directly support our business strategy. You’ll work across AI agent development, backend engineering, and cloud infrastructure—bringing solutions to life in a secure, scalable way.

You’ll partner closely with data, IT, and business teams to deliver high-impact tools, including enhancements to our Insight Driven Selling platform and future AI initiatives.

What you’ll be doing

  • Design and build AI agents using tools like LangChain and LangGraph

  • Develop advanced prompting strategies to improve performance and reliability

  • Integrate AI solutions with internal systems, APIs, and external services

  • Build and scale backend services using Python and FastAPI

  • Develop and manage secure, production-ready APIs

  • Deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)

  • Manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Azure services

  • Implement observability and monitoring for AI systems

  • Contribute to a React-based dashboard for user-facing functionality

  • Own features end-to-end—from design through deployment and support

What you bring

  • Strong proficiency in Python and backend development

  • Experience with FastAPI, Docker, and Kubernetes

  • Hands-on experience building AI-powered applications

  • Familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, or similar frameworks

  • Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM optimization

  • Experience with Azure cloud services and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)

  • Working knowledge of React for UI integration

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and distributed systems

How We’ll Support You

Your success starts with comprehensive onboarding, including systems training, hands-on collaboration with team members, and exposure to our sales, supply chain, and quality functions. You’ll gain a clear understanding of our business, our processes, and the strategic role you play in our customers' success.

As a people-first company, you can expect even more:

  • Competitive compensation package

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits

  • Retirement plan with employer match

  • Unlimited advancement opportunity across a global organization

Ready to build what’s next?

If you’re excited about shaping how AI products are designed, deployed, and scaled in a real-world business environment, we’d love to connect.

We are proudly an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications.

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