Hiring: Software Developer, Developer Productivity Company: Thurn Partners Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:21:24 Employment Type: Contract / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Bazel, C++, CI/CD, Java, Linux, Python About the job Experience: •3+ years of experience as an infrastructure-focused software engineer Required Skills: •This is a hands-on software engineering position for someone who builds and owns the developer tooling, automation, and AI-assisted workflows that let engineers across the firm ship confidently. You'd be joining a new team with a clear mandate: remove friction, accelerate delivery, and bring AI-assisted engineering into the day-to-day workflow. •Build and own CI/CD pipelines, build infrastructure, and test acceleration systems across a large, fast-moving codebase •Implement internal AI coding workflows that let engineers delegate well-scoped work to coding agents •Build auto-remediation flows that detect and fix common build failures without human intervention •Evaluate and adopt new AI-powered developer tools, writing shared configurations and skills for agents like Claude Code and Codex •Automate local development environment setup and reduce drift between local, CI, and production environments •Build and maintain standard CLI tools, starter service templates, and IDE integrations used across engineering •Work directly with engineering teams to understand where friction exists and build platform-level solutions that remove it Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field •Deep, production-level Python expertise across the language and its ecosystem •Hands-on experience using AI coding tools or agents in a real engineering workflow, including writing skills or configurations for them •Low ego - able to work both collaboratively and autonomously •Strong communicator, comfortable working directly with engineering teams to understand and prioritise pain points •Operational familiarity with distributed build caching, merge queues, or automated release tooling •Prior experience in financial services or a latency-sensitive production environment •Background at a large, high-calibre technology company is a strong fit Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Medical, dental and vision insurance effective Day 1 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!