AI Developer – Experimentation & Prototyping

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September 16

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Horizon Software International, LLC

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Software • Education • Fintech

Horizon Software International, LLC is a leading provider of integrated, cloud-based software solutions designed specifically for school nutrition programs. With a strong commitment to enhancing operational efficiency, Horizon focuses on streamlining online payments, automating processes, and improving customer satisfaction for schools and educational institutions. Their products serve various markets including K-12 education, senior living, and corporate environments, ensuring effective management of nutrition services and financial transactions.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1992

📚 Education

💳 Fintech

📋 Description

• Rapidly design, build, and iterate on proofs of concept that integrate agentic AI solutions into real-world workflows • Explore high-risk, high-reward ideas with an eye toward surfacing scalable, high-impact opportunities • Treat experimentation as the core product focusing on speed, learning, and insight generation • Approach problems with an explorer's mindset finding unconventional, creative, and novel ways to apply AI • Pivot quickly when ideas fail, extract learnings, and move to the next hypothesis • Experiment with multi-agent systems, orchestration frameworks, and emerging LLM tooling • Establish patterns for safety, observability, and guardrails in experimental contexts • Share results both successes and failures openly to inform future bets • Partner with product and research teams to evaluate feasibility and impact of promising prototypes • Advocate for an experimentation-first culture within the engineering org

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years building and delivering production or experimental software systems • Strong coding ability in at least one statically typed language (Go, Java, C#) • Strong coding ability in one scripting language (Python, TypeScript, Bash) • Hands-on experience with AI/LLM tooling, including prompt engineering and agent frameworks • Proven ability to independently scope, prototype, and deliver fast-turnaround projects • Comfort with ambiguity, high failure rates, and rapid iteration cycles • Curiosity-driven mindset with a demonstrated track record of creative problem solving • Preferred: Prior experience working in labs, skunkworks teams, or exploratory R&D groups • Preferred: Familiarity with multi-agent orchestration, autonomous systems, and reinforcement learning • Preferred: Exposure to design thinking, rapid prototyping, or innovation sprints • Preferred: Background in human-computer interaction or applied AI research

🏖️ Benefits

• AI tooling and AI conference budget • Hardware & co-working stipend • Flexible core hours (overlap 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ET) • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage in Canada & the U.S. • Generous vacation • Paid learning days • Annual budget for conferences or AI tooling subscriptions • Bonus + benefits + other great company perks